Volatile organic compound control in an underground experimental facility: Technical and safety issues

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-46

  Caputo, Antonio C ^a   Pelagagge, Pacifico M ^a   Tartaglia, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Borexino experiment; Carbon adsorption; HAZOP; Risk analysis; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADSORPTION; CARBON; INSTALLATION; NITROGEN; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY; SAFETY ISSUES; STREAM RECIRCULATION; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 1942466590     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10003     Document Type: Article

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