Gasoline Octane booster MMT Operation Manual

Gasoline Octane booster MMT Operation Manual

Catalog

Foreword

1.       storage

1.1   design parameter

1.2   storage tanks

2.       blending

2.1   control system

2.2   blending ways

2.3   typical steps when using container blending

(Operate under good ventilation)

3.       transportation

3.1   transportation containers

3.2   protection requirement

3.3   discharge details

4.       operation system maintain

5.       Precautions

6.       Cleanness after leak

6.1   staff

6.2   oxygen breathing apparatus

6.3   small spills and leaks

6.4   large spills and leaks

6.5   Purification and waste treatment steps

7.       MMT safty data sheet

8.       MMT Safty data sheet

9.       Medical measures

9.1   first aid

9.2   hospital staff notice

9.3   medical treatments

9.4   precaution

Foreword

Gasoline octane booster MMT can raise RON, delay cylinder wear, save energy, and reduce NO emission. This handle book has detailed description about MMT safety and copy steps---discharge, storage, and gasoline blending and relative information.

MMT is a light yellow transparent liquid with fresh grass flavor. If over inhale, swallow or skin contact will cause poisoning. It is often happened when long time working at hermetic space. So we suggest to avoid inhale MMT vapor for long time. And pls. carefully wash your hands with soap before eating or smoking after touch MMT.

Pls. strengthen the below protection

1.       avoid handle under light---MMT is sensitive under sunlight. When meet sunlight, it will quickly decomposed into Manganese oxide, carbonate salts and derivative of cyclopentadiene, the half life under strong light is less than 1 min; gasoline with MMT under long time sunlight will have red-brown deposits. Keep away from light, MMT and gasoline with MMT can be kept for long time. Therefore, pls. don’t design storage tanks with visual liquid level meter.  Gasoline sample with MMT must be hold in opaque container or metal bottle. The lab staff must strictly keep MMT from sunlight and make sure there is no deposits before make analysis.

2.       Keep ventilation---MMT under room temperature volatilized a little, open container leakage might cause vapor; under high temperature and hermetic space will increase vapor concentration. So must keep good ventilation to avoid over inhale and bad influence on environment.

3.       It is proved that MMT under no light is stable, don’t need protection gas like Nitrogen or other inert gas or glycerin

4.       MMT is flammable (see details in MSDS)

5.       MMT is comparatively stable under hot environment(see details in MSDS)

6.       MMT can be solid under cold temperature(see details in MSDS), if keep MMT under cold weather for long time, pls.take some anti-freeze matter.

7.       Pls. make leakage matter around storage tanks, like cofferdam or Coagulation tank to collect leakage. And pls.also set fire-fighting equipments.

8.       In MMT handling place, it should have fire hydrant or sprinkler, to avoid fire disaster. Within 15 m from MMT storage and blending system, it should have safe shower head or eye washer.

Part 1  STORAGE

MMT is toxic and flammable. Blending system should prevent liquid leak, and high concentration vapor.  Tube hold MMT should be 80# carbon steel, connecting by welding except these place which might be dismantled under maintains. The dismantling tube with diameter 1inch or less should be connected by Flange. Suggest to check welding with X-Ray, so that can easily find the problem

MMT is thermal stable, it can be safely transported by pump, can be blended by pump, Nitrogen pressurization or vacuum transfer, it is up to customer’s habit.

1.1  design parameter

1.       storage quantity: suggest to keep enough MMT for 3 month’s use, and at the same time with 15% empty tank

2.       blend mode: MMT equipment must be suit for current or planning gasoline blending control and cycling system

3.       storage place: should be put at easily delivered and convenience place for blending gasoline

4.       environment requirement: control the suitable volume and meet environment requirement. storage tanks should be put on concrete ground with Cofferdam and oil pool

5.       fire-fighting requirement: at MMT operation place, set fire hydrant or sprinkler with monitor, to kill the biggest fire.

