Safety and Selectivity in the Scale-Up of Chemical Reactions

Topics: Organic Chemistry, Process Chemistry, Chemicals, Keywords: Chemical Engineering

Date: /16/17/ November 2010, Florence, Italy, Europe

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The aim of the course is to give lab chemists an understanding of the issues that need to be considered during the early stages of scale up to large laboratory scale equipment (10-20 litre vessels) / kilo lab. The course will concentrate on chemical safety and selectivity issues and include information on what safety testing equipment is available and the uses and limitations of this equipment. Attendees will learn how to identify potential problems whether they be thermal hazards or selectivity issues. Methods used by other companies for handling hazardous reagents and reactions will be described as well as alternative chemistry to circumvent these reactions and/or reagents.

Topics

Improving safety and selectivity in chemical reactions
Thermal Hazard Testing and Runaway Reactions
Solvent Selection and Solvent Effects
Oxidation and Reduction
Hazardous Reactions and Reagents
Work Up
Scaling up Chemical reactions
Case studies