Estimation of chemical concentration due to fugitive emissions during chemical process design

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 173-184

  Hassim, Mimi H ^a,b   Pérez, Alberto L ^a   Hurme, Markku ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chemical concentration; Fugitive emission; Occupational exposure; Process design; Process development

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; ESTIMATION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMICAL PROCESS DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FUGITIVE EMISSIONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROCHEMICAL PROCESS; PREDICTIVE ESTIMATION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT;

PROCESS DESIGN;

EID: 80855142876     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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