Polymerizing Substances
Storage tanks with polymerizing substances like styrene, acrylates, and monomers need coordinated protection due to vapor accumulation Accumulation Pressure increase over the MAWP of the vessel allowed during discharge through the pressure-relief device. and pressure fluctuations, with explosion Explosion Abrupt oxidation or decomposition reaction producing an increase in temperature, pressure, or in both simultaneously. risks. PROTEGO® Systems provide pressure and vacuum relief and explosion protection Explosion protection An explosion protection is a flame arrester that prevents flame propagation into plant sections to be protected during explosions. , managing risks and ensuring safe tank breathing, minimizing vapor release, and preventing flame transmission.
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Compliance
Emissions reduction
Safeguarding
Optimal product selection
Protection of Storage Tanks
for Bitumen
Bitumen storage requires continuous heating, which complicates venting and relief equipment Equipment Machines, appliances, fixed or mobile devices, control parts and accessories, and warning and prevention systems, whether separate or combined, intended for the generation, transfer, storage, measurement, control, and conversion of energy, and for the processing of materials, which have their own potential source of ignition and may cause an explosion. . Elevated temperatures and pressure must be managed safely.
PROTEGO® solutions include heat-jacketed Pressure Vacuum Relief Valves to prevent solidification and ensure reliability. Heated in-line Detonation Detonation Explosion propagating at supersonic velocity and characterized by a shock wave (EN 1127-1: 1997). Flame Arresters Flame arrester Device fitted to the opening of an enclosure, or to the connecting pipe work of a system of enclosures, and whose intended function is to allow flow but prevent the transmission of a flame. provide explosion protection compatible with high-temperature environments, allowing safe tank breathing and prolonged operation.
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Challenges in Bitumen Storage
PROTEGO® Heated Devices
Heated Flame Arresters
Lifecycle confidence
The PROTEGO® valves demonstrated outstanding zero-emission performance and helped us achieve the environmental standards required for our site.













