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Runaway: Explosion at T2 Laboratories

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On December 19, 2007, a runaway chemical reaction during the production of a gasoline additive destroyed T2 Laboratories in Jacksonville, Florida, killing four people and injuring 32 others. The blast, equivalent to about 1400 pounds of TNT, damaged buildings and injured office workers hundreds of feet away.

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167 serious accidents involving uncontrolled chemical reactions between 1980 and 2001

T2 developed its MCMT process using a one-liter reactor

Identify and thoroughly evaluate reactive hazards in their processes

Implement appropriate emergency pressure relief systems and other design safeguards

Develop effective operating procedures and training programs

Multiple sources of information are available on how to control reactive hazards

Runaway: Explosion at T2 Laboratories

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On December 19, 2007, a runaway chemical reaction during the production of a gasoline additive destroyed T2 Laboratories in Jacksonville, Florida, killing four people and injuring 32 others. The blast, equivalent to about 1400 pounds of TNT, damaged buildings and injured office workers hundreds of feet away.

167 serious accidents involving uncontrolled chemical reactions between 1980 and 2001

T2 developed its MCMT process using a one-liter reactor

Identify and thoroughly evaluate reactive hazards in their processes

Implement appropriate emergency pressure relief systems and other design safeguards

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