Journal Papers

2023

The need for awareness and action in managing nanowaste

F. Schwab; B. Rothen-Rutishauser; A. Scherz; T. Meyer; B. B. Karakoçak et al. 

Nature Nanotechnology. 2023-03-03. DOI : 10.1038/s41565-023-01331-4.

Safety climate in university laboratories. Part II: a critical view on the role of safety education in academia

A. Jung; T. Meyer 

International Journal of Reliability and Safety. 2023. Vol. 17, num. 3/4, p. 274-296. DOI : 10.1504/IJRS.2023.135675.

Safety climate in university laboratories. Part I: model development and practical application

A. Jung; T. Meyer 

International Journal of Reliability and Safety. 2023. Vol. 17, num. 3/4, p. 248-273. DOI : 10.1504/IJRS.2023.135676.

2022

The importance/role of education in chemical engineering

T. Meyer; E. Schaer; J. Abildskov; H. Feise; J. Glassey et al. 

Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 2022-09-10. Vol. 187, p. 164-173. DOI : 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.08.061.

Safety Decision-Making for Laboratory Processes in Academia

A. Jung; T. Meyer 

Chemical Engineering Transactions. 2022. Vol. 90, p. 721-726. DOI : 10.3303/CET2290121.

2021

NanoSafe III: A User Friendly Safety Management System for Nanomaterials in Laboratories and Small Facilities

E. Buitrago; A. M. Novello; A. Fink; Riediker Michael; Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara et al. 

Nanomaterials. 2021. Vol. 11, num. 10, p. 2768. DOI : 10.3390/nano11102768.

2020

Third-Generation Solar Cells: Toxicity and Risk of Exposure

E. Buitrago; A. M. Novello; T. Meyer 

Helvetica Chimica Acta. 2020-08-20. Vol. 103, num. 9, p. e2000074. DOI : 10.1002/hlca.202000074.

Efficient management of nanomaterial hazards in a large number of research laboratories in an academic environment

A. M. Novello; E. Buitrago; A. Groso; T. Meyer 

Safety Science. 2020. Vol. 121, p. 158-164. DOI : 10.1016/j.ssci.2019.09.004.

2019

Safety In Research Institutions: How to Better Communicate the Risks using Numerical Simulations

R. Iannarelli; A. M. Novello; D. Stricker; M. Cisternino; F. Gallizio et al. 

Chemical Engineering Transactions. 2019. Vol. 77, p. 871-876. DOI : 10.3303/CET1977146.

Measuring the Safety Climate of Academic Laboratories to Improve Safety Behaviours

D. Stricker; T. Meyer; N. Gerweck 

Chemical Engineering Transactions. 2019. Vol. 77, p. 271-276. DOI : 10.3303/CET1977046.

Managing Risks when Using Nanomaterials in Research

E. Buitrago; A. M. Novello; A. Groso; T. Meyer 

Chemical Engineering Transactions. 2019. Vol. 77, p. 61-66. DOI : 10.3303/CET1977011.

2018

Cyclic Hypervalent Iodine Reagents for Azidation: Safer Reagents and Photoredox-Catalyzed Ring Expansion

S. Alazet; J. Preindl; R. Simonet-Davin; S. Nicolai; A. Nanchen et al. 

The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2018-09-15. Vol. 83, num. 19, p. 12334-12356. DOI : 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02068.

Parameters affecting thermal risk through a kinetic model under adiabatic condition: Application to liquid-liquid reaction system

S. Leveneur; M. Pinchard; A. Rimbault; M. Safdari Shadloo; T. Meyer 

Thermochimica Acta. 2018-05-28. Vol. 666, p. 10-17. DOI : 10.1016/j.tca.2018.05.024.

2017

A systematic approach for thermal stability predictions of chemicals and their risk assessment: Pattern recognition and compounds classification based on thermal decomposition curves

L. Mage; N. Baati; A. Nanchen; F. Stoessel; T. Meyer 

Process Safety And Environmental Protection. 2017. Vol. 110, p. 43-52. DOI : 10.1016/j.psep.2017.02.017.

Towards the implementation of a safety education program in a teaching and research institution

T. Meyer 

Education for Chemical Engineers. 2017. Vol. 18, p. 2-10. DOI : 10.1016/j.ece.2015.06.003.

2016

Joint applicability test of software for laboratory assessment and risk analysis

D. Pluess; T. Meyer; J. Masin; P. Mikulasek; M. Ferjencik 

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 2016. Vol. 40, p. 234-240. DOI : 10.1016/j.jlp.2015.12.026.

