- Author
-
Schmitt, C. R.
- Title
- Thermal Degradation and Toxicity Aspects of Various Polymeric Materials.
- Coporate
- Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN
- Sponsor
- Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, DC
- Report
-
Y-1734,
June 9, 1971,
25 p.
- Contract
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Keywords
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polyurethane foams
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flexible foams
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thermal degradation
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toxicity
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polyethylenes
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polystyrene
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packaging
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thermogravimetric analysis
- Identifiers
- polyethylene trash containers
- Abstract
- The thermal degradation characteristics of a flexible polyurethane foam, two polyethylene trash containers, and a polystyrene packaging material were evaluated by thermogravimetric, mass spectrographic, and emission spectrographic analyses with regard to the toxic gaseous products evolved.