6.       material: table 1 list the appropriate mmt material. we suggest to use high-quality Gate valve or ball valve, which is made of carbon steel or 316#. and use PTFE(or similar high quality material) as seal or packing, to seal the pump, metering device, pressure meter, inside tank blender, etc.

table 1 soft material for handling mmt

material to make protection clothes      contact time

Neoprene                          within 4 hours

PVC                               within 7 hours

butyl rubber                        over 8 hours

construction materials

EPDM

Viton A

Tefon

Graphite gasket

1.2  1-2 storage tanks

 Recommend: follow API 650 to design, produce and construct tanks. weld should be inspected by X-Ray according to API650 Chapter 6.1. minimum thickness of board: bottom and body 1/4 inch, Self-supporting cone top 3/16 inch, set 2-1/2 inch*2-1/2 inch*1/4 inch enhancing board at connecting place of tank top and tank body. storage tanks should have oil pool and discharge exit. according to officer requirment, storage tanks should have concrete foundation with higher cofferdam. should set emergency discharge equipment according to chapter 2.2, 5.2 of NFPA 30.

When produce small quantity gasoline, u can use MMT transportation tanks as storage tanks

Discharge equipment: can use Centrifugal pump to discharge the cargo, but operator must make sure the input Nitrogen pressure is lower than tanks' max pressure. we recommend to use good mechanical seal pump which also suitable for benzene, Toluene, xylene. oval gear flow meter, suitable positive displacement volume tester or quality flow meter FQI which can be used to calculate additive's delivered quantity

if to put safe valve at gear pump's exit, then u can use gear pump to substitute centrifugal pump.

can use nitrogen's pressure to transport MMT from portable tank to storage tank, but pls.take care:

1. make sure the nitrogen pressure lower than tanks' pressure standard

2.make sure all the interface passed leakage test before put pressure into system

3.make sure the storage tanks' vent is open before transfer the product.

 Part.2 blending

2-1 control system

MMT is blending into gasoline with much lower dosage, so we require to select a special control system and clearly understand the flow rate of additive and gasoline. to make easily operation, pre-blending MMT and blend MMT into dilution status might be good. there are many flow meter can test very low flow rate additives. meter pump and platform scale can also show low flow rate data.

2-2 blending ways

MMT can be injected under continuously blending system and partial blending system. detailed plan can be settled according to plant's existing equipment.

2-3 typical steps for blending

blend in good ventilation place

1. wear suitable personal protective equipment(see table 2), avoid contacting overdose MMT

2.record the tanks' gross weight before connecting the loaded MMT tanks

3.connect ground wire before make any hose connecting. connect the nitrogen hose to three links of transportation tubes. connect the MMT hose to container picking nozzle

4.when container's all valve is closed, make trial test of nitrogen tube and hose's pressure.

if found leakage, repair or change the leakage equipment

5.connect the nitrogen hose to container's empty nozzle

6.open the container's nitrogen valve and make container pressure to 0.1Mpa.

7.when close the upstream ball valve of filter, turn on the valve on cylinder dip tube and upstream valve of mmt hose. make sure no leakage from hose

8.make sure empty valve of filter and calibration tube valve is closed, and turn on the meter pump input and output valve

9.make sure to give pressure on Pulsation damper(suggested given pressure as 80% of that of gasoline collection tube, Open the pulsation buffer inlet valve

10.open gasoline blending collection tube ball valve and filter’s upstream ball valve, and start meter pump, at the same time, gasoline flow to blending collection tube.

11.set pump’s output, so that to supply the required additive’s input speed

A. Record pump’s displacement reference

B. Record pump outlet pressure

C. Record pump start time

12.during gasoline blending process, record container’s weight, outlet pressure, pump displacement reference every half an hour

13 the settle of blending quantity, pls. reference our additive plan

14.when container is empty or operation is finished:

A.Stop meter pump

B.Stop the additives inlet valve on the blending collection tube

C.Flow meter must keep full of liquid. When tanks are empty, must take care to prevent air go into flow meter. The air can make flow meter exceed speed, so that to damage mechanic spare parts in it.

