Editing Triboelectric effect (section)

=== In industry ===
[[File:Danger_static_electricity.png|thumb|Static electricity hazard sign (ISO 7010)]]
There are many areas in industry where triboelectricity is known to be an issue. some examples are:

* Non-conducting pipes carrying combustible liquids or fuels such as petrol can result in tribocharge accumulation on the walls of the pipes, which can lead to potentials as large as 90 kV.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Static Electricity Basics {{!}} OPW Retail Fueling EMEA |url= https://www.opwglobal.com/emea/resources/retail-fueling/static-electricity-prevention/static-electricity-basics |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=www.opwglobal.com}}</ref> Pneumatic transport systems in industry can lead to fires due to the tribocharge generated during use.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pratt |first=Thomas H. |date=1994 |title=Static electricity in pneumatic transport systems: Three case histories |url= https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/prs.680130302 |journal=Process Safety Progress |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=109–113 |doi=10.1002/prs.680130302 |s2cid=109719864 |issn=1066-8527}}</ref>
* On ships, contact between cargo and pipelines during loading and unloading, as well as flow in steam pipes and water jets in cleaning machines can lead to dangerous charging.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Elidolu |first1=Gizem |last2=Akyuz |first2=Emre |last3=Arslan |first3=Ozcan |last4=Arslanoğlu |first4=Yasin |date=2022 |title=Quantitative failure analysis for static electricity-related explosion and fire accidents on tanker vessels under fuzzy bow-tie CREAM approach |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350630721007780 |journal=Engineering Failure Analysis |volume=131 |page=105917 |doi=10.1016/j.engfailanal.2021.105917 |s2cid=244408454 |issn=1350-6307}}</ref> Courses exist to teach mariners the dangers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Static Electricity Onboard {{!}} Seably |url=https://www.seably.com/courses/static-electricity-onboard |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=www.seably.com |language=en}}</ref>
* US authorities require nearly all industrial facilities to measure particulate dust emissions. Various sensors based on triboelectricity are used, and in 1997 the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] issued guidelines for triboelectric fabric-filter bag leak-detection systems.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Midwest Research Institute |url= https://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/cem/tribo.pdf |title=Fabric Filter Bag Leak Detection Guidance |publisher=Office Of Air Quality, Environmental Protection Planning And Standards |date=1997}}</ref> Commercial sensors are available for triboelectric dust detection.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Earl |title=Triboelectric Dust Detection Vs Opacity Meters – Big Difference? |url= https://www.auburnsys.com/blog/triboelectric-dust-detection-vs.-opacity-meters-is-there-a-difference |access-date=15 July 2023 |website=www.auburnsys.com}}</ref>
* Wiping a rail near a chemical tank while it is being filled with a flammable chemical can lead to sparks which ignite the chemical. This was the cause of a 2017 explosion that killed one and injured many.<ref>{{Citation |title=WATCH: Dramatic Video Shows Deadly Explosion Inside New Windsor Cosmetics Plant |date=29 November 2017 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/cosmetics-plant-explosion-video/ |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>