Hazards and Operability Review

HAZOP on Laboratory Experiment on Acetic Anhydride Reactor System

Project Name:
Process:
Section: Reactor
Item
1A

Study Node
Reactor Feed

Process
Parameters
Flow

Deviations
(Guide Words)
No

Possible Causes
1. No stock in tanks

2. Feed line is plugged.

3. Feed line is cut.

4. All feed valves are closed.

1B

More

1. Rotameters are miscalibrated.

2. Throtling valves V1-V5 cannot be shut or throttled, leading to higher flow.

3. Addition of fresh stock to feed tanks resulting in higher level and higher
gravity flow.

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HAZOP on Laboratory Experiment on Acetic Anhydride Reactor System

Project Name:
Process:
Section: Reactor
Item

1C

Study Node

Process
Parameters

Deviations
(Guide Words)

Possible Causes

Less

1. Partially plugged feed line.

No

2. Leaking feed lines

3. Valve V-3 opened, leading to leakage of reactants

1D

As well as

1. Contamination of feed stock reactants.

1E

Reverse

1. Not possible - gravity feed system.

1F

Other than

1. Wrong material place in feed tank.

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Posible Consequences
Action Required
Assigned To:
1. No feed and therefore no reaction 1. Operator must check prior to start up to insure DAC
proper feed quantities check pre start upvcheck
list.

2. No feed and therefore no reaction 2. Update maintenance procedure

JPL

3. No feed and therefore no reaction . 3. Update maintenance rocedures. Insure that

JPL
Possible spill of feed materials.
spill contamination, spill kils, and proper cleanup PPE is available.
4. No feed and therefore no reaction. 4. Update start-up procedure so tahat valves are DAC
closed prior to start-up.

1. High reacted feed. High reaction

rate. High temperature in reactor.
Improper conversion to product.

1. Update calibration procedure. Add iltem to re- DAC

startup check list to check for recent calibration.

2. Same as 1.

3. Valves must be of the correct types, materials JFI

of construction and property maintained. Check
type, construction and maintainance.

3. Same as 1.

3. Update procedure and main operator and feed DAC

stock charging procedure.

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Action Required

Assigned To:

Reference Drawing:
Posible Consequences

1. Less feed and less reaction.

Improper product conversion.

3. Check pre-start-up checklist to insure that this DAC

valve is closed. Insure that spill containment,
spill kits, and proper clean-up PPE is available.

2. Spill of reactants. Less feed to

2. Update maintenance procedures. Insure that DAC
reactor, improper reactor conversion spill containment, spill kits, nod proper clean-up
PPE is available
3. Possible spill of reactants from
sample line. Less feed to reactor,
improper reactor conversion

3. Check pre-start-up checklist to insure that this DAC

valve is closed. Insure that spill containment,
spill kits, and proper clean-up PPE is available

1. Possible side reactions, unknown 1. Stock feed materials must be checked prior to JFL
chemical exposures, contamination usage.
of product.

1. No consequence.

1. No action.

1. Unknown and potentially severe 1. Feed materials must be carefully checked prior JFL
consequence. Possible toxic
to operation to insure they are the proper
contamination, runaway reaction, etc. materials. Check pre-start-up checklist

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HAZOP on Laboratory Experiment on Acetic Anhydride Reactor Syste

Project Name:
Process:
Section: Reactor
Item
1C

Study Node
Reactor Feed

Process
Deviations
Parameters (Guide Words)
Flow

No

1D

As well as

1E

Reverse

1F

Other than

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OP on Laboratory Experiment on Acetic Anhydride Reactor System

Possible Causes
2. Leaking feed lines

3. Valve V-3 opened, leading to leakage of reactants

1. Contamination of feed stock reactants.

1. Not possible - gravity feed system.

1. Wrong material place in feed tank.

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Date: May 05,2015

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Reference Drawing:

Completed:
No Action:
Reply Date:

Posible Consequences
2. Spill of reactants. Less feed to
reactor, improper reactor conversion

3. Possible spill of reactants from

sample line. Less feed to reactor,
improper reactor conversion

Action Required
Assigned To:
2. Update maintenance procedures. Insure that DAC
spill containment, spill kits, nod proper cleanup PPE is available
3. Check pre-start-up checklist to insure that
this valve is closed. Insure that spill
containment, spill kits, and proper clean-up
PPE is available

DAC

1. Possible side reactions, unknown

1. Stock feed materials must be checked prior JFL
chemical exposures, contamination of to usage.
product.

1. No consequence.

1. No action.

1. Unknown and potentially severe

consequence. Possible toxic
contamination, runaway reaction, etc.

1. Feed materials must be carefully checked JFL

prior to operation to insure they are the proper
materials. Check pre-start-up checklist