title: Guidelines for Fire Protection in Chemical, Petrochemical, and Hydrocarbon Processing Facilities
author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)
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zlib_text: FIRE AND EXPLOSION 
  HAZARDS HANDBOOK 
  OF INDUSTRIAL 
  CHEMICALS 
  Tatyana A. Davletshina 
  Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, Ph.D. 
  NOYES PUBLICATIONS 
  Westwood, New Jersey, U.S.A. 
  
  Copyright 0 1998 by Noyes Publications 
  No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in 
  any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, 
  including photocopying, recording or by any informa- 
  tion storage and retrieval system, without permission 
  in writing from the Publisher. 
  Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-22341 
  Printed in the United States 
  ISBN: 0-8155-1429-8 
  Published in the United States of America by 
  Noyes Publications 
  Fairview Avenue, Westwood, New Jersey 07675 
  10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 
  Davletshina, Tatyana. 
  Fire and explosion hazards handbook of industrial chemicals / by 
  Tatyana k Davletshina, Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff. 
  Includes bibliographical references and index. 
  1. Chemicals--Safety 
  measures. 2. Chemicals--Fires and fire 
  p