Biomass

A glycerin holding tank ruptured at the Imperium Grays Harbor biodiesel refinery. This is an undated picture of the plant, which has annual capacity of 100 million gallons. The Imperium Grays Harbor biodiesel refinery has resumed production. Photograph: Imperium Renewables

Forceful explosion rocks Imperium biodiesel refinery

A glycerine tank at biodiesel maker Imperium Renewables’ refinery in Washington State ruptured sending up a large vapour plume and shooting pieces of the tank’s aluminium covering across the property. No one was injured.

Benjamin Romano

Published: Thursday, December 3 2009

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