Pyrophoricity – Bluefield Process Safety

Pyrophoria: Spontaneous Combustion

Chemicals, Process Safety

Pyrophoria: Spontaneous Combustion

“Do I mind if you smoke? I don’t mind if you burst into flames. Just don’t light that cigarette.” — Anonymous, derived from Sarah Bernhardt’s comment to Oscar Wilde Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is an idea first proposed by Paul Rolli in 1746. It seized the imagination of a gullible public. Since then, there have [...]

By Mike Schmidt|2023-11-30T11:02:04-06:00November 30th, 2023|Chemicals, Process Safety|1 Comment

Fahrenheit 451: Autoignition Temperatures

Chemicals, Current Events

Fahrenheit 451: Autoignition Temperatures

“‘Stuff your eyes with wonder,’ he said, ‘live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic that any dream made or paid for in factories. Ask no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal.” — Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury was born a century ago, on [...]

By Mike Schmidt|2020-08-20T17:15:46-05:00August 20th, 2020|Chemicals, Current Events|Comments Off