Get the Best Transformer Oil Waste Removal Solutions from Benzoil

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Get the Best Transformer Oil Waste Removal
Solutions from Benzoil
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• Any discussion of transformer oil,
  particularly in relation to older transformers,
  scrap transformers, refurbishments or oil
  retrofills likely leads to mention of PCBs.  In
  reality most Australian power utilities have
  de-risked to the point where their transformer
  fleets are PCB-free or almost.  At least records
  here are accurate and comprehensive.  Some other
  asset owners including mines in remote locations,
  old government installations and inherited
  commercial sites can be faced with issues of PCB
  contaminated transformer oil.

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• Chosen for use in transformers as a superior
  insulating fluid, polychlorinated biphenyls
  (PCBs) were inevitably found to be carcinogenic,
  environmentally toxic and super stable.  There
  are no natural sources of PCB, and with 209
  distinct PCB compounds called congeners with from
  1 to 10 chlorine atoms on a biphenyl molecule,
  they are among the most stable organic compounds
  known.
• The number and placement of the chlorine
  atoms on the biphenyl molecule determines the
  naming of the congener as well as signalling how
  it behaves in the environment and degree of 
  toxicity.

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•   PCBs generally occur as mixtures of congeners
  the most common commercial mixtures were called
  Aroclors.  The Aroclors most often reported on a
  transformer oil laboratory report are 1016, 1221,
  1232, 1242, 1248, 1254, and 1260.  The Aroclor
  names indicate the percentage of chlorine (by
  weight) of the mixture.  For example Aroclor 1248
  is 48 chlorine by weight.  The more chlorinated
  mixtures are generally the most persistent and
  toxic.

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• When it comes to PCB handling and
  disposal, Benzoil is well placed to provide
  assistance with the next steps.  Just found a PCB
  label on a transformer?  Uncovered some old
  equipment that has been mothballed for years with
  oil leaks?  Need help understanding a lab report
  containing expressions like Surrogate TCLMX,
  lt2ppm and Decachlorobiphenyl?  Call us for
  our help with how to understand the report and
  what to do next.

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• Besides use in transformer oil, PCBs were
  used in hundreds of industrial and commercial
  applications due to their having such properties
  as being non-flammable, chemically stable and
  having a high boiling point.  Such applications
  included use in
• heat transfer, and hydraulic equipment
• plasticizers in paints, plastics and rubber
  products
• pigments, dyes and carbonless copy paper
• caulking compounds and adhesives
• pesticides

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• Benzoil handles enquiries about PCB disposal
  in old fluorescent lighting fixtures, old
  electrical appliances containing PCB capacitors
  (television sets and refrigerators), old
  microscope oil, and hydraulic fluids as well as
  the standard transformer disposal.
• Many transformers, oil-filled capacitors, and
  fluorescent lamp ballasts manufactured before
  1979 contain PCBs.  Transformer name plates will
  often make mention of the insulating fluid, and
  common trade names for PCB fluids include

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• Askarel
• Chlorextol
• Chlorinol
• Clophen
• Hexol
• Noflamol
• Pyralene
• Pyranol
• Pyrenol
• Sovtol
• Therminol

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• Benzoil has the experience and contacts to
  manage your PCB projects and can offer
• Disposal (dechlorination) of PCB oil
• NATA accredited laboratory PCB testing and
  analysis
• Oil sampling and data collation
• Licenced waste transport
• De-oiling of equipment
• Decontamination of equipment prior to scrapping
• The handling of PCB transformer oil and
  redundant electrical equipment requires
  specialised knowledge.  Talk to us today.