Experimental strategies for the identification of substances formed in the loss of control of chemical industrial processes

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407-422

  Barontini, Federica ^a   Zanelli, Severino ^a   Cozzani, Valerio ^b   Gigante, Lucia ^c   Lunghi, Angelo ^c   Rota, Renato ^d   Cardillo, Paolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Mineraria e delle Tecnologie Ambientali   (Italy)

^c Stazione Sperimentale per i Combustibili   (Italy)

^d POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analysis of decomposition products; Experimental protocols; Hazardous substances; Hyphenated techniques; Major accident hazards; Runaway reactions

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; DECOMPOSITION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; PROCESS CONTROL;

EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; HYPHENATED TECHNIQUES; MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS; RUNAWAY REACTIONS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; DECOMPOSITION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 44149096458     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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