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Title: Survey analysis of volatile organics released from plastics under thermal stress

Abstract

Irritating or toxic vapors can be produced from plastic process materials by a variety of operations, such as injection molding, hot wire cutting, bandsawing and milling. These components typically are not reported in the combustion toxicology literature for the materials used, but rather represent the volatilization of plasticizers, unreacted monomer, mold-release agents or other additives, or lubricants. A method for the characterization of the complex mixtures that can result from thermal stressing of plastic and of relating quantitatively to process temperatures and amounts of plastic used is presented. The method utilizes both Thermo-Gravimetric analysis (TGA) and dynamic headspace GC/MS with on-column cryogenic focusing. Application to actual occupational situations is illustrated with three examples.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
OSTI Identifier:
5191321
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 47:5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARDS; PLASTICS; THERMAL STRESSES; MIXTURES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VAPORS; VOLATILITY; DISPERSIONS; FLUIDS; GASES; HAZARDS; MATERIALS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; STRESSES; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; 360402* - Polymers & Plastics- Structure & Phase Studies- (-1987); 500200 - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Kalman, D A. Survey analysis of volatile organics released from plastics under thermal stress. United States: N. p., 1986. Web. doi:10.1080/15298668691389757.
Kalman, D A. Survey analysis of volatile organics released from plastics under thermal stress. United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298668691389757
Kalman, D A. 1986. "Survey analysis of volatile organics released from plastics under thermal stress". United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298668691389757.
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title = {Survey analysis of volatile organics released from plastics under thermal stress},
author = {Kalman, D A},
abstractNote = {Irritating or toxic vapors can be produced from plastic process materials by a variety of operations, such as injection molding, hot wire cutting, bandsawing and milling. These components typically are not reported in the combustion toxicology literature for the materials used, but rather represent the volatilization of plasticizers, unreacted monomer, mold-release agents or other additives, or lubricants. A method for the characterization of the complex mixtures that can result from thermal stressing of plastic and of relating quantitatively to process temperatures and amounts of plastic used is presented. The method utilizes both Thermo-Gravimetric analysis (TGA) and dynamic headspace GC/MS with on-column cryogenic focusing. Application to actual occupational situations is illustrated with three examples.},
doi = {10.1080/15298668691389757},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5191321}, journal = {Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 47:5,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986},
month = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986}
}