Using very toxic or especially hazardous chemical substances in a research and teaching institution

S. Brückner; J-L. Marendaz; T. Meyer 

Safety Science. 2016. Vol. 88, p. 1-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.ssci.2016.04.019.

Engineered nanomaterials: toward effective safety management in research laboratories

A. Groso; A. Petri-Fink; B. Rothen-Rutishauser; H. Hofmann; T. Meyer 

JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY. 2016. Vol. 14, p. 21. DOI : 10.1186/s12951-016-0169-x.

2015

Predictive Models for Thermal Behavior of Chemicals with Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships

N. Baati; A. Nanchen; F. Stoessel; T. Meyer 

Chemical Engineering & Technology. 2015. Vol. 38, num. 4, p. 645-650. DOI : 10.1002/ceat.201400548.

Research and developments-where people are exposed to nanomaterials

C. Imhof; K. Clark; T. Meyer; K. Schmid; M. Riediker 

Journal of occupational heath. 2015. Vol. 57, num. 2, p. 179-188. DOI : 10.1539/joh.14-0189-FS.

2014

Autorisation d’utilisation de substances chimiques très toxiques et/ou dangereuses à la faculté des sciences de base de EPFL

S. Brückner; J-L. Marendaz; T. Meyer 

Archives des Maladies Professionnelles et de l’Environnement. 2014. Vol. 75, num. 3, p. 314. DOI : 10.1016/j.admp.2014.03.179.

FH HES Optimization of Chemical Reactor Feed by Simulations Based on a Kinetic Approach

C. Guinand; M. Dabros; B. Roduit; T. Meyer; F. Stoessel 

Chimia. 2014. Vol. 68, num. 10, p. 746-747. DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2014.746.

2013

Expert Judgements in Risk Analysis: a Strategy to Overcome Uncertainities

D. N. Plüss; A. Groso; T. Meyer 

Chemical Engineering Transactions. 2013. Vol. 31, p. 307-3012. DOI : 10.3303/CET1331052.

Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships for Thermal Stability and Explosive Properties of Chemicals

N. Baati; A. Nanchen; F. Stoessel; T. Meyer 

Chemical Engineering Transactions. 2013. Vol. 31, p. 841-846. DOI : 10.3303/CET1331141.

A systematic tool for Assessment and Classification of Hazards in Laboratories (ACHiL)

J-L. Marendaz; J-C. Suard; T. Meyer 

Safety Science. 2013. Vol. 53, p. 168-176. DOI : 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.10.001.

2012

Safety Management of Nanomaterials

A. Magrez; A. Groso; T. Meyer 

Procedia Engineering. 2012. Vol. 42, p. 1587-1596. DOI : 10.1016/j.proeng.2012.07.552.

How About Safety and Risk Management in Research and Education?

T. Meyer 

Procedia Engineering. 2012. Vol. 42, p. 854-864. DOI : 10.1016/j.proeng.2012.07.478.

Risk analysis in research environment

A. Groso; A. Ouedraogo; T. Meyer 

Journal Of Risk Research. 2012. Vol. 15, p. 187-208. DOI : 10.1080/13669877.2011.634513.

2011

Safety Management and Risk Assessment in Chemical Laboratories

J-L. Marendaz; K. Friedrich; T. Meyer 

Chimia. 2011. Vol. 65, p. 734-737. DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2011.734.

Risk analysis in research environment – Part I: Modeling Lab Criticity Index using Improved Risk Priority Number

A. Ouédraogo; A. Groso; T. Meyer 

Safety Science. 2011. Vol. 49, num. 6, p. 778-784. DOI : 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.02.006.

Risk analysis in research environment – Part II: Weighting Lab Criticity Index using the Analytic Hierarchy Process

A. Ouédraogo; A. Groso; T. Meyer 

Safety Science. 2011. Vol. 49, num. 6, p. 785-793. DOI : 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.12.011.

2010

Management of nanomaterials safety in research environment

A. Groso; A. Petri-Fink; A. Magrez; M. Riediker; T. Meyer 

Particle And Fibre Toxicology. 2010. Vol. 7, p. 40. DOI : 10.1186/1743-8977-7-40.

2009

Particle exposure scenarios for research and production activities involving nanomaterials

M. Riediker; T. Meyer; K. Schmid 

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2009. Vol. 179. DOI : 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2009.179.1_MeetingAbstracts.A5262.