15.empty the filter into one bucket and clean the filter

16.close the ball valve of nitrogen collection tube.

17.close the nitrogen vent valve and container’s pipe valve and vent valve

When shift to another container, u must make sure to release any nitrogen pressure left in empty container before disassembly the connector.

Part 3 transportation

3-1 transportation container

The transportation container for MMT should be made of steel, and hold MMT only

3-2 protection requirement

Should use dangerous chemical car to transport MMT. When assembly and disassembly the connector, the operator must wear the protection clothes and personal protection goods as below

Table 2

When handle gasoline antiknock agent MMT, recommend to use the following protection things

Common operation under good ventilation

Safe protection glass or chemical protection glass

Face mask(when assembly and disassembly the joint)

Light color jumpsuit overalls

Impervious gloves and boots(Neoprene,PVC or butyl rubber)

Poor ventilation

Safe protection glass or chemical protection glass

Face mask(when assembly and disassembly the joint)

Light color jumpsuit overalls

Impervious gloves and boots(Neoprene,PVC or butyl rubber)

Gas mask with organic vapor adsorption box

Around leakage

Impervious jet or jumpsuit overalls(make sure to Bundle the wrist and ankle)

Impervious gloves and boots

Fully equipped breathing apparatus

3-2 discharge reference

A. wear suitable personal protection suits, avoid to contact overdose MMT

B.Before connecting to fully loaded container, pls.record the gross weight, and check with the delivery sheet

C. inspect and confirm if the position of tank is suitable for discharging, so that u can use the shortest hose.

D. make sure the transportation truck stalled and hand brake, and fixed the wheel with material, so that to make sure the truck won't move during discharge

E. Before connecting discharge connector, make sure to connect ground wire

F. during unloading process, pls.set warning sign according to local regulation and put obstacle on rail or railway tanks

G. inspect if the transport tanks' dome is leaking. if found leakage,pls.clean the leakage point and polluted place, and then make discharge.

H. put new gasket on tanks flange, and fixed the discharge connector.

I. use Nitrogen to test pressure and leakage in hose and connector

J. prepare bucket and suitable holder and absorptive material to collect leakage liquid when product spillover

K. u can use low pressure nitrogen to give pressure on transportation tanks to help draw tube discharge MMT.the pressure of nitrogen must not exceed 0.6mPa

L.before transfer MMT, pls.make sure the storage tank has enough space for mmt, and at the same time, make sure the storage tanks' emptying port is open

M.to prevent open the tank under possible positive pressure residue, must release the pressure

N. operator confirm there are no pressure in tanks, and then open the emptying port of tank

Q.during the whole discharge process, it is a must to arrange one person to take care of the truck

after finish additive tranportation

P.continue to absorb transfer tanks 15 seconds and clean all the liquid residue, close the empty port of tank

Q.stop the pump and turn off the tanks' valve, disassemble the uploading connecting tube

R.add blind board on all liquid valve. put plug on all empty port.

S.after finish all above steps, make sure the tanks are ok for return, close the dome, release the brake and move the warning sign and obstacle.

T.if the valve or other transportation tanks report error, pls.mark it and notice the supplier.

