Objective is to completely prevent accidents during production, storage, handling, transportation and shipping of metalorganics widely used as precursors for complex compounds of semiconductor materials for electronics and optoelectronic applications.The materials considered are trimethylindium and adducts, triethylgallium as well as impure trimethylindium and trimethylamin alane (all pyrophoric and more or less toxic). The research tasks will conclude in the establishment of a rigorous scientific understanding of the physical and chemical properties of these new chemicals through in-depth studies regarding their thermo-stability and kinetics of combustion. Main achievements will be new concepts for transport and handling, modification of the production processes or changes of the infrastructure of the plant to achieve complete prevention of accidents.A full understanding of the properties of a range of metalorganic MOVPE and CBE precursors will be gained. In view of the projected large-scale requirement for compounds such as trimethylgallium, triethylindium and triethylgallium, the thermodynamics of the production processes need to be investigated to ensure accident prevention in production, handling storage, transporting and shipping. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesthermodynamicsnatural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivity Programme(s) FP3-ENV 1C - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the environment, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 0203 - Major industrial hazards Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Epichem Ltd EU contribution No data Address Power Road Bromborough L62 3QF Wirral United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Strasse 7 76327 PFINZTAL See on map Total cost No data