Container

Name:
Container
Detailed information:
This term refers not only to units used to pack chemical products for shipment but also to those used to transport them. Factors that dictate their selection include size of shipment, compatibility of the product with container material, ease of storage and handling, and cost. Common containers are

tank cars, tank trucks, hopper cars (bulk chemicals)

barges (petroleum products, petrochemicals, other chemicals)

tankers (crude oil, refined products)

pipelines (gases, liquid chemicals, etc.)

55-gal drums of steel, plastic, or fiberboard, with or without polyethylene lining.

5-, 15-, 30-gal metal cans and pails

5-gal plastic carboys

1-gal metal cans

steel cylinders (compressed gases)

multiwall paper bags (dry powders)

glass and plastic bottles, vials, etc.

wooden kegs, barrels, boxes, bales; burlap bags (bulk imports, such as gums, etc.)

76-lb flasks (mercury)