Experimental determination and estimation of closed cup flash points of mixtures of flammable solvents

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-39

  Catoire, Laurent ^a   Paulmier, Stéphanie ^a   Naudet, Valérie ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIR LIQUIDE   (France)

Author keywords

Flammability; Flash points; Ignition; Mixtures; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FLAMMABILITY; IMPURITIES; SOLVENTS; STANDARDS;

BOILING POINT TEMPERATURE; FLASH POINTS; SAFETY STANDARDS;

MIXTURES;

ACCIDENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FLAMMABILITY; IMPURITIES; MIXTURES; SOLVENTS; STANDARDS;

EID: 33845696654     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10112     Document Type: Article

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