The important role of pressure in supercritical fluid process development revealed by reaction calorimetry

C. A. Mantelis; T. Meyer 

PROCESS SAFETY PROGRESS. 2009. Vol. 28, num. 3, p. 244-249. DOI : 10.1002/prs.10329.

2008

Reaction monitoring of the MMA polymerization at marginal dispersion stability

C. A. Mantelis; T. Meyer 

AIChE Journal. 2008. Vol. 54, num. 2, p. 529-536. DOI : 10.1002/aic.11373.

Supercritical Reaction Calorimetry: Versatile Tool for Measuring Heat Transfer Properties and Monitoring Chemical Reactions in Supercritical Fluids

C. A. Mantelis; T. Meyer 

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2008. Vol. 47, num. 10, p. 3372-3379. DOI : 10.1021/ie0712030.

Optimization of reaction calorimetry with supercritical fluids: A complete term-by-term analysis of the heat flow equation

C. A. Mantelis; T. Meyer 

Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 2008. Vol. 45, num. 1, p. 121-131. DOI : 10.1016/j.supflu.2007.12.001.

2007

Surface modified Nylon 6,6 and application for adsorption and detection of uranium in potable water

I. Pantchev; P. Farquet; H. Surbeck; T. Meyer 

Reactive and Functional Polymers. 2007. Vol. 67, num. 2, p. 127-135. DOI : 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2006.10.004.

Temperature-induced morphology control in the polymer- foaming process

L. Jacobs; M. F. Kemmere; J. Keurentjes; C. A. Mantelis; T. Meyer 

AICHE Journal. 2007. Vol. 53, num. 10, p. 2651-2658. DOI : 10.1002/aic.11273.

Free-radical dispersion polymerization of methyl methacrylate in supercritical carbon dioxide: a parametric analysis with reaction calorimetry

C. A. Mantelis; R. Barbey; S. Fortini; T. Meyer 

Macromolecular Reaction Engineering. 2007. Vol. 1, num. 1, p. 78-85. DOI : 10.1002/mren.200600011.

Is heat transfer governing chemical reactions in supercritical fluids?

C. A. Mantelis; F. Lavanchy; T. Meyer 

Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 2007. Vol. 40, num. 3, p. 376-380. DOI : 10.1016/j.supflu.2006.07.010.

Dispersion polymerization of methyl methacrylate in supercritical carbon dioxide: control of molecular weight distribution by adjusting particle surface area

P. A. Mueller; G. Storti; M. Morbidelli; C. A. Mantelis; T. Meyer 

Macromolecular Symposia. 2007. Vol. 259, num. Polymer Reaction Engineering–International Workshop, 2007, p. 218-225. DOI : 10.1002/masy.200751326.

2005

Thermal initiation of MMA in high temperature radical polymerizations

P. Nising; T. Meyer; R. Carloff; M. Wicker 

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 2005. Vol. 290, num. 4, p. 311-318. DOI : 10.1002/mame.200400275.

2004

Polymer reaction engineering, an integrated approach

T. Meyer; J. Keuretjes 

Chemical Engineering Research & Design. 2004. Vol. 82, num. 12, p. 1580-1582. DOI : 10.1205/cerd.82.12.1580.58035.

Reaction Calorimetry as a New Tool for Supercritical Fluids

F. Lavanchy; S. Fortini; T. Meyer 

Organic Process Research & Development. 2004. Vol. 8, num. 3, p. 504-510. DOI : 10.1021/op034174n.

A new tool for the study of polymerization under supercritical conditions – preliminary results

S. Fortini; F. Lavanchy; P. Nising; T. Meyer 

Macromolecular Symposia. 2004. Vol. 206, num. Polymer Reaction Engineering V, p. 79-92. DOI : 10.1002/masy.200450207.

Modeling of the high-temperature polymerization of methyl methacrylate. 1. Review of existing models for the description of the gel effect

P. Nising; T. Meyer 

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2004. Vol. 43, num. 23, p. 7220-7226. DOI : 10.1021/ie034280d.

Reaction calorimetry in supercritical carbon dioxide – methodology development

S. Fortini; F. Lavanchy; T. Meyer 

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 2004. Vol. 289, num. 8, p. 757-762. DOI : 10.1002/mame.200400077.

2003

Scale-Up of Polymerization Process: A Practical Example

T. Meyer 

Organic Process Research & Development. 2003. Vol. 7, num. 3, p. 297-302. DOI : 10.1021/op025605p.

