Friday 14 June 2013

The Design, Development and Scale-Up of Safe Chemical Processes and Operations



2 - 4 October 2013 • Chilworth Global, Princeton, NJ, USA

Dr Vahid Ebadat, Chilworth Technology Inc.

Dr. Swati Umbrajkar

Dr Will Watson, Scientific Update


Developing safe processes is of paramount importance to any chemical company. Exothermic chemical reactions in batch and semi- batch processes can result in serious injury to people and plant if they get out of control. Results of thermal runaways include violent loss of containment, possibly explosion and the release of flammable or toxic materials to the environment.
Employers are bound by Health & Safety legislation to ensure the safety of their employees and those outside their employment who might be affected by their activities. Chemical manufacturers must therefore be aware of all potential dangers in their processes and take steps to eliminate them. The best approach is to design safety into the process from the start.
This seminar is designed to enhance the awareness of chemists and engineers regarding hazard issues. Utilizing the expertise of the chemists and chemical engineers at Chilworth Global and Scientific Update, it will consider hazard control of new chemical processes throughout their development cycle: from early development through to full-scale production. Hazards can often be eliminated by appropriate choice of reagent or synthetic route at the R&D stage. Where this is not possible, techniques exist to quantify the hazards so that robust engineering solutions can he applied in production.

Who Should Attend?

  • R&D and Process Development Chemists, Chemical Engineers, Managers and anyone whose responsibilities include safety or risk assessment of chemical processes or building safety into chemical process scale-up.

Visit SCIENTIFIC UPDATE website for complete course information.

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