Development of Emission Factors for Polyamide Processing |
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| Authors: | George Kriek Nelson Lazear Verne Rhodes Joe Barnes John Bollmeier Jane Chen Chuang |
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| Institution: | 1. Bayer Corporation , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA;2. Product Regulatory Services , Gulf Breeze , Florida , USA;3. Honeywell Engineered Applications &4. Solutions , Hopewell , Virginia , USA;5. DuPont Engineering Polymers , Wilmington , Delaware , USA;6. Battelle , Columbus , Ohio , USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Emission factors for selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate material were developed during processing of commercial grades of polyamide 6, polyamide 66, and polyamide 66/6 resins. A small commercial-type extruder was used, and melt temperatures ranged from 475 to 550 °F. An emission factor was calculated for each substance measured and is reported as pounds released to the atmosphere per million pounds of polymer resin processed. Scaled to production volumes, these emission factors can be used by processors to estimate emission quantities from similar polyamide extrusion operations. |
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