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Wall-Wash Chloride Check

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Detect chloride contamination in cleaned tanks via silver-nitrate reaction. Threshold: 1 ppm (1 mg/L) for methanol / ultra-clean cargo.

Formula

$$ \text{Chloride}\text{measured} \leq \text{Threshold}\text{grade} $$

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$Cl⁻$Chloride concentrationppm (mg/L)IP 474

Sources

  • IP 474 - Chloride in alcohols.
  • Methanol Institute - Tanker Handling Guidelines.