Conductive FIBC Bag

Description

FIBC are widely used for the storage, transportation and handling of powdered, flaked or granular material. Untreated polypropylene is a good electrical insulator, as is often the case with the products placed in FIBC. There is ample opportunity for the generation of electrostatic charge during filling and emptying operations and in unprotected FIBC high levels of charge can quickly build up. In such cases electrostatic discharges are inevitable and can be a severe problem when FIBC are used in flammable environments.

A flammable environment can be generated when handling fine powders that create dust clouds or thin layers of powder, both of which can be ignited by electrostatic discharges. A flammable environment can also be generated when using gases or volatile solvents. In these industrial situations there is clearly a need to eliminate electrostatic discharges.