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[Noman97]

Hello Everyone,

I hope everyone is staying healthy. I would like to inquire if there are any standard practices or facilities in place handling leaking bowser filled with petroleum product or for dealing with a bowser whose compartments are accidentally been filled with two separate products e.g., diesel and gasoline. 

 

Kindly share your experiences !

[latexman]

As to leaking, loading/unloading spots are curbed and drained to a containment sump/area.

As to filling error, idk. It seems it would be an unplanned event that would have to be handled separately based on the contents.

[Pilesar]

Isolate the leaking container. Absorb or divert any liquid runoff to a safe location. Transfer liquid contents to a non-leaking container. Clean leaking container. Evaluate leaking container for repair.

   If you have a petroleum mixture that does not meet original product specs, then determine the degraded specs. You might possibly blend the liquid with on-spec fuel or sell the liquid waste to someone who can use it as boiler fuel or as refinery feedstock.

  Forty years ago, I used to add about 5% diesel to my Camaro when filling it with gasoline. The car's engine ran quieter and smoother but was sometimes difficult to start.

[deft clay]

Gasoline + diesel is known as transmix. The best way to dispose of it is to sell it to someone who runs a transmix splitter, or to just dump it into a crude distillation unit along with the crude. How much are we talking?