STAGE 1
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STAGE 2
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Plastic
|
Commonly
Found Products |
Beginning
Temperature of Quantitive Decomposition |
Emissions
During Quantitive Decomposition |
Beginning
Temperature During Ignition |
Emissions
During Ignition |
Polyvinyl
Chloride (PVC) |
Plasticised:
Wire insulation, wall covering, leather-look upholstery
Rigid:
Electrical conduit, plumbing pipe, molded furniture |
464-563
°F
(240-280 °C)
480 °F
(250 °C) |
Hydrogen
chloride, phthalate
Hydrogen chloride |
1100
°F
(600 °C)
1100 °F
(600 °C) |
Carbon
monoxide, benzene, organics
Carbon monoxide, benzene, organics |
Urethane
Foam |
Flexible:
Pillows, mattresses, soft furniture stuffing
Rigid:
Building insulation, some furniture looking like wood
|
212-390
°F
(100-200 °C)
300-390 °F
(150-200 °C) |
Large
quantities of organics (50% weight on foam), hydrogen
cyanide
Organics, hydrogen cyanide |
750-840
°F
(400-450 °C)
840 °F
(450 °C) |
Nitrogen
oxides, benzene, carbon monoxide, organics
Nitrogen oxides, benzene, carbon monoxide, organics |
Aeryienitrile
Butadiene Styrane
(ABS) |
Plumbing
pipe, upholstery, computer casing, luggage |
670
°F
(300 °C) |
Hydrogen
cyanide, organics |
930
°F
(500 °C) |
Nitorgen
oxides, carbon monoxide, benzene and other organics |
Polystyrene |
Hot/cold
drinking cups, fast food packaging, other |
390-570
°F
(200-300 °C) |
Styrene,
phenyls, diphenys |
840
°F
(450 °C) |
Carbon
monoxide, phenois, other organics |