Title: | Development of emission factors for polycarbonate processing |
Author(s): | Rhodes VL; Kriek G; Lazear N; Kasakevich J; Martinko M; Heggs RP; Holdren MW; Wisbith AS; Keigley GW; Williams JD; Chuang JC; Satola JR; |
Address: | "Product Regulatory Services, Inc., Gulf Breeze, Florida, USA" |
DOI: | 10.1080/10473289.2002.10470820 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1096-2247 (Print) 1096-2247 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Emission factors for selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate emissions were developed while processing eight commercial grades of polycarbonate (PC) and one grade of a PC/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) blend. A small commercial-type extruder was used, and the extrusion temperature was held constant at 304 degrees C. An emission factor was calculated for each substance measured and is reported as pounds released to the atmosphere/million pounds of polymer resin processed [ppm (wt/wt)]. Scaled to production volumes, these emission factors can be used by processors to estimate emission quantities from similar PC processing operations" |
Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/*analysis Environmental Monitoring Polycarboxylate Cement/*analysis/chemistry Reference Values *Resins, Plant Volatilization;" |
Notes: | "MedlineRhodes, Verne L Kriek, George Lazear, Nelson Kasakevich, Jean Martinko, Marie Heggs, R P Holdren, M W Wisbith, A S Keigley, G W Williams, J D Chuang, J C Satola, J R eng 2002/07/26 J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2002 Jul; 52(7):781-8. doi: 10.1080/10473289.2002.10470820" |