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News Release from: Elfab | Subject: Graphite bursting disc
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 March 2006
Non-toxic graphite bursting disc is
Elfab first
Elfab is the first and only bursting disc manufacturer to have developed an environmentally-friendly graphite bursting disc, with performance superior to traditional models
Elfab is the first and only bursting disc manufacturer to have developed an environmentally-friendly graphite bursting disc, with performance superior to traditional models A unique impregnation process has enabled the company to replace the dangerous Phenolic- and Furane-based resins that have traditionally been used within the bursting-disc industry; the industry has long been aware of the toxic, and potentially carcinogenic, properties of both of these resins
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 10 Feb 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Commenting on the revised production method, Russell Trotter, Elfab Operations Director, said: "There are benefits in this process change for everyone involved.
Elfab has been able to remove a potentially-dangerous and environmentally-harmful process from our manufacturing operation, while our customers now benefit from an environmentally-sound product which outperforms traditionally-impregnated graphite".
Graphite bursting discs are used in many industry sectors, particularly the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and are typically found in processes involving valveless vessels; highly corrosive processes; low-cost processes featuring low-cost protection devices; and processes where fragmentation is not an issue.
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