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Safety of Reactive Chemicals and Pyrotechnics by Tadao Yoshida, Yuji Wada, Natalie Foster, with the assistance of Bruce J. Thomson, Jinhua Peng, Yuhua Yu is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Accidents involving reactive chemicals can often be prevented, or their effects alleviated, if those handling them have a sound knowledge both of their hazardous properties and of appropriate handling methods. This book addresses this need.<p>It opens with a definition of the key technical terms and evaluation methods for hazardous materials are outlined. Chapter 2 covers accidents involving self-reactive substances, accidents occurring during chemical reactions, and accidents involving hazardous products in the event of an earthquake. In the next three chapters, methods for evaluating fire and explosion hazards of reactive substances are covered. The test methods described include DSC test using a sealed cell, impact sensitivity tests, the ignitability test, burning tests, the pyrolytic severity test, and shock sensitivity tests. Recently, the Japanese Fire Services Law was amended, requiring hazardous materials to be evaluated and classified by appropriate tests. These test methods, described in chapter 4, are related to oxidising solids, combustible solids, spontaneous ignition substances, and water-reactive substances. The final chapter gives examples of the safety assessment o

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Author
Tadao Yoshida, Yuji Wada, Natalie Foster, with the assistance of Bruce J. Thomson, Jinhua Peng, Yuhua Yu
Publisher
Academic Press, Elsevier
Published
1995
Language
EN
ISBN
9780080540689
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, Technology, Chemistry

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