Investigators found that the popcorn polymer had accumulated in a pipe connected to a pump that had been taken out of service for several months.

2019 Port Neches explosion caused by company's failure to find 'popcorn polymer' build up: Report. By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune. Wednesday, December 21, 2022.

Popcorn polymer is a hard, porous, and opaque material that is created when oxygen reacts with butadiene. First, oxygen reacts with butadiene to form peroxides. Second, ...

The Danger of Popcorn Polymer: Incident at the TPC Group Chemical Plant-YouTube An explosion occurred in the early morning of November 27, 2019 at the chemical plant of the TPC Group , ...

Popcorn polymer can form in equipment when oxygen and butadiene react. The CSB’s investigation found four safety issues that contributed to the 2019 explosions and fire: Dead leg Identification ...

A pipe that had filled with "popcorn polymer" ruptured at the Port Neches TPC Group chemical plant, causing 6,000 gallons of butadiene to gush out, instantly vaporize, ignite and cause a massive ...

In the CSB's new safety video, which is titled “The Danger of Popcorn Polymer: Incident at the TPC Group Chemical Plant,” an animation demonstrated the events leading to the incident and ...

Popcorn polymers are named for their white, crunchy appearance and the sound they make while forming. Most industry manuals and the chemical guide for butadiene warn about how easily they can ...

One of those issues was that Nalco, a company hired to handle TPC's popcorn polymer problem, is attempting to go back on a ...

Agosto said during the discovery process for trial, they found an internal memo at Exxon from 1995 that he deemed a "smoking gun." In it, he said the presence of popcorn polymer in the tower that ...

A setback tonight for families suing TPC for damages stemming from that massive explosion and fire.A court has dismissed claims against TPC investors.Read the o ...

A law firm was able to secure over $28 million on behalf of five plant workers who were injured in an explosion at ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins Plant on July 31, 2019, according to a release.