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FR Spray-Applied Containment Provides Greater Safety for Hi-Temp Hydrocarbons
Canadian-Made, Fire Resistant Polyurea Installation Compliant to CAN/ULC S668
December 9th, 2022 • Fort McMurray, Alberta
Above: WEC crew installs PRECIDIUM™ ECS™ 150D-FR Membrane at Tank Farm in Fort McMurray.
Photos: Courtesy of Western Engineered Containment
Quantum Chemical and Western Engineered Containment are pleased to announce the installation of 22,000 square meters (236,500 sq. ft.) of PRECIDIUM™ ECS™ 150D-FR fire resistant polyurea at a Tank Farm in Fort McMurray.
PRECIDIUM™ ECS™ 150D-FR was developed and tested in Quantum's R&D Test Lab to exceed the required property performance of spray-applied liners and geotextile systems for secondary containment and the stringent CAN/ULC S668. For environmental sustainability this product emits zero VOCs - a signature of Quantum's green product development. For environmental aesthetics, the green was selected to blend in. Product development and manufacturing are completed at Quantum's facility in Alberta.
The facility required a fire retardant lining material which met the CAN/ULC S668, Standard for Liners Used for Secondary Containment of Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tanks, and complied with the National Fire Code. PRECIDIUM™ ECS™ 150D-FR was selected after extensive testing showed it could maintain containment when exposed to diluted bitumen at 185°C. The versatility of a spray-applied system to seal around tanks, pipe racks, and ground penetrations and ease of future repairs during service, were also desired on this major infrastructure project.
Western Engineered Containment constructed and installed this secondary containment system in two phases. The initial 45 mils of PRECIDIUM™ ECS™ 150D-FR were robotically sprayed onto geotextile panels at their facility in Leduc, AB. These pre-sprayed panels were transported to site and joined together using the same PRECIDIUM™ ECS™ 150D-FR material to form a versatile and continuous containment. Western Engineered Containment's comprehensive QA/QC program was in place at both the factory pre-spray and field installation phases, ensuring complete and reliable containment was achieved throughout.
Quantum Chemical is a specialty coatings formulator and manufacturer involved in the containment, transportation, utility infrastructure and building construction/refurbishment industries with a keen focus on fire retardant and Zero VOC products.
For additional information about PRECIDIUM™ ECS™ 150D-FR, please be sure to visit us at https://www.quantumchemical.com/precidium-secondary-containment.
Contact: Dave Martin: dmartin@quantumchemical.com or Vicki Beier: vbeier@quantumchemical.com
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Spray-Applied FR Geomembrane
TRANS MOUNTAIN BURNABY TERMINAL: Seamless Compliance to CAN/ULC S668 with the Installation of a Fire Resistant, Canadian-Made, Composite Liner
November 11, 2022 • Burnaby, British Columbia
Quantum Chemical is pleased to announce the installation
of 13,000 square meters (139,900 sq. ft.) of PRECIDIUM™
150D-FR fire resistant polyurea at Trans Mountain Burnaby
Terminal.
PRECIDIUM™ 150D-FR was developed and tested in
Quantum's R&D Test Lab to exceed the required property
performance of spray-applied liners and geotextile
systems for secondary containment. Notably, it also
passes the stringent CAN/ULC S668 Standard for
Secondary Containment of Flammable and Combustible
Liquids - a requirement of the National Fire Code of Canada. The 150D-FR is green by nature, with zero VOCs, for environmental sustainability. For this particular project, it is also green by design to blend into the area's forest environment. Product development and manufacturing are completed at Quantum's facility in Alberta.
Layfield Geosynthetics constructed the secondary containment portion of this project which involved the application of 60 mils of PRECIDIUM™ 150-DFR onto their GeoVolt™ geosynthetic conductive composite. This composite liner system was placed over vertical shotcrete walls to form a key component of the secondary containment for hydrocarbons at the Burnaby Facility. Use of a conductive GeoVolt™ allowed the geomembrane liner to be electrically holiday tested for immediate detection and repair of any voids in the polyurea system. The composite secondary containment liner was then covered by an additional layer of shotcrete.
Kiewit-Ledcor Trans Mountain Partnership (KTLP), the General Construction Contractor for the Lower Mainland portion of the Expansion Project, required a flexible, spray-applied material to conform to the shotcrete substrate and seal easily around the steel anchors which penetrated the shotcrete.
Quantum Chemical is a specialty coatings formulator and manufacturer involved in the containment, transportation, utility infrastructure and building construction/refurbishment industries with a keen focus on fire retardant and Zero VOC products.
For additional information about PRECIDIUIM™ 150D-FR, please be sure to visit us at https:www.quantumchemical.com/precidium-secondary-containment.
Above: Trans Mountain Burnaby Terminal. Right: Application of spray-applied polyurea.
Article Photos: Courtesy of Layfield Geosynthetics
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