Article
Engineering, Chemical
Jeffrey D. Marx, Benjamin Ishii
Summary: One of the core elements of fire protection for petrochemical processing plants is passive fire protection (PFP). The selection and application of fireproofing, addressed in API RP 2218, is based on qualitative and quantitative risk assessments. By evaluating fire exposures using quantitative risk analysis tools, PFP can be placed in the most vulnerable areas to effectively protect the infrastructure.
PROCESS SAFETY PROGRESS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
K. G. V. K. De Silva, M. Y. Gunasekera, A. A. P. De Alwis
Summary: This paper proposes a risk informed decision-making framework, named the Upper Bound FN curve method, for siting Major Accident Hazard Installations in Sri Lanka. Generic failure rate data are used due to the lack of country specific data. FN curves are derived for each process node using different failure rate data sets. The worst case FN curves for each process node are identified and called the Upper Bound FN Curves. A composite FN curve is developed and compared against the country specific risk acceptance criterion line. Further safety barriers are introduced if the risk is not acceptable, and safety distances are determined using a scaling factor called the relative risk reduction factor (RRRF). The methodology is applied in a case study of liquefied propane storage tank.
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Jinxian Weng, Xiafan Gan, Zheyu Zhang
Summary: This study develops a quantitative risk assessment (QRA) model for evaluating hazmat transportation accident risk, combining the frequency and consequence of possible accident scenarios. The model utilizes an event tree to identify various factors contributing to accidents, and presents a mathematical model to evaluate the quantitative consequence in terms of fatalities. A case study using Shanghai's hazmat transportation data confirms the model's capability in assessing hazmat transportation accident risk.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Vincenzo Caratozzolo, Alessio Misuri, Valerio Cozzani
Summary: This study fills the gap in current equipment vulnerability models by proposing a generalized vulnerability model applicable to the chemical and process industry. The model allows for the assessment of structural damage caused by floods and includes a screening method to identify the most vulnerable equipment.
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Youlong Chen, Zhenming Sun, Yunbing Hou, Dong Gao, Zhongxue Li
Summary: This article focuses on the production safety of electrolytic aluminum industry in China and proposes a two-dimensional hazard classification method and an evidence-based hazard identification framework. It also constructs a process-oriented hazard evolution and risk control method system.
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fang Zou, Erzhuo Che, Meiqin Long
Summary: This study established different hazard indexes to comprehensively and quantitatively express the risks of geohazards, and introduced human factors and anthropogenic activities into geohazard evaluation. The study's findings include the comprehensive expression of location, frequency, and intensity of geohazards, accurate identification of high incidence and high intensity areas, and inconsistent spatial distribution of high-risk areas. The hazard indexes developed in this work have the potential to increase comprehensive geohazard risk identification while providing scientific support for hazard prevention and mitigation.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Geetanjli Rani, Nihal Anwar Siddiqui, Monika Yadav, Shariq Ansari
Summary: In the era of rapid urbanisation in India, there is an increasing number of fire accidents leading to significant loss of life and property. This paper demonstrates a complex spatial identification and simplification analysis of a study area in India, using a hierarchical integrated spatial risk assessment approach. The study aims to understand the chain of events that transform a fire accident into a spatial risk, and proposes a Fire Information System (FIS) based on a hierarchical integrated spatial risk assessment model of fire hazard.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Rocco di Filippo, Luca Possidente, Nicola Tondini, Oreste S. Bursi
Summary: With the increasing importance of environmental sustainability, the energy consumption of buildings, especially the thermal regulation of interior spaces, has received greater attention. To reduce energy needs, thermal insulation is highly effective, leading to the introduction or revision of national policies to increase minimum insulation requirements. However, the majority of thermal insulation materials are plastic-based, which have been found to worsen fire consequences. Therefore, the optimization problem of balancing fire safety and energy performance has become a subject of recent research, with a focus on a quantitative approach using probabilistic methods and damage-to-impact conversion.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Chao-Yuan Lin, Pei-Ying Shieh, Shao-Wei Wu, Po-Cheng Wang, Yung-Chau Chen
Summary: This research uses big data to establish a risk model for the spatio-temporal distribution of wildfires, improving the accuracy of identifying wildfire locations and enabling the formulation of effective disaster prevention strategies.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dorota Brzezinska, Paul Bryant
Summary: The concept of fire strategies evaluation for industrial fire safety assessments, along with a methodology dedicated to sustainable building fire safety level simulations, is introduced in this paper. National fire safety enforcement agencies are responsible for evaluating and approving advanced and specialist fire strategies in a growing field of fire safety engineering and performance-based techniques.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Han Li, Xi Peng, Jiayi Li, Lei Li, Dan Hu, Yingling Xiang, Linpei Han, Zhonghui Xu
Summary: This study investigates the physical properties and fire resistance of wollastonite-metakaolin-based geopolymer foams (WMGFs), revealing that the addition of wollastonite significantly improves both compressive and flexural strengths, as well as influences foaming process and thermal conductivity. The results show that wollastonite-reinforced geopolymer foams exhibit extraordinary mechanical strength and fire resistance, with the reduction in thermal conductivity having no negative impact on fire protection.
