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SAFETY ISSUES IN BIOFUEL

Submitted by Kii Cajetan Barisi on

getting fuel from plants seems like a great proposition originally. It reduces dependence on foreign oil, and it doesn't produce the greenhouse gases that cause global warming â€" at least that's what advocates claim. But biofuels are not without their critics.

Some recent research suggests bio fuels could have a greater environmental impact â€" biodiversity loss, destruction of farmland, and the energy necessary to produce them, for example than burning fossil fuels, reports The Guardian, a British daily.

Topic 23: Implication of the offshore industry toward "zero harmful discharge"

Submitted by Patricia Fleitas on

Current situation in the North Sea, impacts of dissolved subtances to the environment, new legislation and how the industry will be prepare to the new challenge. What is the current situation in your own country?

Determination of Representative Volume Element (RVE) based on Microstructure

Submitted by Siddiq Qidwai on

Estimating the response of polycrystalline materials using sets of weighted statistical volume elements

Siddiq M. Qidwai, David M. Turner, Stephen R. Niezgoda, Alexis C. Lewis, Andrew B. Geltmacher, David J. Rowenhorst, Surya R. Kalidindi

Acta Materialia, 60, 5284–5299, 2012; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2012.06.026 

Topic 22: THE ROLE OF SAFETY IN VIEW OF WORLD ENERGY FORECAST: STRIKING A FUTURE BALANCE

Submitted by Ikechukwu Onyegiri on

In the age at which we live, no doubt energy controls the world. Loads of effort and assistance has gone into the development of technologies to meet the world's demand for energy and in the light of this we should ask ourselves this question "Is this uprise going to compromise the safety standards on ground?". Man all through history has been known to always find a way at all cost to solve problems even though most point to economical reasons.

Topic 21: Safety Integrity Level (SIL) of a system is important. What are the methods in place to assess the SIL of any system?

Submitted by c.ejimuda on

Safety Integrity level is very vital in setting up a performance standards for Safety critical elements (SCEs). Highlight proven methods in place for assessing any system's integrity.

Two Ph.D. positions on the synthesis, characterization, and modeling of energy-storage materials with nanostructures

Submitted by Gang Feng on

Two doctoral (Ph.D.) research assistant (RA) student positions are available on the synthesis, characterization, and modeling of high performance energy-storage materials with nanostructures.

Topic 19: TEXAS CITY FIRE DISASTER, 16th APRIL, 1947.

Submitted by Ezenwa Udoha on

16th
April, 1947, remains a day that can never be forgotten easily in the history of
the United States. When a French cargo (SS Grand camp) that was loaded with
2300 tons of Ammonium Nitrate and ammunition exploded shortly after the engine
room was gut by fire.
The
explosion climaxed and 14 hours later exploded the second ship (SS High Flyer, heavily loaded with
Ammonium Nitrate) that was anchored adjacent the SS Grand Camp. The chain