Comparison of methods for assessing environmental, health and safety (EHS) hazards in early phases of chemical process design

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 86, Issue 2 B, 2008, Pages 77-93

  Adu, Isaac Kweku ^a   Sugiyama, Hirokazu ^a   Fischer, Ulrich ^a   Hungerbühler, Konrad ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Early design phase; Environment; Hazard assessment; Health; Methyl methacrylate (MMA); Safety

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENGINEERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTERS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH HAZARDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WELL STIMULATION;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; ALTERNATIVE ROUTES; APPLIED (CO); ASSESSMENT METHODS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERS; CHEMICAL PROCESS DESIGN; EARLY DESIGN PHASE; EVALUATION RESULTS; HEALTH AND SAFETY ASPECTS; MATHEMATICAL FORMULATIONS; METHYL METHACRYLATE (PS PMMA); REACTION MASSES; REACTION STEPS; TOXIC SUBSTANCES;

PROCESS DESIGN;

EID: 42549139930     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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