以臺灣奈米工廠實際的災害案為例,奈米研磨機研磨35奈米鈦時,在空氣速度大於23.5 m / s時,就可能產生燃燒現象。此外,打開老舊氧氣鋼瓶閥門時,也可能發生奈米鐵粉爆炸,這是因為鋼瓶內剝落的奈米鐵(5~200奈米)在高速氧氣輸送下引起靜電爆炸。
由於勞動及職業安全衛生研究所一連串較新穎的研究,Taylor & Francis Publishing Group(1798年創立)及The Royal Society of Chemistry(1842年創立)因而邀請撰寫世界第1本《奈米物質火災爆炸特性》大學教科書, Science Publishing Group也邀請擔任科學期刊客座編輯。
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