(S)-Nitroxycarnitine nitrate production from (S)-carnitine by using acetic anhydride/nitric acid/acetic acid mixtures: Safety assessment

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Andreozzi, R ^a   Caprio, V ^a   Castagnani, R ^b   Marotta, R ^a   Sanchirico, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Biosint SpA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adiabatic; Carnitine; Esterification; Kinetic; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACETIC ACID; CALORIMETRY; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; EXPLOSIVES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MIXTURES; NITRIC ACID; REACTION KINETICS;

ADIABATIC; CARNITINE; KINETIC PARAMETERS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; CARNITINE; NITRIC ACID; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROXYCARNITINE NITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG DERIVATIVE; NITRATE;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; ESTERIFICATION; EXPLOSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYPOTHESIS; KINETICS; PARAMETER; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMICS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; SAFETY; SYNTHESIS;

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ANHYDRIDES; CALORIMETRY; CARNITINE; ESTERIFICATION; EXPLOSIONS; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITRATES; NITRIC ACID; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 4444361636     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2004.04.020     Document Type: Article

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