Figure 1- Compatibility Chart: Sulphuric Acid Nitric Acid Organic Acids Caustics Ammonia Aliphatic Amines Alkanolamines Aromatic Amines X X 22 Caprolactam Solution 30 Olefins X X 10 Amides 12 Isocyanates 13 Vinyl Acetate X X X X X X X X X 14 Acrylates 15 Substitute allyls 16 Alkylene oxides 17 Epichlorohydrin 18 Ketones 19 Aldehydes 20 Alcohols, Glycols 21 Phenols, creosols X X X X X X X X X X 22 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Aldehydes Ketones Epichlorohydrin Alkylene Oxides Acrylates Vinyl Acetate Isocyanates 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Amides X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Alcohols, Glycols Substitutes Allyls Organic Anhydrins 20 21 Aromatic Amines X X X X X X X X X Alkanolamines Caustics Aliphatic Amines Organic Acids Ammonia Nitric acid X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 11 Organic Anhydrides R E A C T I V E X Caprolactam Solution Non-oxidizing mineral acids Phenols, Cresols G R O U P 1 Sulphuric Acid Non-oxidizing mineral acids Reactive group Ref CFR 46 part 150 X X X G R O U P 31 Paraffins 32 Aromatic Hydrocarb.mix 33 Misc Hydrocarb mix 34 Esters 35 Vinyl Halides X 36 Halogenated Hydrocarbons 37 Nitriles C A R G O X X X X X X X X 38 Carbon Disulfide 39 Sulpalane 40 Glycol Ethers 41 Ethers X X X X X X X X 42 Nitrocompounds 43 Misc Water Solutions X X X 44 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 All fields marked "X" are coloured yellow and olive green, indicate non-compability cargoes and groups Olive green cells means there are exceptions to non-compatible cargoes ; ref 46CFR part 150 annex 1,(b) Blue cells have a note which describe exceptions to compatible cargoes; ref 46CFR part 150 annex 1,(a) Other exceptions are marked with dark blue colour in line 44 To view exceptions press shift + F2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43