IBC Heating Jackets : Liquid Soap Heating
Published 25 Jan 2017

T&D are the UK’s largest stockist of Drum, IBC & Tank Heaters & Jackets. Delivering UK & Worldwide.
T&D’s online library of Drum, IBC & Tank Heating applications is now updated to include the following : liquid soap heating stored in IBC’s in a non hazardous area location for the pharmaceutical industry.
Visit Silicone Heaters (Application Cases) for details of electric surface heating solutions – flexible silicone heaters can be applied to heat the most complex shapes, geometries, curves and pipes.
Specified Product Solution : HIBC/B IBC Heating Jacket Â

Like hot and cold process soap, there is a lye component and an oil component. The lye component differs – sodium hydroxide is used to make hard bar soap while potassium hydroxide is used to make liquid soap.
Soap Heating
HEATING JACKET TYPE
- Drum
- IBC ✓
- Bespoke
AREA CLASSIFICATION
- Safe Area ✓ Â
- Hazardous Area (Zone 1 & Zone 2)
HEATING FLUID, MEDIUM, CONTENTS
- Water
- Oil
- Wax
- Chemicals
- Petrochemicals (Solvents, Detergents, Adhesives, Other) ✓Â
- Food Ingredients (Liquid, Powdered, Granulated)
- Other
 ➡ Did you know? Soap is a surfactant cleaning compound used for washing, bathing and cleaning made from natural ingredients including plant and animal products such as animals fats or vegetable oils and caustic soda.
HEATING APPLICATION
- Frost Protection
- Reduce Viscosity ✓ Â
- Temperature Maintenance
- Low Temperature Heating (0-20 degrees Celsius)
- Medium Temperature Heating (21-50 degrees Celsius)
- High Temperature Heating (50 degrees Celsius+)
- Other

IBC Heating Jackets – T&D supply heating and insulating jackets for plastic or steel metal cage IBC’s for bulk liquid storage.
HEATING JACKET VOLTAGE
- 110 Volt
- 230 Volt  ✓
- Low Voltage
HEATING APPLICATION : DRUM, IBC, TANK OR VESSEL
- 25 Litres
- 50 Litres
- 105 Litres
- 205 Litres
- 1000 Litres  ✓
- Other
VESSEL MATERIAL
- Steel
- Stainless Steel
- Plastic ✓
- Cardboard
- Other
HEAT UP TEMPERATURE
- 0-5 degrees Celsius
- 5-20 degrees Celsius ✓
- 20-50 degrees Celsius
- 50-70 degrees Celsius
- 70+ degrees Celsius
- N/A (Frost Protection)
HEAT UP TIME REQUIREMENT
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- 0-4 Hours
- 4-12 Hours
- 12-24 Hours
- 24-48 Hours ✓
- N/A (Frost Protection)
Contact T&D for specification, support and sales of Electrical Heating Equipment for safe, industrial and hazardous area plant and equipment – we provide process temperature heating and frost protection (Winterisation) products for pipework, valves, IBC’s, drums and tanks.
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