Risk Assessment and Process Design, Francis Stoessel

Based on the author's many years of experience in practicing safety assessment in industry and teaching students or professionals in this area, this book presents the methods for a systematic assessment of risks and for the prevention of runaway reactions on an industrial scale.
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EPSC award for Prof. Francis Stoessel

Prof. F.Stoessel (on the right) at SWISSI Basel has received the EPSC Award 2009 for the development of the criticality classification of batch and semi-batch reactions. (left: EPSC chairman Dr. K.J. Niemitz)

EPSC award 2009

SWISSI has developed a special capsule, which can be sealed like the well known DSC high pressure crucibles . The capsules can be used for thermoanalytical tests in the Calvetcalorimeter C80 of SETARAM. The pressure is measured with a membrane on one side of the capsule simultaneously with the recording of the heat flow (patent pending).


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REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) is the new chemical regulation (1907/2006/EC), which entered into force on 1st June 2007. However, most of its Titles will apply starting June 1st 2008 when it will replace the present chemical directive (67/548/EEC).




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