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Main Title Flexible and Rigid Foams Technical Options Report. Technical Progress on Protecting the Ozone Layer.
CORP Author United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal (Canada). UNEP Foam Technical Options Committee.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
Publisher 30 Jun 89
Year Published 1989
Stock Number PB95-250890
Additional Subjects Plastic foams ; Chlorofluorocarbons ; Environmental chemical substitutes ; Polyurethane foams ; Polyoletins ; Polystyrene ; Phenolic resins ; Polypropylene ; Polyethylene ; Insulation ; Appliances ; Blowing agents ; Foaming agents ; Production ; Global aspects ; Materials recovery ; Waste recycling ; Flexible foams ; Rigid foams
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NTIS  PB95-250890 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 95p
Abstract
The report describes the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the production of foam plastics and foam plastic products and discusses alternatives to reduce CFC use. The plastic foams which are made with CFCs are; polyurethane; phenolic; polyolefin (polyethylene and polypropylene); and extruded polystyrene. In this report, a chapter is devoted to each of the four types of foam made with CFCs. Each chapter discusses the types and applications of the foam, its production process, the use of CFCs in its production process, and alternatives for reducing CFC use in the manufacture of the foam.