The growing scale and complexity of process industries have brought safety, health, and
environmental issues to the forefront. As a result, proactive risk reduction strategies (RRSs) …

Since the inception of inherent safety in the 1970s, impressive progress has been made in
using it to shape Friendlier Chemical Processes (FCP) which are largely characterized by …

Amide couplings are one of, if not the most common chemical reactions performed in the
pharmaceutical industry. Many amide bonds are generated with the help of highly active …

The rapid expansion of the chemical process industry necessitates an increased emphasis
on process safety. Inherently safer design strategies are one of the most reliable and robust …

The accomplishments of inherent safety in the field of loss prevention thus far are impressive
due to its scientific philosophy: reducing risks at source rather than adding engineered and …

Highlights•Offers an examination of major process accident causes.•Focus is on lessons
from Bhopal tragedy.•These lessons must not be forgotten.Major accidents happen in the …

Chemical process manufacturing is associated with risks, which cannot be eliminated.
Anyhow, controlling or minimizing of risks is possible up to a certain extent through various …

The vapor recompression (VRC) also called heat pump is widely used in the distillation to
achieve energy saving. However, considering economic performance, high compression …

Risk assessment is an accepted approach used worldwide to improve the sustainability of
either the existing process plant or the design of a new installation. In the current practices …

Over the years notable accidents have occurred in the chemical process industry thus
creating a major concern for the safeness of its operation. The disasters led to the dire …