A chemical manufacturing company has been fined £2.5m following two incidents of uncontrolled releases of highly corrosive ...

Industrial Chemicals Ltd pleaded guilty following the incidents in 2020, one of which caused the release of a hydrogen chloride gas cloud that resulted in schools in the area to close. The first ...

Around 300,000 litres of the substance was released via poorly maintained pipework. As it came into contact with the atmosphere, a hydrogen chloride gas cloud formed which spread to nearby towns.

CCTV footage, released by the Health and Safety Executive, showed the extent of the hydrogen chloride gas cloud rising within 60 seconds of the leak in January 2020 (before and after images) On 29 ...

It is not all doom and gloom for the hydrogen sector. The gas, or its derivatives such as methanol and ammonia, are among the very few options for decarbonising sectors that are difficult or ...

“As it came into contact with the atmosphere, this created a hydrogen chloride gas cloud which spread to nearby towns. Nearby CCTV footage shows the atmosphere being engulfed in the cloud within 60 ...

A chemical manufacturing company has been fined £2.5 million following two incidents of uncontrolled acid releases in south Essex. Industrial Chemicals Ltd, based in West Thurrock, pleaded guilty ...

One option that's been suggested by people in the heating industry is the prospect of hydrogen fuel being used to heat our homes instead of natural gas. It would mean converting boilers to use a ...

Industrial Chemicals Ltd, based in West Thurrock, pleaded guilty to the incidents in 2020, which included the release of a hydrogen chloride gas cloud that led to school closures. The first incident ...

Six years later, in a more chemical account, British chemist J. W. Thomas included KNO 3 in an article about the action of hydrogen chloride gas on various metal salts. As early as 300 BCE, KNO 3 was ...