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CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS AND POLYURETHANES.

Author(s) : JEFFS G. M. F.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS THE USE OF CFCS AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE OZONE LAYER. THE USE OF R11 PARTICULARLY AS A FOAMING AGENT FOR POLYURETHANE AND POLYSTYRENE PRODUCTION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE ITS LOW CONDUCTIVITY INCREASES THE EFFECTIVE INSULATION PROPERTIES OF THE CLOSED-CELL PRODUCT. A REPLACEMENT FLUID IS BEING SOUGHT. CFCS 123 AND 141B ARE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES. YEARS OF TOXICITY TESTING ARE ESSENTIAL HOWEVER BEFORE THEY CAN BE USED COMMERCIALLY. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS AND POLYURETHANES.
  • Record ID : 1988-1766
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Temp. control. Storage Distrib. - 1988.01-02; 39-41; 4 fig.; 1 phot.; 2 tabl.
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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