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Regardless the goal and final use of solid fuels, all these substances need to be handled, processed and stored. These steps involve several risks that need to be identified, characterised and treated in order to avoid, or at least reduce, the consequences of a possible accident.
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Fernandez-Anez, N., Castells Somoza, B., Amez Arenillas, I., Garcia-Torrent, J. (2020). Risk in Handling Solid Fuels. In: Explosion Risk of Solid Biofuels. SpringerBriefs in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43933-0_3
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