Article
Forestry
Luis Santos, Vasco Lopes, Cecilia Baptista
Summary: Wildfires as a new climate change reality require the consideration of various factors for prevention strategies. The Modernized Dynamic Ignition Risk (MDIR) strategy, supported by open-source satellite imagery, accurately identifies high ignition risk areas and achieves a high success rate in predicting ignitions.
Article
Ergonomics
Kai Yan, Yanhui Wang, Limin Jia, Wenhao Wang, Shengli Liu, Yanbin Geng
Summary: This paper develops a content-aware corpus-based model for the analysis of marine accidents, aiming to mine accident semantic features. By combining accident data, expert prior knowledge, and semi-automated natural language processing (NLP) technology, a general research framework is established. The results show that the proposed model accurately and quickly extracts hazards, accident causes, and scenarios from the accident reports, and performs semantic analysis to extend the accident causation theory.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Matteo Iaiani, Alessandro Tugnoli, Sarah Bonvicini, Valerio Cozzani
Summary: The security threats on industrial automated control systems are a growing concern, particularly for facilities handling hazardous substances. There is a lack of procedures to assess the link between malicious manipulations of safety and control systems and major accidents, requiring new methodologies to address these issues.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Oliver E. J. Wing, William Lehman, Paul D. Bates, Christopher C. Sampson, Niall Quinn, Andrew M. Smith, Jeffrey C. Neal, Jeremy R. Porter, Carolyn Kousky
Summary: Current flood risk mapping fails to account for increasing threat under climate change. Incorporating new inundation modelling, this study shows a significant increase in US flood risk by 2050 due to climate change alone. The findings highlight the disproportionate burden faced by less advantaged communities and emphasize the need for adaptation and mitigation measures to address these risks.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Alessandro Dal Pozzo, Raffaela Moricone, Alessandro Tugnoli, Valerio Cozzani
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Alessandro Dal Pozzo, Lorenza Carabba, Maria Chiara Bignozzi, Alessandro Tugnoli
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2019)
Article
Thermodynamics
Alessandro Tugnoli, Raffaela Moricone, Giordano Emrys Scarponi, Valerio Cozzani
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Semih Oguzcan, Alessandro Tugnoli, Jolanta Dvarioniene
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Valeria Casson Moreno, Giuseppina Iervolino, Alessandro Tugnoli, Valerio Cozzani
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tommaso Iannaccone, Gabriele Landucci, Alessandro Tugnoli, Ernesto Salzano, Valerio Cozzani
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Matteo Iaiani, Alessandro Tugnoli, Sarah Bonvicini, Valerio Cozzani
Summary: This study investigates cybersecurity-related incidents in the process industry and similar industrial sectors, aiming to provide a clear picture of the impact of cyber-attacks on automated control systems and to draw lessons from past events.
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Matteo Iaiani, Valeria Casson Moreno, Genserik Reniers, Alessandro Tugnoli, Valerio Cozzani
Summary: The study applied a variety of analytical techniques to analyze security-related events in the process industry, revealing correlations between security threats and industrial sectors, and offering insights into various security issues in process industries. Vandalism and theft were found to be related to the transportation of hazardous substances and pipelines, while cyber-attacks and explosives were common attack modes in chemical and petrochemical sites.
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Matteo Iaiani, Alessandro Tugnoli, Sarah Bonvicini, Valerio Cozzani
Summary: The security threats on industrial automated control systems are a growing concern, particularly for facilities handling hazardous substances. There is a lack of procedures to assess the link between malicious manipulations of safety and control systems and major accidents, requiring new methodologies to address these issues.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Anna Crivellari, Sarah Bonvicini, Alessandro Tugnoli, Valerio Cozzani
Summary: This study aims to provide a systematic approach for assessing the hazard profile of different process designs in offshore oil & gas production facilities, and presents a novel ranking methodology for selecting inherently safer solutions. By utilizing a multi-criteria Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) based method, a comprehensive evaluation of the safety profile of offshore oil & gas production systems is achieved.
