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Category: Biofuel Industry

  • FM Fire-Safe Emergency Shutdown Protection for Fuel, Oil, Gas

    FM Fire-Safe Emergency Shutdown Protection for Fuel, Oil, Gas

    Factory Mutual’s rigorous testing of the FM Fire-Safe ensures the quality and reliability of the shutdown system. Factory Mutual certifies that the FM Fire-Safe emergency shutdown valves * have been tested and will protect properties from loss according to their internationally recognized FM 7440 standard for liquid and gas safety shutoff. To meet this standard,…

  • 3 Types of Emergency Shutdown and Emergency Isolation Valves

    3 Types of Emergency Shutdown and Emergency Isolation Valves

    The two most common methods used to trigger a thermal shutoff, eliciting a failure position in pneumatically operated Emergency Shut Down and Emergency Isolation Valves are: (1) Fusible Plugs, and (2) Plastic Tubing. Both of these techniques have been used in emergency shutdown systems for years in refining, chemical, petrochemical, pulp and paper, flavors and…

  • FM Fire-Safe Shutoffs Use as Emergency Block Valves (EBV) For Flammable or Combustible Liquid or Gas Service

    FM Fire-Safe Shutoffs Use as Emergency Block Valves (EBV) For Flammable or Combustible Liquid or Gas Service

    FM Fire-Safe Shutoff emergency block valves prevent or thwart catastrophic losses. Too frequently small accidents become major losses when fuel continues to flow in an emergency situation. When used correctly, these FM Fire-Safe Shutoffs keep hazardous materials from entering an area with an existing fire, saving major losses, and possibly even lives. Problem Fuel is…

  • Assured Automation’s FM Fire-Safe Fusible Link Valves

    Assured Automation’s FM Fire-Safe Fusible Link Valves

    FM Fire-Safe Fusible Link Valve Protects Refineries and Chemical Processors from Fire Hazards The FM Fire-Safe Shutoff fusible link valve assemblies from Assured Automation are API 607 and Factory Mutual approved for flammable liquids, and are commonly used to: To shut down hazardous lines when fire occurs, and Activate sprinkler systems to control fire These…

  • Thermal Safety Shut-Off and High Performance Butterfly Valves for Biofuel Producers

    Thermal Safety Shut-Off and High Performance Butterfly Valves for Biofuel Producers

    Assured Automation’s High Performance Butterfly valves, Angle Seat and Safety Valves provide durability and reliability to meet stringent demands of the biofuel industry As energy consumption is predicted to increase by 84 percent by 2035, new sources of energy, including biofuels, will play a crucial role in meeting this demand. With the dramatic growth of…

  • Emergency Block Valves with Fusible Links & Electro-thermal Shutoffs Increase Safety Factor

    Emergency Block Valves with Fusible Links & Electro-thermal Shutoffs Increase Safety Factor

    The FM Fire-Safe Electro-Thermal Link ball valve is activated by either heat or signal from smoke detector to dump flammable fluids to another source. The fire safe thermal shutoff closes to prevent fueling of a fire in petroleum and chemical processing plants. In his presentation on Emergency Block Valves (EBV) to the AIChE sponsored Global…

  • Valve Solutions for the Biofuels Industry

    Valve Solutions for the Biofuels Industry

    Global ethanol fuel production reached 22 billion gallons in 2012, with the United States and Brazil being the world’s top producers. This accounts for 87% of global production of this biofuel additive for gasoline The world’s largest biodiesel producer, a vegetable oil or animal fat based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl esters, is the…

  • Specialty Valve For the Biodiesel Industry

    Specialty Valve For the Biodiesel Industry

    A biodiesel company needed confirmation that a manual valve was in the correct position before beginning a reactor process. They required a specialty valve with a flanged connection on one side of the valve and triclamp on the other. The Assured Automation 36X Series Stainless Steel 3-Piece Ball Valve offered the perfect solution. This 36…