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A leader in applying PSA to other parts of the chemical process industry has been the AlChf. s Center for Chemical Process Safety. A major difference between PSA for nuclear power and PSA for chemical processing has been the lack of government regulations that require risk analysis for chemical processes. A primary impetuous has been the Occupational Safety and Health Administration s (OSHA) PSM rule that defines the application of PSA to the chemical industry for ihc proteciion of the public and workers. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agcrii, . (EPA) regulates waste disposal. 

Many wastewaters from the chemical process industry contain organo-chlorine compounds which are, amongst others, responsible for the toxicity of such wastes. The electrochemical reduction of chlorine atoms from organic molecules prior to their discharge may greatly facilitate the subsequent biological treatment of toxic wastewater [290]. Schmal et al. of TNO Delft (the Netherlands) have examined the electrochemical dechlorination of eight priority... 

The chemical process industries employ many substances that contribute to air and water pollution, hazardous waste generation, soil contamination, fire and explosion risks, and the exposure of humans, animals and plants to hazardous and/or toxic substances. This article discusses which substances are hazardous and identifies the opportunities for replacing these substances with less-hazardous substitutes. 

Radioactive substances (radionuclides) are known health hazards that emit energetic waves and/or particles that can cause both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic health effects. Radionuclides pose unique threats to source water supplies and chemical processing, storage, or distribution systems because radiation emitted from radionuclides in chemical or industrial waste systems can affect individuals through several pathways by direct contact with, ingestion or inhalation of, or external exposure to, the contaminated waste stream. While radiation can occur naturally in some cases due to the decay of some minerals, intentional and nonintentional releases of... 

At harvest, the pile is leached with water and the water evaporated to obtain the niter as crystals which are then purified by recrystallizing several times. The commercial potassium nitrate of today is usually generated from the waste products of other chemical processing industries and is not considered to be Philosophical. This holds true for most of these salts we are discussing. Prior to use they must be reanimated or recharged with Fire. 

Bubble column reactors (BCR) are widely used in chemical process industries to carry out gas-liquid and gas--liquid-solid reactions, the solid suspended in the liquid phase being most frequently a finely divided catalyst (slurry reactor). The main advantages of BCR are their simple construction, the absence of any moving parts, ease of maintenance, good mass transfer and excellent heat transfer properties. These favorable properties have lead to their application in various fields production of various chemical intermediates, petroleum engineering, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, fermentations and waste water treatment. 

PVDF components are used extensively in the high purity semiconductor market (low extractible values), pulp and paper industry (chemically resistant to halogens and acids), nuclear waste processing (radiation and hot acid applications), and the general chemical processing industry (chemical and temperature applications). Fluoropolymers have also met specifications for food and pharmaceutical processing industries. 

Many industrial processes rely on effective agitation and mixing of fluids. The application of agitators cover the areas of mining, hydrometallurgy, biol-ogy, petroleum, food, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical and chemical process industry. In particular, in these industries we find typical chemical reaction engineering processes like fermentation, waste water treatment, hydrogenation, polymerization, crystallization, flue gas desulfurization, etc [65, 21]. 

To meet the energy and development demands of the 21st century, process technology in the chemical processing industries must answer the call for new products and new facilities to produce them. Additionally, continued development of chemical processes will be required to meet environmental objectives. These include the recycling, reuse and disposal of waste materials using physical chemical principles, and a host of others to protect future generations. 

Many aspects of green chemistry have been in use for years, because efficient chemical processes with minimum waste are also economically preferable, and in industry are also confined by legal controls on polluting practices, at least in some countries. 

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