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Anna Crivellari, Sarah Bonvicini, Alessandro Tugnoli, Valerio Cozzani
Summary: The study proposes a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to quantitatively assess the potential environmental contamination of on-surface oil spills from offshore oil and gas installations, supporting the prioritization of spill scenarios for further detailed Environmental Risk Assessment studies.
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Matteo Iaiani, Alessandro Tugnoli, Paolo Macini, Valerio Cozzani
Summary: Intentional acts of manipulating the BPCS and SIS systems, whether through cyber or physical means, can have severe consequences for industrial facilities, resulting in interruptions to productivity and significant economic losses.
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Alessandro Tugnolr, Giordano Emrys Scarponi, Giacomo Antonioni, Valerio Cozzani
Summary: This study proposes a step-by-step approach for assessing domino risk indices due to fragment projection, building on existing sub-models for quantitative assessment and supporting quantification and automation of escalation risk triggered by fragment impact.
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2022)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Information Systems
Giacomo Assenza, Valerio Cozzani, Francesco Flammini, Nadezhda Gotcheva, Tommy Gustafsson, Anders Hansson, Jouko Heikkila, Matteo Iaiani, Sokratis Katsikas, Minna Nissila, Gabriele Oliva, Eleni Richter, Maaike Roelofs, Mehdi Saman Azari, Roberto Setola, Wouter Stejin, Alessandro Tugnoli, Dolf Vanderbeek, Lars Westerdahl, Marja Ylonen, Heather Young
CRITICAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURES SECURITY (CRITIS 2019)
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Semih Oguzcan, Alessandro Tugnoli, Daina Kliaugaite, Jolanta Dvarioniene
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Shun-Shun Chen, Xu-Xiu Chen, Tian-Yu Yang, Li Chen, Zheng Guo, Xing-Jiu Huang
Summary: A temperature-modulated sensing strategy was proposed to identify and determine BTEX compounds. Highly effective identification of BTEX was achieved using linear discrimination and convolutional neural network analyses. Additionally, quantitative analysis of concentration was accomplished by establishing the relationship between concentration and response.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Myungkyung Noh, Jeong Yeon Sim, Jisung Kim, Jee Hwan Ahn, Hye-Young Min, Jong-Uk Lee, Jong-Sook Park, Ji Yun Jeong, Jae Young Lee, Shin Yup Lee, Hyo-Jong Lee, Choon-Sik Park, Ho-Young Lee
Summary: This study reveals that chronic exposure to PM induces chronic inflammation and development of COPD by dysregulating NAD+ metabolism and subsequent SIRT1 deficiency in pulmonary macrophages. Activation of SIRT1 by resveratrol effectively mitigates PM-induced inflammation and COPD development. Targeting metabolic and epigenetic reprogramming in macrophages induced by PM is a promising strategy for COPD treatment.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yu Liu, Linlin Qin, Yiming Qin, Tong Yang, Haoran Lu, Yulong Liu, Qiqi Zhang, Wenyan Liang
Summary: Co/NC/PAC electrode was prepared by compounding ZIF-67 with powder-activated carbon for the electrocatalytic treatment of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds. The degradation efficiency of the four compounds reached 90.2-93.7% under optimal conditions, and the degradation order was pyridazine < pyrimidine < pyrazine < pyridine.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Julien Couturier, Pierre Tamba Oulare, Blanche Collin, Claire Lallemand, Isabelle Kieffer, Julien Longerey, Perrine Chaurand, Jerome Rose, Daniel Borschneck, Bernard Angeletti, Steven Criquet, Renaud Podor, Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Guilhem Arrachart, Clement Levard
Summary: This study analyzes the properties of bauxite residue samples and explores the influence of bauxite ore origin, storage conditions, and storage time. The results show that the speciation of yttrium is related to the origin of bauxite ore, while no significant variation was observed with storage conditions or aging of the residues.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Sakthinarenderan Saikumar, Ravi Mani, Mirunalini Ganesan, Inbakandan Dhinakarasamy, Thavamani Palanisami, Dharani Gopal
Summary: Microplastic contamination in marine ecosystems poses a growing concern due to its trophic transfer and negative effects on marine organisms. This study investigates the transfer and impacts of polystyrene microplastics in an estuarine food chain. The results show that microplastics can be transferred through the food chain, although the transfer rates are low. The exposed organisms exhibit stress responses, suggesting the potential risk of microplastics reaching humans through the food chain.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Yan-Jiao Li, Ying Yuan, Wen-Bing Tan, Bei-Dou Xi, Hui Wang, Kun-Long Hui, Jia-Bao Chen, Yi-Fan Zhang, Lian-Feng Wang, Ren-Fei Li
