Analytical techniques for measuring hydrocarbon emissions from the manufacture of fiberglass-reinforced plastics. Report for June 1995--March 1997

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:638546

Wright, R S; Kong, E J; Bahner, M A; Clayton, C A; Nunez, C M

The paper discusses several projects to measure hydrocarbon emissions associated with the manufacture of fiberglass-reinforced plastics. The main purpose of the projects was to evaluate pollution prevention techniques to reduce emissions by altering raw materials, application equipment, and operator technique. Analytical techniques were developed to reduce the cost of these emission measurements. Emissions from a small test mold in a temporary total enclosure (TTE) correlated with emissions from full-size production molds in a separate TTE. Gravimetric mass balance measurements inside the TTE generally agreed to within +/-30% with total hydrocarbon (THC) measurements in the TTE exhaust duct.

• Research Organization: Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Div., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 638546
• Report Number(s): PB-98-147259/XAB; CNN: Grant EPA-R824257; TRN: 82022307
• Resource Relation: Other Information: DN: Presented at the ISA Analysis Division Symposium, Research Triangle Park, NC, April 26--29, 1998; PBD: 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
HYDROCARBONS
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS