Inherent safety of substances: Identification of accidental scenarios due to decomposition products

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-462

  Cordella, Mauro ^a   Tugnoli, Alessandro ^a   Barontini, Federica ^b   Spadoni, Gigliola ^a   Cozzani, Valerio ^a  

^a Mineraria e delle Tecnologie Ambientali   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accidental scenarios; Hazardous substances; Inherent safety; Major accident hazard; Runaway

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL SCENARIOS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INHERENT SAFETY; MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARD; RUNAWAY;

ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; HAZARDS; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MATERIALS HANDLING; PROCESS CONTROL; TOXICITY;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 67149102483     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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