Some safety aspects on the design of sparger systems for the oxidation of organic liquids

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 326-330

  Weber, Manfred ^a  

^a Ineos Manufacturing Scotland Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Cumene; Explosion limits; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EXPLOSIONS; FLAMMABILITY; GAS HAZARDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

FLAMMABILITY LIMIT; OXIDATION INITIATION TEMPERATURE; SPARGER SYSTEM;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUBBLE COLUMNS; EXPLOSIONS; FLAMMABILITY; GAS HAZARDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

EID: 33845242521     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10143     Document Type: Article

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