Preliminary Program subject to change
12000 Safety in Design and Operation - Pilot Plants and Unit Operation Labs: I I
OverviewMost Pilot Plants and University Unit Operations Labs involve the use of hazardous chemicals (flammable and reactive liquids, combustible solids, etc.) and hazardous processes (high pressure hydrogenation, nitration, etc.). This session invites papers addressing design methods and operating procedures used in Pilot Plant and University Unit Operations Lab (including the Chem-E Car competition). These can address items such as safe handling of hazardous chemicals, safe procedures for various unit operations and unit processes, design of reaction systems, and other topics relevant to process hazards encountered in these specialized operations. The session would welcome papers dealing with integration of safety in all phases of a Pilot Plant and University Unit Operations Lab operation cycle. Phases would include Design, Engineering and Construction, Startup, Operations, Decommissioning, and Demolition.
Primary SponsorProcess Development Division (12)

Chair

John Corn
Instructor/Consultant
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Ohio State University
416 Koffolt Lab, 140 W. 19th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone Number: 614-688-8254
Fax Number: 641-292-3769
Email: corn.28@osu.edu

CoChair

Dennis Hendershot
Rohm and Haas Co.
3100 State Road
Croydon, PA 19021
Phone Number: 215-785-7243
Fax Number: 215-785-7077
Email: DHendershot@rohmhaas.com

CoChair

Salma Saddawi, Special, Profess
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of Notre Dame
182 Fitzpatrick Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637
Phone Number: 574-631-3324
Email: ssaddawi@nd.edu
Using Teamwork and Case Studies in-Class to Teach Chemical Engineering Safety
Marina Miletic, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 206 Roger Adams Lab, Urbana, IL 61801
Reactives, Explosives and Other Hazardous Materials: Avoiding the Big Bang
Lisa Bognar Phillips, Risk Management and Safety, University of Notre Dame, 636 Grace Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Pilot Plant Reactive Chemistry Incidents: Case Studies and Prevention
Dennis Hendershot, Rohm and Haas Co., 3100 State Road, Croydon, PA 19021 and Albert I. Ness, Rohm and Haas Company, Croydon, PA 19021
Implementation of Process Safety Standards in an R&D Environment
Theodore Wells, Research and Development, Basell USA, 912 Appleton Road, Elkton, MD 21921 and Richard Fezza, Research & Development, Basell USA, 912 Appleton Road, Elkton, MD 21921
The Battle of Safety Vs Non-Conductive Solvents and Non-Conductive Equipment
Robert J. Prytko, Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sepracor, Inc., 84 Waterford Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752
Runaway Reaction ; Validating a Less Overestimating Vent Sizing Method
Luc Vechot1, Jean Pierre Bigot1, Marc Kazmierczak2 and Patricia Vicot2, (1)Centre des Sciences des Processus Industriels et Naturels (SPIN), École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne, 158 cours Fauriel, Saint-Etienne, France, (2)Laboratoire d'Evaluation des Matières Dangereuses, Direction de la Certification, Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS), Parc Alata, BP2, Verneuil en Halatte, France

Process Development Division