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Hazard identification analysis of a hydrogen plant
Author(s) -
Brown A. E. P.,
Buchier P. M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
process safety progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1547-5913
pISSN - 1066-8527
DOI - 10.1002/prs.680180309
Subject(s) - hazard and operability study , hazard analysis , process safety , waste management , hazard , process (computing) , engineering , effluent , environmental science , process safety management , identification (biology) , risk analysis (engineering) , forensic engineering , process engineering , chemical plant , reliability engineering , computer science , environmental engineering , chemistry , business , hazardous waste , botany , operability , organic chemistry , biology , operating system
Process risk analysis is used in industrial activities to diminish accident potential by the application of prevention or protection techniques to improve process safety. For this purpose, Preliminary Hazard Analysis and HAZOP have been applied to a hydrogen gaseous effluent treatment and purification plant. This plant recovers contaminated gaseous effluent hydrogen from a metallurgical iron powder reduction furnace. Purified hydrogen is recycled to the process. The process safety studies included hazard identification and consequences to materials, equipment and people. The study proposed specific process safety measures and future additional process safety studies.