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From: Stuart, Ralph <Ralph.Stuart**At_Symbol_Here**KEENE.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Lab reactors and pressure vessels
Date: Oct 16, 2017 14:11 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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> >Do any universities or departments have a policy that reactions over a certain pressure cannot be performed in a normal laboratory (fume hood) regardless of the pressure rating of the equipment?
I'm not clear if you're referring to planned high pressure processes or to emergency scenarios that result from explosions. According to Labconco, even explosion proof chemical hoods are not designed to contain explosions
http://www.labconco.com/articles/does-that-lab-really-need-an-explosion-proof-fum
rather their electrical design makes them less likely to spark one.
I don't if I ever seen a hood designed to contain an explosion inside the hood...
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
Environmental Safety Manager
Keene State College
603 358-2859
ralph.stuart**At_Symbol_Here**keene.edu
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