Quantitative risk assessment for accidental release of titanium tetrachloride in a titanium sponge production plant

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 102, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 167-186

  Roy, Prasun K ^a   Bhatt, Arti ^a   Rajagopal, Chitra ^a  

^a Ctr for Environ/Explosive Safety   (India)

Author keywords

Consequence analysis; Fault tree analysis; Hazard assessment; Risk analysis; Titanium tetrachloride

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EVAPORATION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PURIFICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

CONSEQUENCY ANALYSIS;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE;

HAZARD; LEAKAGE; PROCESSING FACILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TITANIUM;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EVAPORATION; EXPLOSION; FATALITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; PURIFICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPILLAGE;

EID: 0041834757     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(03)00220-6     Document Type: Article

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