Chemical Engineering

-Introduction to Safety in Chemical Industry. Definitions of safety, danger and risk. Accidents and statistical surveys. The types of process accidents. Some significant accidents (Flixborough, Seveso, Bhopal). -Substances that are hazardous to health and the environment Classification, hazardous characteristics, safety data sheet. Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (GHS CLP), REACH; Atex; Seveso Directive. -Toxicity of substances. Effects of toxic substances on biological organisms. Dose-response curves and related models; threshold limits. Industrial Hygiene: identification, assessment and control of exposure to toxic substances. Remediation of contaminated soils. -Reactivity and stability of the substances. Runaway reactions. Identification of unstable structures. Incompatibility. CHETAH Criteria. Examples of exothermic reactions of decomposition, isomerization, polymerization. -Fires and Explosions. Combustion reaction. The fire triangle, flammability limits, limiting oxygen concentration, flammability diagram, ignition sources and energies, auto-ignition temperature. Fire: ignition sources, heat dispersion from the fumes. Types of fire in industrial processes. Effects of fires on structures and people. Detonations and explosions, confined explosions, flammable vapor cloud explosions, physical explosion, airborne dust explosions. Effects of the pressure wave on people and structures. Designs to prevent fire and explosions.

Knowledge of Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Chemical Plants and Processes

D. A. Crowl e J. F. Louvar, Chemical Process Safety, Fundamentals with Applications, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, 2011 F. Stoessel, Thermal Safety of Chemical Processes: Risk Assessment and Process Design, Wiley 2008

The course includes lectures and exercises

Attendance to the course is mandatory

Oral exam

The course includes lectures and exercises

-Introduction to Safety in Chemical Industry. Definitions of safety, danger and risk. Accidents and statistical surveys. The types of process accidents. Some significant accidents (Flixborough, Seveso, Bhopal). -Substances that are hazardous to health and the environment Classification, hazardous characteristics, safety data sheet. Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (GHS CLP), REACH; Atex; Seveso Directive. -Toxicity of substances. Effects of toxic substances on biological organisms. Dose-response curves and related models; threshold limits. Industrial Hygiene: identification, assessment and control of exposure to toxic substances. Remediation of contaminated soils. -Reactivity and stability of the substances. Runaway reactions. Identification of unstable structures. Incompatibility. CHETAH Criteria. Examples of exothermic reactions of decomposition, isomerization, polymerization. -Fires and Explosions. Combustion reaction. The fire triangle, flammability limits, limiting oxygen concentration, flammability diagram, ignition sources and energies, auto-ignition temperature. Fire: ignition sources, heat dispersion from the fumes. Types of fire in industrial processes. Effects of fires on structures and people. Detonations and explosions, confined explosions, flammable vapor cloud explosions, physical explosion, airborne dust explosions. Effects of the pressure wave on people and structures. Designs to prevent fire and explosions.

Knowledge of Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Chemical Plants and Processes

D. A. Crowl e J. F. Louvar, Chemical Process Safety, Fundamentals with Applications, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, 2011 F. Stoessel, Thermal Safety of Chemical Processes: Risk Assessment and Process Design, Wiley 2008

The course includes lectures and exercises

Attendance to the course is mandatory

Oral exam

The course includes lectures and exercises