ISSN:
0193-7197
Keywords:
Chemistry
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Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
More and more jurisdictions generate increasingly strict air quality regulations that, almost without exception, include limitations on vinyl chloride. Processors frequently express concerns about their ability to meet environmental and occupational safety VCM limits. To address these concerns, the paper traces residual VCM levels through various stages of conversion from raw PVC resin to finished product storage. Another environmental concern often raised involves the reusability of molded or extruded vinyl devices. While plant regrind is routinely fed back into virgin production and its effect on physical properties is well known, solid waste management considerations increasingly involve postsale reuse of devices, an area not well explored. This paper looks at the reprocessing following long-time storage of devices, not only on physical performance but also on thermal and radiolytic (gamma sterilization) stability.
Additional Material:
7 Tab.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vnl.730130407
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