Ignition and explosion risks of nanopowders

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 181, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 873-880

  Bouillard, J ^a   Vignes, A ^a   Dufaud, O ^b   Perrin, L ^b   Thomas, D ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Carbon blacks; Carbon nanotube; Explosion; Ignition; Nanopowders

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM; ANALYTICAL MODEL; CARBON NANOPOWDERS; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; COMBUSTION DATA; COMBUSTION REGIME; DIFFUSION CONTROLLED; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; EXPLOSION RISK; EXPLOSIVITY; HIGH POTENTIAL; IGNITION TEMPERATURES; LARGE-SIZE PARTICLES; MANUFACTURING FACILITY; METALLIC MATERIAL; MINIMUM IGNITION ENERGY; MINIMUM IGNITION TEMPERATURE; NANO POWDERS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; SMALL SIZE PARTICLES;

ALUMINUM; CARBON NANOTUBES; EXPLOSIONS; IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NITRATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

EXPLOSIVES;

ALUMINUM; CARBON NANOTUBE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOPARTICLE; NANOPOWDER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBON; METAL; POWDER;

ALUMINUM; CARBON; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPLOSIVE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY YIELD; EXPLOSION RISK; MINIMAL EXPLOSIVE CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM IGNITION ENERGY; MINIMUM IGNITION TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; EXPLOSION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CARBON; EXPLOSIONS; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERS; RISK; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77954542574     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.05.094     Document Type: Article

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