2nd Nanosafe report: What about explosivity and flammability of nanopowders?

One of the main questions asked about nanopowders, when it comes to explosivity and flammability, is: Do nanopowders behave like other powders and, as such, can they more readily ignite and explode? During this study, carried out in the frame of the European Nanosafe2 project, safety parameters of nanopowders and their associated techniques and practices have been characterised for a representative set of particles of industrial relevance.

The topics addressed in this dissemination reports are:

1. Newly developed apparatus to measure the Minimal Ignition Energy (MIE) and to assess impacts effects
2. Explosion violence and flammability of nanopowders
3. Onset combustion temperature

The report is available on the Nanosafe2 website