On the degradation and stabilization of poly(methyl methacrylate) in a continuous process

P. Nising; T. Zeilmann; T. Meyer 

Chemical Engineering & Technology. 2003. Vol. 26, num. 5, p. 599-604. DOI : 10.1002/ceat.200390092.

2002

Supercritical calorimetry: an emerging field

F. Lavanchy; S. Fortini; T. Meyer 

Chimia. 2002. Vol. 56, num. 4, p. 126-131. DOI : 10.2533/000942902777680658.

Scale-up of polymerization processes

T. Meyer 

Current Opinion in Drug Discovery & Development. 2002. Vol. 5, num. 6, p. 960-965.

2001

Polymer reaction engineering at EPFL

S. Porchet; T. Meyer 

Chimia. 2001. Vol. 55, num. 3, p. 128-131. DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2001.128.

Determination of a kinetic model for the polyaddition of bisphenol A with an epoxide liquid resin

F. Falcotet; F. Besancon; T. Meyer 

Chimia. 2001. Vol. 55, num. 3, p. 234-236. DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2001.234.

Inline conversion monitoring in MMA high solid content polymerization process

T. Zeilmann; F. Lavanchy; T. Meyer 

Chimia. 2001. Vol. 55, num. 3, p. 249-250. DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2001.249.

2000

Kinetic modeling of free radical polymerization of styrene initiated by the bifunctional initiator 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-bis(2-ethyl hexanoyl peroxy) hexane

L. Cavin; A. Rouge; T. Meyer; A. Renken 

Polymer. 2000. Vol. 41, num. 11, p. 3925-3935. DOI : 10.1016/S0032-3861(99)00651-5.

On-line conversion monitoring through ultrasound velocity measurements in bulk styrene polymerization in a recycle reactor – part II: mathematical model

L. Cavin; A. Renken; T. Meyer 

Polymer Reaction Engineering. 2000. Vol. 8, num. 3, p. 225-240. DOI : 10.1080/10543414.2000.10744552.

On-line conversion monitoring through ultrasound velocity measurements in bulk styrene polymerization in a recycle reactor – part I: experimental validation

L. Cavin; T. Meyer; A. Renken 

Polymer Reaction Engineering. 2000. Vol. 8, num. 3, p. 201-223. DOI : 10.1080/10543414.2000.10744551.

1996

Numerical simulations of mixing in an SMRX static mixer

E. S. Mickaily-Huber; F. Bertrand; P. Tanguy; T. Meyer; A. Renken et al. 

Chemical Engineering Journal. 1996. Vol. 63, num. 2, p. 117-126. DOI : 10.1016/0923-0467(96)03093-X.

1994

Styrene-maleic anhydride copolymerization in a recycle tubular reactor: reactor stability and product quality

S. Belkhiria; T. Meyer; A. Renken 

Chemical Engineering Science. 1994. Vol. 49, num. 24B, p. 4981-90. DOI : 10.1016/0009-2509(94)00327-0.

Reaction engineering studies on the copolymerization of styrene with maleic anhydride in a loop reactor

S. Belkhiria; T. Meyer; A. Renken 

Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 1994. Vol. 66, num. 4, p. 513-16. DOI : 10.1002/cite.330660413.

1992

Solution polymerization of methyl methacrylate at high conversion in a recycle tubular reactor

P. A. Fleury; T. Meyer; A. Renken 

Chemical Engineering Science. 1992. Vol. 47, num. 9-11, p. 2597-602. DOI : 10.1016/0009-2509(92)87099-C.

Barium sulfate precipitation as model reaction for segregation studies at pilot scale

T. Meyer; P. A. Fleury; A. Renken; J. Darbellay; P. Larpin 

Chemical Engineering and Processing. 1992. Vol. 31, num. 5, p. 307-310. DOI : 10.1016/0255-2701(92)87004-Z.

1990

Characterization of segregation in a tubular polymerization reactor by a new chemical method

T. Meyer; A. Renken 

Chemical Engineering Science. 1990. Vol. 45, num. 8, p. 2793-800. DOI : 10.1016/0009-2509(90)80172-B.

1989

Concentration segregation in a tubular polymerization reactor – an experimental study

T. Meyer; A. Renken 

Polymer reaction engineering. 1989.  p. 285-294.

1988

Micromixing in a static mixer and an empty tube by a chemical method

T. Meyer; R. David; A. Renken; J. Villermaux 

Chemical Engineering Science. 1988. Vol. 43, num. 8, p. 1955-60. DOI : 10.1016/0009-2509(88)87068-4.