Summary: This review investigated and analyzed the distribution, composition, and abundance of heavy metals and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in landfill. The results showed that heavy metals have lasting effects on ARGs, and complexes of heavy metals and organic matter are common in landfill. This study provides a new basis to better understand the horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of ARGs in landfill.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jessy Joseph, Ari Vaisanen, Ajay B. Patil, Manu Lahtinen
Summary: Efficient and environmentally friendly porous hybrid adsorbent beads have been developed for the removal of arsenic from drinking water. The structural tuning of the adsorbents has been shown to have a significant impact on their adsorption performance, with high crystallinity leading to increased adsorption capacity and selectivity towards As5+.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yangyang Liu, Minhua Xiao, Kaiqin Huang, Juntao Cui, Hongli Liu, Yingxin Yu, Shengtao Ma, Xihong Liu, Meiqing Lin
Summary: This study measured the levels of phthalate metabolites in breast milk collected from mothers in southern China. The results showed that phthalates are still prevalent in the region, and breastfeeding contributes to phthalate intake in infants. However, the levels detected do not pose significant health risks to infants based on dietary exposure. The increasing exposure to certain phthalates calls for further research into their sources and potential risks.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhiqiang Wu, Jianxing Sun, Liting Xu, Hongbo Zhou, Haina Cheng, Zhu Chen, Yuguang Wang, Jichao Yang
Summary: Ocean depth affects microbial diversity, composition, and co-occurrence patterns of microplastic microbial communities. Deterministic processes dominate the assembly of mesopelagic plastisphere microbial communities, while stochastic processes shape the assembly of bathypelagic microbial communities. The relationships between microorganisms in the mesopelagic layer are more complex and stable, with Proteobacteria and Actinobacteriota playing important roles.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Tingting Xiao, Renjie Chen, Chen Cai, Shijie Yuan, Xiaohu Dai, Bin Dong, Zuxin Xu
Summary: Based on the efficiency of catalytic ozonation techniques in enhancing sludge dewaterability, this study investigated its effectiveness in simultaneous reduction of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes. The results showed that catalytic ozonation conditioning changed the distribution of antibiotics and achieved high degradation rates. It also significantly reduced the abundance of ARGs, inhibited horizontal gene transfer, and decreased the signal transduction of typical ARGs host bacteria.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yang Deng, Xiaohong Guan
Summary: This article discusses two different development approaches for ferrate(VI) technology in water treatment, arguing that process integration is a promising method that can drive technological innovation and revolution in water treatment, achieving higher treatment efficiency, reduced costs and energy consumption, and a smaller physical footprint.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhe Zhang, Lu Zhang, Zhihao Huang, Yuxin Xu, Qingqing Zhao, Hongju Wang, Meiqing Shi, Xiangnan Li, Kai Jiang, Dapeng Wu
Summary: In this study, a floating catalytic foam was designed and prepared to enhance the mass transfer in immobilized photocatalysts for wastewater treatment. The floating catalytic foam could float on the water surface and establish a temperature gradient, effectively promoting the diffusion and adsorption of target molecules during the photocatalytic process.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Muhammad Nafees, Adiba Khan Sehrish, Sarah Owdah Alomrani, Linlin Qiu, Aasim Saeed, Shoaib Ahmad, Shafaqat Ali, Hongyan Guo
Summary: The accumulation of cadmium and antibiotics in edible plants and fertile soil is a worldwide problem. This study investigated the potential of zinc oxide nanoparticles to alleviate the toxicity of both cadmium and antibiotics and promote spinach growth.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Lurui Wan, Kai Wang, Yuan Chen, Zhiyong Xu, Wenbo Zhao
Summary: In this study, a low viscosity and high thermal stability SO2 absorbent with dual interacting sites was successfully synthesized. The absorbent showed the highest absorption enthalpy change and entropy change values among reported SO2 absorbents, and exhibited lower viscosity and comparable thermal stability to ILs.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhengwei Zhou, Guojie Ye, Yang Zong, Zhenyu Zhao, Deli Wu
Summary: This study utilized Mo powder and STPP to enhance the performance of the sodium percarbonate system in pollutant degradation. The presence of Mo and STPP resulted in a higher degradation rate of the model pollutant SMX, with low oxidant consumption. The system generated multiple active species through a series of chain reactions at different pH values, exhibiting excellent performance towards electron-rich pollutants. Furthermore, Mo demonstrated excellent stability and reusability.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2024)
