title: Development of emission factors for polyamide processing.
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 degrees 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.
authors.affiliation: Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kriek
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lazear
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bollmeier
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Holdren
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Wisbith
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayward
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pietrzyk
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D009757:Nylons / Q000737:chemistry*; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D009757:Nylons