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Investigation of accidental explosion of raw garbage composting system

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In November 2003 an explosion occurred at a shopping center in a room where organic waste including raw garbage is treated. Eleven people were injured including firefighters on duty and the explosion destroyed the walls of the room. To obtain a better understanding of self-heating and gas evolution processes thermal analysis, gas products analysis, spontaneous ignition test and bacterial analysis were carried out. Based on the experimental results accident scenario was investigated and it was considered that the flammable gases generated during a self-heating and combustion in a fermentation tank caused the gas explosion.

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  1. Department of Safety Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan, 240-8501, Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku

    Miyake A.

  2. Research Institute of Industrial Technology of Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa, Japan, 243-0435, Shimo-Imaizumi, Ebina

    Wakakura M. & Uchida T.

  3. Department of International Agriculture Development, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan, 156-8502, Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku

    Ushikubo A.

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Miyake, A., Wakakura, M., Uchida, T. et al. Investigation of accidental explosion of raw garbage composting system. J Therm Anal Calorim 85, 643–649 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-006-7637-8

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