Styrene emissions during gel-coating of composites
- Submitting institution
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University of Plymouth
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 188
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.07.051
- Title of journal
- Journal of Cleaner Production
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- First page
- 317
- Volume
- 83
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0959-6526
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- The UK Composites Strategy 2016 identifies a potential growth of the industry by factor 5. More than 3/4 of composite products are based on unsaturated polyester resins. This paper proposes two novel techniques that have demonstrated >98% reduction in styrene levels using in-mould gel-coating (IMGC). The legal UK occupational exposure standard (OES) for styrene in the workplace is 10x that for new build facilities in Sweden. It is anticipated that EU REACH assessment for styrene will result in harmonised OES, such that the IMGC technologies will then minimise worker exposure and environmental release of this volatile organic compound.
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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