Part 4 Operation system maintain

when disassemble and repair the MMT storage and transport tube, equipment and spare parts(valve, meter,pump,parts),pls.follow the below manu

A.follow all MMT safe operation reference

B. maintain staff should read and understand MMT additive's MSDS.

C. before open the system, pls.use gasoline to deeply clean the tube and use nitrogen exchange.

D. disassemble the device and other parts. thoroughly soaked and rinsed with Kerosene

E.use rag to dry device and other parts

F.if glove or other maintain device contacted MMT liquid, pls.rinse with kerosene before move and use soap and water to wash hands

G.when finish the above steps, pls.maintain the device. these device should have following warning words on it.

warning

this device has been with toxic chemical. when disassemble, pls.wear impervious gloves and protection glass. working at good ventilation place. use kerosene clean and dry thoroughly. used kerosene and disassembled spring piece and packing should be handled and processed according to local regulation( better burn it). clean the hand and glove with soap and water

Part 5 Precautions

under room temperature, MMT is light yellow transparent liquid with slight grass flavor. when container is open, overflowed or leaked, it might release harmful gas, and might be more under higher temperature, will gather at poor ventilation place.

if MMT is close to fire, pls.wear anti-toxic apparatus to prevent breath smoke, persons without any protection must leave immediately.pls.don't handle or operate MMT before read MSDS. pls.take care of precautions on label

danger!

might be fatal if swallow,inhale or skin contact

flammable

not inhale the gas

not dip on eye,skin, cloth

keep container closed

use only under good ventilation

thoroughly clean after operation

away from heat and open fire

First Aid:

If overdose contacted, we suggest:1. First away from contaminated material, and then make first aid 2. Take of contaminated clothes 3.all the excessive contact person should see a doctor

Contaminated place clean:

Eye contact: wash with clean water over 15 min, see a doctor in time

Skin contact:take of contaminated clothes, with skin with soap and water for at least 15min. if inhale stop, make Artificial respiration. See a doctor in time

Ingestion :see a doctor immediately. If the victim is conscious, let him drink a lot of pure water. If he is unconscious, don’t eat any food. If he can’t see a doctor within 1 hour, induce vomiting. Doctors, pls pay attention: if ingestion within 1 hour, keep good Respiratory, Gastric lavage and take activated carbon. If ingestion exceed 1 hour, protect respiratory according and take activated carbon.

Inhalation: immediately move to good ventilation place. Rescuers should wear respiratory protection device. If respiratory stop, make artificial respiratory. Keep victim warm and calm and go to nearest hospital. If difficulty breathing, can use 100% O2

Part 6 clean after tank overflow

6.1  personals

A. cleaning staff should wear protection suits and equipment, refer to contact management in MSDS

B if contact, refer to first aid in MSDS

C.if many tank overflow, u must wear gaz mask at MMT (liquid and gas)concentrated place, if necessary, wear Oxygen supply and antivirus equipment

6-2 oxygen supply respiration equipment

If MMT tank overflow, pls.wear oxygen supply and antivirus equipment

A.      less oxygen place

B.      at closed, poor ventilation, without force ventilation place---especially under high temperature and more MMT gas

6-3 less tank overflow and leak

A.      use absorption material absorb liquid from overflow area

B.      use solvent(like kerosene) clean the contaminated even area, and use absorption material absorb cleaner

C.      use tool(like iron shovel) move the contaminated earth, adsorbent

D.      clean the place with soap and water

6-4 lots of overflow and leakage

A.      immediately stop overflow, collect overflow and storage separately

B.      away from any fire

C.      put obstacle and limited entry of non-working staff

D.      if found any danger sign, report to relative government immediately

E.       prevent overflow dispersion or go into sewer

F.       if necessary, can cover the overflow with water spray, high density foam, industrial absorbent, activated carbon, petroleum coke or fine earth, to decrease vapor, but avoid the liquid go into lake or sewer

G.      use suitable closed metal container to collect residue liquid, contaminated earth and absorbent, etc.

6-5 Purify and waste disposal steps

To reduce pollution and contact, pls.make following steps at open and separate place

A. closed container which storage waste liquid should be stored at good ventilation place before purification and dispose

B.contaminated clothes(non leather) can use solvent like kerosene to clean, and then wash with soap and water. Leather clothes or other seriously contaminated clothes should be burned

C.      pls.destroy the contaminated protection gloves,rain boots,etc.

D.      Pls.dispose the contaminated rag, gasket,leather wood, etc.according to relevant regulations. Suggest to burn and landfill at safety chemical disposal places

E.       If earth is polluted, u can use iron shovel to move the contaminated lay, about 7-8cm thickness. If want to know the MMT leakage thickness, pls.take sample and analysis the organic Mn contents. The contaminated earth should be disposal according to environment protection rules

F.       When metal and concrete surface has been contaminated,1. Absorb the liquid residue 2.clean with kerosene 3.thoroughly rinse with soap and industrial water 4. Ventilation, dry until brown spot has been cleaned

G.      Pls.pay attention to identify MMT storage tank and gasoline storage tank with MMT. If without permission, forbid to entry the pure MMT storage area.

Part 7 MMT material safety data(1)

HMIS classification	Health:3 Flammability: 2 Reactivity:0
Product identify	Product name	MMT 96	MMT 60
	Product chemical name	Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl
	Chemical formula	C9H7O3Mn
	Chemical group	Metallic organic material
Physical properties	appearance	Light yellow liquid
	flavor	Light grass flavor
	Boiling point	232℃
	Vapor pressure(20℃)	0.05mmHg	1.80mmHg
	Solvent in water	10ppm
	Density  g/ml 20℃	1.38	1.11
Fire and explosive danger	Flash point, close cup	>82℃	42℃
	ignition point	No data
	Extinguishing media Suitable	Use dry chemical, CO2, water spray (fog) or foam
	Harmful combustion products	Carbon oxide(CO/CO2) and Mn oxide
	Extinguishing step	Firefighters should wear a self-contained oxygen mask
Stability and reactivity	stability	stable
	Conditions to avoid	Keep away from high temperature and direct sunlight or open fire
	Harmful polymers	No
Management knowledge	Transportation name	Metallic Hydroxyl,N.O.S.( Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl)
	TSCA	Refer to toxic material management law
	DOT harmful class	6.1
	DOT identify No	UN 3281

Part 8 MMT material safety data(2)

Toxicological information	Contact ways	Skin contact, inhalation,ingestion
	Target organ	Lung, central nervous system
	damage	Very toxic when inhale, toxic if ingest,very toxic if skin contact
	Toxicological data	Oral LD50(mouse,mg/kg,oral)	Mmt 96=58	MMT60=175
		Skin LD 50(rabbit,mg/kg,chronic	Mmt 96=140	Mmt 60=2000
		inhalation LC50(mouse,mg/m3/h, inhale)	Mmt 96=247	Mmt 60>19800
	Chronic influnce	From research, mouse ingest 90 days 3mg/m3 MMT, we found its lung sensitive, Heartbeat irregularity speeds up
First aid	inhalation	Move to place with fresh air.if can’t respiration, make artificial respiration. If difficult to respire, give oxygen, see a doctor
	Eye contact	Immediately wash eye with plenty water for at least 15min, and see a doctor
	Skin contact	Take off contaminated clothes and shoes, at the same time, immediately wash skin with enough water for at least 15min, and see a doctor
	ingestion	If conscious, drink enough pure water, don’t give any food to any unconscious victims, see a doctor
Contact management knowledges	Project control	Good ventilation equipment,make sure MMT vapor concentration lower than lower limit value
	Respiration system	If over high limited, pls.use suitable respiration equipment
	Eye contact	Nyst wear chemical glass, and select mask with glass if necessary
	hand	Avoid chemical infitrate
	Skin and body	Wear protection suits
Environment protection	Overflow and leakage	If don’t have emergency person, first round the overflow.if less overflow,use absorbent to transfer overflow to closed container;if overflow a lot, use cofferdam or absorbent stop overflow from going into river or sewer, then collect overflow to container, treat it as waste disposal. Try to reduce overflow volume
	Disposal way	Far from heat, fir.avoid contact,inhale,swallow.close container.thoroughly wash after operation.see a doctor
	Storage requirement	Keep container sealed.storage in cool, dry and good ventilation place. Far away from fire
Stability and reactivity	stability	Very sensitive to light, easily discompose when meet strong light, transfer to Mn oxide,Mn carbonate and MMT organic materials.discompose material is with less toxic
	Avoid material	Oxidizers , reducing agent
	Avoid condition	High temperature, fire spark, fire, direct sunshine

Part 9 Medical Guide

This operational manual is written for MMT production staff, operation staff and doctor.

MMT is light yellow liquid with light grass flavor under common temperature. If add into gasoline with recommended dosage, it is not have poisoning risk.

It can be absorbed by skin,eye contact, inhale or ingestion. If excessive contact, might lead to headache, Nausea, anxiety, gastrointestinal discomfort,etc.

9.1 first aid

If excessive contacted, we suggest:1. First away from contaminated material, and then make first aid 2. Take of contaminated clothes 3.all the excessive contact person should see a doctor

Contaminated place clean:

Eye contact: wash with clean water over 15 min, see a doctor in time

Skin contact:take of contaminated clothes, with skin with soap and water for at least 15min. if inhale stop, make Artificial respiration. See a doctor in time

Ingestion :see a doctor immediately. If the victim is conscious, let him drink a lot of pure water. If he is unconscious, don’t eat any food. If he can’t see a doctor within 1 hour, induce vomiting. Doctors, pls pay attention: if ingestion within 1 hour, keep good Respiratory, Gastric lavage and take activated carbon. If ingestion exceed 1 hour, protect respiratory according and take activated carbon.

Inhalation: immediately move to good ventilation place. Rescuers should wear respiratory protection device. If respiratory stop, make artificial respiratory. Keep victim warm and calm and go to nearest hospital. If difficulty breathing, can use 100% O2

9.2 Medical staff notice

MMT is slightly solving in water, and can be discomposed under light. The less its vapor pressure, the less danger the inhale person will take

We don’t see any MMT chronic poisoning report

Excessive contact is very rare, mainly symptom: burned skin, oral metallic flavor,headache, Nausea, anxiety, gastrointestinal discomfort, difficult to respire, Chest tightness ,shake, etc. from study the animals, we found high concentration MMT might damage lung, liver and kidney. Might also cause over exciting of control nervous system

9-3 treatment

Acute poisoning:

Rescue ways

1.       contact: wash with plenty clean water for 15-20min.take off contaminated clothes.

2.Ingestion: see a doctor immediately. If the victim is conscious, let him drink a lot of pure water. If he is unconscious, don’t eat any food. If he can’t see a doctor within 1 hour, induce vomiting. Doctors, pls pay attention: if ingestion within 1 hour, keep good Respiratory, Gastric lavage and take activated carbon. If ingestion exceed 1 hour, protect respiratory according and take activated carbon.

   3.inhalation: feel chest tightness, take relative treatment

   4.if twitch, control him by Benzodiazepine or Phenobarbital

Chronic poisioning:no data

Personal protection equipment: when handle MMT,it might spill, we use chemical protection gloves; Tarpaulin clothes; gas mask, safety glass, chemical protection glass.

Diagnosis: no enough data

9-4 precautions

Regular medical examination

MMT Piosioning

Though MMT is a toxic compound, but it is with low volatility and can be soon decomposed under light, its danger is very limited, and toxic is very low. But if temperature over 33℃, it will speed up volatilize, u should prevent inhale lots of MMT vapor

According to our experience, MMT has No adverse effects on operation staff, no staff leave our plant due to worry about mmt. We can control the danger of MMT

MMT storage tank: Pls.pay attention to identify MMT storage tank and gasoline storage tank with MMT. If without permission, forbid to entry the pure MMT storage area.

Storage tanks cleanness:when clean MMT storage tank or gasoline storage tank with MMT additives,pls. refer to use reference in this manual.

Precaution on overflow:refer to first aid, suggested to use gas mask

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