Fluorinated Compounds In Carpets

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Fluorinated compounds in carpets.

Once final it will be included in the sw846 compendium. Symposium paper one of the emerging waste streams that will likely be disposed of in combustors is carpet due to its high heating value and combustibility. Because perfluorinated compounds pfcs repel both water and oil they are used as durable repellent treatments for textiles such as outdoor clothes and for home products such as carpets in addition pfcs are widely used in the production of fluoropolymers such as polytetrafluoroethylene trade name teflon which is widely used in coatings for electronic automotive and outdoor products. Myths versus facts long chain highly fluorinated chemicals including pfoa pfos and other c8 compounds were used for decades to give water repellent stain resistant and non stick properties to furnishings carpets food packaging outdoor gear and other products.

The compositions may also contain a source of peroxygen bleach and or a fluorinated compound. This paper reports on a study in a 0 73 kw pilot scale rotary kiln incinerator simulator to qualitatively and where applicable. Epa recently posted a draft method to measure a group of 24 pfas compounds in groundwater surface water and wastewater samples. Quantitatively assess the potential for emissions of fluorinated.

Some of the stain resistant coatings that carpeting is treated with contain perfluorinated compounds pfcs such as perfluorooctanoic acid pfoa and their corresponding homologues c6 c14 acids as well as fluorotelomer alcohols and. Perfluorinated compounds pfcs are a class of anthropogenic chemicals incorporated over six decades into a wide range of industrial and consumer use products including surface treatments for carpets and textiles paper and packaging non stick cookware firefighting foams and insecticides. Cleaning compositions and methods for cleaning carpets and other materials are disclosed. Non fluorinated omniphobic coatings for stain resistant textiles epa contract number.

The cleaning compositions contain nanolatexes and the methods for cleaning carpets and other materials use such compositions.