Environmental risk assessment of a biogas station. Issue 4 (30th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Trávníček, Petr; Kotek, Luboš; Junga, Petr
• Is Part Of: Process safety progress. Volume 35:Issue 4(2016:Dec.)
• Page Start: 360
• Page End: 364
• Publication Date: 2015-11-30
• Subjects: biogas -- leakage -- aquatic system -- PROTEUS -- Environmental Accident Index; Chemical plants -- Management -- Periodicals; 660
• DOI: 10.1002/prs.11799
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1066-8527

Abstract

Abstract : This article investigates the environmental risk assessment of a biogas station, in particular an example attached to a wastewater treatment plant. Such analysis focused on assessing the environmental risk presented by leakage of liquid material from the biogas reactor into a neighboring river. The risk methodology proposed herein is based on the principle of risk assessment regarding a major incident within the petrochemical industry. The threat of environmental damage from biogas production is low, when compared with the petrochemical industry, but represents a branch of industry worthy of heightened health, safety, and risk methodologies. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog 35: 360–364, 2016