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Recent safety experiences
Author(s) -
Kingsbaker C. L.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02543492
Subject(s) - extraction (chemistry) , solvent extraction , environmental science , forensic engineering , process (computing) , waste management , solvent , engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , business , chemistry , chromatography , organic chemistry , operating system
Abstract During the past few years, several oilseed solvent extraction plants have had severe explosions and fires causing death, injury and property damage. One city had part of its sewer system destroyed by a hexane explosion resulting from a solvent spill from an extraction plant into the sewer. This paper discusses a few of these incidents and how to prevent future disasters by new plant process designs, operation and safety procedures.