The non-food-grade oil storage units are complete with desiccant breathers, level indicators, pumps and filters for each container.
There are no connections between tanks for cross-contamination.
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Pumps and filters are below each
storage tank. Every tank has its own
pump and filter.
A storage cabinet is used to hold oil
sampling supplies.
Bunge uses a color and shape-coding system to
separate and identify its lubricants. These labels
appear in every step of the oil-handling process.
fi ltered air into the room at a faster rate than it would blow out of
the room with the doors open. An open door would allow the
positive pressure to escape the room toward the area of lower
air pressure.
Within this room, transport containers could be kept clean and
organized on a racking system, and oils could be separated by
grade using color and shape codes. Shapes would be included to
account for color blindness. The combined codes would offer a
visual representation of which grade of oil was being used. All
points of use could also be labeled with the same color and shape
code system.
To ensure the oil remained clean every step of the way, Bunge
needed an improved method of transporting oil to its end use. The
plant selected top-port containers with closable spouts to prevent
contaminants from entering during transportation. A routine
schedule for cleaning these containers was also developed.
Completing the Project
To prepare for the possibility of constructing a clean oil storage
room, the plant collected quotes from various suppliers. The
expenditure would also need to be justifi ed by reviewing the cost of
