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creators_name: Athar, M.
creators_name: Shariff, A.M.
creators_name: Buang, A.
creators_name: Nazir, S.
creators_name: Hermansyah, H.
creators_name: See, T.L.
title: Process equipment common attributes for inherently safer process design at preliminary design stage
ispublished: pub
keywords: Acetone; Chemical hazards; Indexing (of information); Plant layout; Process design; Risk assessment, Inherent safety; Inherently safer process; Inventory; Preliminary design; Pro-active approach; Process equipments; Production process; Sustainable process, Design
note: cited By 16
abstract: Hazards associated with chemical processes can lead to accidents and require therefore proper management. An inherent safety strategy is a proactive approach to serve this purpose, one capable of minimizing hazards whilst offering sustainable process design. Current inherent safety techniques are limited to comparing process routes and selecting safer one using the process parameters, whereas process equipment characteristics are rarely scrutinized. Therefore, this paper consolidates a new technique that integrates the mutually shared attributes of process equipment, in order to offer inherently safer process design at the preliminary design stage. Inherent safety assessment for process equipment (ISAPE)consists of an indexing procedure, followed by risk assessment. The indexing procedure can highlight the critical process equipment, which can be further studied through risk assessment. When the risk is beyond acceptable threshold and must be minimized, inherent safety concepts are implemented, leading towards inherently safer process design. The complete ISAPE technique is exhibited through the case study of the acetone production process. In this case study, various ISD options have been applied to the critical process equipment, identified through the proposed indexing; the options have then been compared to select the best one. The method is easy to use, and as such, it is suitable to be put into practice by design engineers at the preliminary design stage. © 2019 Institution of Chemical Engineers
date: 2019
publisher: Institution of Chemical Engineers
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85066303465&doi=10.1016%2fj.psep.2019.05.033&partnerID=40&md5=8369c7583b53dd1f6b85cd438ac8a056
id_number: 10.1016/j.psep.2019.05.033
full_text_status: none
publication: Process Safety and Environmental Protection
volume: 128
pagerange: 14-29
refereed: TRUE
issn: 09575820
citation:   Athar, M. and Shariff, A.M. and Buang, A. and Nazir, S. and Hermansyah, H. and See, T.L.  (2019) Process equipment common attributes for inherently safer process design at preliminary design stage.  Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 128.  pp. 14-29.  ISSN 09575820