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Harsh Chemical Neutralizing Granular Sorbents

Sop up hydrofluoric acid, solvent, and formaldehyde spills with these granular sorbents. They safely absorb and neutralize chemical spills in a single step.

Solvent sorbents lock in cleaners, thinners, and fuels such as toluene, mineral spirits, acetone, and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK). Unlike other sorbents, they capture harmful vapors and elevate the flash point of the spill to 140° F to reduce flammability.

Formaldehyde sorbents soak up formaldehyde and other aldehyde solutions. They also suppress their hazardous vapors.

	Container
For Use With	Net Weight, lbs.	Type	Spill Cap., gal.	Material	Color		Each
Hydrofluoric Acid	1 1/2	Jar	0.4	Clay	Beige	0000000	000000
Solvents	1	Jar	0.3	Charcoal	Black	0000000	00000
Formaldehyde	1 1/2	Jar	0.3	Urea	Beige	0000000	00000

Sorbents for Harsh Chemicals

Wipe up most small chemical spills, including fuming acids and strong oxidizers, from floors, work surfaces, and equipment. While these sorbents absorb virtually any chemical, they shouldn’t be used with hydrofluoric acid. They’re often kept on hand in labs and when manufacturing metal coatings and electronics. Since they don’t produce a lot of lint, these sorbents prevent static electricity. They also resist tearing.

Pads

				Each			Package
Wd.	Lg.	Material	Color	Spill Cap., gal.		Each	Spill Cap., gal.	Pkg. Qty.		Pkg.
For Use With Chemicals
12"	12"	Polypropylene Fabric	Yellow	0.12	00000000	00000	6	50	00000000	0000000
18"	18"	Polypropylene Fabric	Yellow	0.28	00000000	0000	14	50	00000000	000000

Sorbents

Pillow

Absorb spilled liquids and keep them from spreading. Do not use these sorbents with aggressive liquids, such as hydrochloric acid.

Sorbents for chemicals, oil, and water are also known as universal sorbents.

Pillows are thicker than pads, so they soak up more liquid. They’re good for drips and in corners.

Pillows

				Each			Package
Wd.	Lg.	Material	Color	Spill Cap., gal.		Each	Spill Cap., gal.	Pkg. Qty.		Pkg.
For Use With Chemicals, Oil, Water
17"	8 1/2"	Polypropylene Fabric	Gray	0.5	00000000	00000	5	10	00000000	000000

Harsh Chemical Spill-Control Kits

Be prepared for a variety of chemical spills at your worksite.

Kits for solvents include a granular sorbent for soaking up fuel, thinners, and other spills, as well as a liquid microbial cleaner for treating the solvent. The liquid cleaner reduces harmful and flammable vapors and reduces flammability by raising the flash point of the absorbed spill to 140° F.

Kits for hydrofluoric acid include a granular sorbent that neutralizes hydrofluoric acid for safe removal.

Kits for formaldehyde include a granular sorbent that neutralizes and absorbs formaldehyde and suppresses its harmful vapors. While cleaning up formaldehyde often involves using separate sorbents and neutralizers, the sorbents in these kits do both.

Kits for ammonia include a liquid neutralizer. Pour or spray the neutralizer onto the spill, even when it's on a vertical surface. The liquid neutralizer binds with the ammonia to form safe organic salts.

Kits for acids, bases, hydrofluoric acid, formaldehyde, and solvents include a neutralizing granular sorbent for acid spills, such as battery or hydrochloric acid, and one for base spills, such as sodium hydroxide. They also include separate granular sorbents for neutralizing hydrofluoric acid and formaldehyde. Kits have a granular sorbent for neutralizing solvents that captures harmful vapors and elevates the flash point of the spill to 140° F to reduce flammability.

For Use With Solvents

For Use with Solvents

	Container
Spill Cap., gal.	Size, gal.	Type	Includes		Each
2	5	Plastic Pail	One 32-oz. Bottle of Liquid Solvent Cleaner One 10-lb. Pail of Granular Solvent Neutralizing Sorbent Two Pairs of Latex Gloves Two Pairs of Boot Covers Two Pairs of Goggles Two Aprons One Miniature Broom and Dust Pan One Disposal Bag	0000000	0000000

For Use With Hydrofluoric Acid

For Use with Hydrofluoric Acid

	Container
Spill Cap., gal.	Size, gal.	Type	Includes		Each
4	5	Plastic Pail	One 10-lb. Pail of Granular Hydrofluoric Acid Neutralizing Sorbent Two Pairs of Latex Gloves Two Pairs of Boot Covers Two Pairs of Goggles Two Aprons One Miniature Broom and Dust Pan One Disposal Bag	0000000	0000000

For Use With Formaldehyde

For Use with Formaldehyde

	Container
Spill Cap., gal.	Size, gal.	Type	Includes		Each
1.7	5	Plastic Pail	One 10-lb. Pail of Granular Formaldehyde Neutralizing Sorbent Two Pairs of Latex Gloves Two Pairs of Boot Covers Two Pairs of Goggles Two Aprons One Miniature Broom and Dust Pan One Disposal Bag	0000000	0000000

For Use With Ammonia

For Use with Ammonia

	Container
Spill Cap., gal.	Size, gal.	Type	Includes		Each
1.7	5	Plastic Pail	Two 1-gal. Jugs of Liquid Ammonia Neutralizer Two Pairs of Latex Gloves Two Pairs of Boot Covers Two Pairs of Goggles Two Aprons	0000000	0000000

For Use With Acids, Bases, Hydrofluoric Acid, Formaldehyde, Solvents

For Use with Acids, Bases, Hydrofluoric Acid, Formaldehyde, and Solvents

	Container
Spill Cap., gal.	Size, gal.	Type	Includes		Each
2.5	3.5	Plastic Pail	One 1.5-lb. Jar of Granular Acid Neutralizing Sorbent One 1.5-lb. Jar of Granular Base Neutralizing Sorbent One 1.5-lb. Jar of Granular Hydrofluoric Acid Neutralizing Sorbent One 1.5-lb. Jar of Granular Formaldehyde Neutralizing Sorbent One 1.0-lb. Jar of Granular Solvent Neutralizing Sorbent Two Pairs of Latex Gloves Two Pairs of Goggles Two Aprons One Miniature Broom and Dust Pan One Disposal Bag	0000000	0000000

Granular Acid Neutralizing Sorbent Refill	Each	000000
Granular Formaldehyde Neutralizing Sorbent Refill	Each	00000
Granular Base Neutralizing Sorbent Refill	Each	00000
Granular Solvent Neutralizing Sorbent Refill	Each	00000
Granular Hydrofluoric Acid Neutralizing Sorbent Refill	Each	00000