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Release of hazardous substances in flood events: Damage model for atmospheric storage tanks by Landucci, Gabriele, Antonioni, Giacomo, Tugnoli, Alessandro, Cozzani, Valerio

“…The damage of storage tanks in flood events may lead to severe “natural-technological” (NaTech) accident scenarios due to the release of hazardous substances…”
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Hazard identification for innovative LNG regasification technologies by Paltrinieri, Nicola, Tugnoli, Alessandro, Cozzani, Valerio

“…Emerging risks may arise from process intensification and new scenarios due to the innovative technologies and higher potentialities of new LNG regasification…”
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Quantitative assessment of domino and NaTech scenarios in complex industrial areas by Cozzani, Valerio, Antonioni, Giacomo, Landucci, Gabriele, Tugnoli, Alessandro, Bonvicini, Sarah, Spadoni, Gigliola

“…Since the late 80s the application of quantitative risk assessment to the issue of land-use planning with respect to major accident hazards emerged as a topic…”
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Release of hazardous substances in flood events: Damage model for horizontal cylindrical vessels by Landucci, Gabriele, Necci, Amos, Antonioni, Giacomo, Tugnoli, Alessandro, Cozzani, Valerio

“…Severe accidents may be triggered by the impact of floods on process and storage equipment containing hazardous substances. The present study analyses the…”
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Vulnerability to Perforation from Shooting Attacks of Tanks Storing Hazardous Materials by Matteo Iaiani, Riccardo Sorichetti, Alessandro Tugnoli, Valerio Cozzani

“…Due to the large quantities of hazardous materials stored and processed, chemical and process plants may be attractive targets for security attacks (e.g…”
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A Systematic Methodology for the Identification of Major Accidents Induced by Malicious Manipulation of the Bpcs and the Sis in a Process Plant by Matteo Iaiani, Alessandro Tugnoli, Gabriele Landucci, Valerio Cozzani

“…Cyber-attacks aimed to interfere with the Basic Process Control System (BPCS) and the SIS (Safety Instrumented System) of industrial facilities where large…”
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Analysis of Past Cybersecurity-related Incidents in the Process Industry and the Like by Matteo Iaiani, Alessandro Tugnoli, Valeria Casson Moreno, Valerio Cozzani

“…The process industry and similar sectors are undergoing a digital transition towards higher levels of automation. This, while ensuring advantages such as…”
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Technical-economic Analysis of Processes for the Production of Levulinic Acid by Eugenio Tacchini, Valeria Casson Moreno, Alessandro Tugnoli, Valerio Cozzani

“…Nowadays most of energy supply and chemicals are produced from fossil fuels. However, environmental concerns like global warming, depletion of non-renewable…”
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Comparing Energy Efficiency for Emerging Fuel Production Technologies:3rd Generation Biodiesel Vs Methanol from Solar Power by Mariasole Cipolletta, Valeria Casson Moreno, Alessandro Tugnoli, Valerio Cozzani

“…In the last decade, microalgae cultivation has become an attractive solution for biomass valorisation. From an industrial standpoint, one important aspect is…”
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An Approach to Quantitative Sustainability Assessment in the Early Stages of Process Design by Tugnoli, Alessandro, Santarelli, Francesco, Cozzani, Valerio

“…A procedure was developed for the quantitative assessment of key performance indicators suitable for the sustainability analysis of alternative processes,…”
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Systematic Methodology for Inherent Safety Indicators Assessment of Early Design Stages of Offshore Oil Gas Projects by Anna Crivellari, Alessandro Tugnoli, Valerio Cozzani, Paolo Macini

“…Offshore oil & gas operations are one of the most hazardous upstream activities since limited space and compact geometry contribute to increase the risk of…”
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Indirect Environmental Benefits of a Variable Set-Point for HCl Emission in Waste-to-Energy Flue Gas Cleaning by Alessandro Dal Pozzo, Alessandro Tugnoli, Valerio Cozzani

“…Hydrogen chloride (HCl) is a typical contaminant generated in waste combustion, whose emission is strictly regulated. In order to cope with severe limits…”
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Physical security barriers and protection distances for Seveso sites by Alessandro Tugnoli, Matteo Iaiani, Gabriele Oliva, Ernesto Salzano, Roberto Setola, Valerio Cozzani

“…Seveso III Directive (2012/18/EU) requires operators to demonstrate that they have identified major accident hazards and scenarios, and that they have…”
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Inherently Safer Design of Carbon-Neutral Methanol Production by Anna Crivellari, Valeria Moreno, Alessandro Tugnoli, Ernesto Salzano, Sarah Bonvicini, Valerio Cozzani

“…In the present framework of global energy transition, a significant increase in the use of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels as renewable energy carriers is…”
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Escalation Scenarios Triggered by Thermal Explosions in Batch and Semi-Batch Reactors by Valeria Casson Moreno, Alessandro Tugnoli, Ernesto Salzano, Valerio Cozzani

“…In the present paper, a methodology for the determination of inherent safety distances for escalation and layout optimization has been introduced. A survey of…”
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Sustainability of cruise ship fuel systems: Comparison among LNG and diesel technologies by Iannaccone, Tommaso, Landucci, Gabriele, Tugnoli, Alessandro, Salzano, Ernesto, Cozzani, Valerio

“…Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is becoming a viable, “green” alternative to marine fuel oil for ship propulsion. The present study investigates the expected…”
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Lightweight alkali activated composites by direct foaming based on ceramic tile waste and fly ash by Masi, Giulia, Tugnoli, Alessandro, Bignozzi, Maria Chiara

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Analysis of Cybersecurity-related Incidents in the Process Industry by IAIANI, Matteo, TUGNOLI, Alessandro, BONVICINI, Sarah, COZZANI, Valerio

“…•A database of cybersecurity-related incidents in the process industry was populated•Relevance of cyber-threats is confirmed for process facilities•A…”
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Quantitative assessment of safety barrier performance in the prevention of domino scenarios triggered by fire by Landucci, Gabriele, Argenti, Francesca, Tugnoli, Alessandro, Cozzani, Valerio

“…The evolution of domino scenarios triggered by fire critically depends on the presence and the performance of safety barriers that may have the potential to…”
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A two-tier approach to the optimization of a biomass supply chain for pyrolysis processes by Paolucci, Nicoletta, Bezzo, Fabrizio, Tugnoli, Alessandro

“…The optimal supply chain configuration for biomass production on a given territory is identified by a two-tier approach, which considers both the environmental…”
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