Main Title |
Manual for Non-CFC Aerosol Packaging: Conversion from CFC to Hydrocarbon Propellants. |
Author |
Adams, K. M. ;
Hummel, K. E. ;
Nelson, T. P. ;
Wevill., S. L. ;
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CORP Author |
Radian Corp., Austin, TX.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab. |
Publisher |
Sep 91 |
Year Published |
1991 |
Report Number |
EPA-68-D0-0125; EPA/600/2-91/056; |
Stock Number |
PB92-101344 |
Additional Subjects |
Fluorohydrocarbons ;
Substitutes ;
Hydrocarbons ;
Propellants ;
Aerosols ;
Ozone ;
Stratosphere ;
Ultraviolet radiation ;
Packaging ;
Air pollution control ;
Propane ;
Butanes ;
Manuals ;
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB92-101344 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
219p |
Abstract |
The report provides technical assistance to aerosol product marketers and fillers in other nations now faced with eliminating chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) under the terms of the Montreal Protocol. It addresses the issues of hydrocarbon propellant supply, product reformulation, equipment conversion, and safety concerns for both the manufacturing plants and the aerosol products themselves. Because stratospheric ozone provides protection from biologically damaging ultraviolet-B radiation, and because CFCs have been strongly implicated in the thinning of the Earth's stratospheric ozone layer, there is an urgent need to eliminate production and use of the CFCs. In the U.S., CFCs were banned for use as propellants from nearly all aerosol products as early as 1978. In place of the CFC propellants, liquified hydrocarbons such as propane, n-butane, and isobutane were found to be acceptable substitutes for most aerosol products. |
Supplementary Notes |
Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Final rept. Dec 90-Jul 91. |
Category Codes |
68A; 99B |
NTIS Prices |
PC A10/MF A03 |
Primary Description |
600/13 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
132619255 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |