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Relative toxicity of pyrolysis gases from materials: Effects of temperature, air flow and criteria
Author(s) -
Hilado Carlos J.,
Cumming Heather J.,
Scheinder Jane E.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/fam.810030402
Subject(s) - pyrolysis , toxicity , range (aeronautics) , flow (mathematics) , environmental science , waste management , materials science , nuclear engineering , chemistry , engineering , composite material , mechanics , organic chemistry , physics
Relative toxicity can vary considerably, depending on the test conditions used and the toxicity criterion selected. Three commodity plastics, three engineering plastics and Douglas fir were evaluated at various temperatures and with the closed and flow‐through systems to demonstrate these effects. For the closed system, the rising temperature program (procedure B) appeared to be a cost‐effective method of summarizing a range of fixed temperatures.