Tantalum dust deflagration in a bag filter dust-collecting device

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 77, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 33-42

  Matsuda, Toei ^a   Yamaguma, Mizuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dust; Explosion; Ignition; Static electricity; Tantalum

Indexed keywords

DUST; DUST COLLECTORS; ELECTROSTATICS; EXPLOSIONS; FLAMMABILITY; IGNITION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWDER METALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TANTALUM;

BAG FILTER DUST-COLLECTIVE DEVICES; ELECTROSTATIC SPARKS;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

OXIDE; TANTALUM;

DUST; FILTER; GAS-SOLID SEPARATION;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; DEVICE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DUST; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYSIS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EXPLOSIONS; FILTRATION; HUMANS; TANTALUM;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0034597438     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(00)00242-9     Document Type: Article

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