Foam furniture

Table IV. Ignitibility of PU foams and fabric covered PU foam furniture composites...

ENDS Report 308, September 2000. NEC unveils circuit boards free of halogen or phosphorus compounds ENDS Report 308, September 2000. NEC unveils circuit boards free of halogen or phosphorus compounds Personal communication with Magnus Bjork, IKEA, at Brominated Flame Retardants and Foam Furniture Conference and Roundtable EPA 9. San Francisco, April 2003 Personal communication with HP, H M, Boots and Sainsbury, May-June 2003 Skanska (2004) Press release from Johan Gerklev, Environmental Manager, Skanska Sweden, December 12004 Skanska (2002). Brandforsk project 706-021. See www.skanska.se UBA (2003). Precautionary Risk... 

Due to serious fire hazards caused by flexible urethane foam furniture, very strict regulations have been issued in the State of California (California Technical Bulletin 133), and in the U.K. (British Standard 5852, Part 2, Source 5), as well as in Italy. Because of this... 

Foam furniture cushions, waterproof coatings, parts of shoes... 

BFRs are compounds widely used to impart fire retardant properties to textiles, plastics and electronic equipment. They are incorporated into many household products including children s pajamas, upholstery fabrics, polyurethane foams (furniture cushion padding), construction materials, electrical equipment, and personal computers. 

Foam furniture stuffing, spray-on insulation, automotive parts, footwear, water-protective coatings... 

Uses Flame retardant for flexible PU foams (furniture and automotive seating), PS foam, textile backcoating, polyester resins... 

Tetrabromobisphenol A di-2-hydroxyethyl ether Tetradecabromodiphenoxybenzene Tetrakis (2-chloroethyl) ethylene diphosphate Tris (2,3-dichloropropyl) phosphate flame retardant, EPS Tribromophenyl allyl ether flame retardant, ethyl cellulose Diphenyl octyl phosphate flame retardant, ethylene copolymers Ethylenebis (tetrabromophthalimide) flame retardant, expandable PS Dibromoethyidibromocyclohexane Tetrabromobisphenol A bis (allyl ether) Tetrabromocyclooctane flame retardant, extruded PS Tetrabromocyclooctane flame retardant, fabrics Antimony pentoxide Methylphosphonic acid, (5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-oxido-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-5-yl) methyl methyl ester flame retardant, fibers Antimony pentoxide Tetrabromoethane flame retardant, filament winding Epoxy resin, brominated flame retardant, film Tetrabromobis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate flame retardant, fire-retardant material Chlorinated paraffins (C12, 60% chlorine) Chlorinated paraffins (C23, 43% chlorine) flame retardant, flexible PU foam bedding Tetrakis (2-chloroethyl) ethylene diphosphate flame retardant, flexible PU foam furniture Tetrakis (2-chloroethyl) ethylene diphosphate flame retardant, flexible PU foam transportation Tetrakis (2-chloroethyl) ethylene diphosphate flame retardant, flexible PU foams furniture, automobile seating... 

Polyurethanes are addition polymers containing the urethane linkage,-RNHCOOR -. They have been of great commercial importance for 50 years, with many applications as foam (furniture and automotive seating, insulation, carpet underlay), coatings (automotive and architectural paint), adhesives and sealants, and as elastomers for a variety of special purposes. 

Morris, M. and K. Wolf, Alternative Adhesive Technologies in the Foam Furniture and Bedding Industries A Cleaner Technologies Substitute Assessment, Vol. 1 Cost and Performance Evaluation, EPA Design for Environment, Institute for Research and Technical Assistance, 2000. 

Brominated Flame Retardants and Foam Furniture Conference and Roundtable, Apr. 29-30, 2003, Environmental Finance Center, EPA Region 9, San Francisco, CA. Text of most papers at http //www.greenstart.org/efc9/2003 Conf.htm. 

Do you have any hobbies or side jobs that require you to use chemicals, such as furniture stripping, sand blasting, insulation or manufacture of urethane foam, furniture, etc ... 

Despite restrictions, large amounts of foam furniture, baby products, carpets, plastics, and insulation containing BERs are still sources of exposure in homes and buildings, and must be disposed of after their lifetimes, creating outdoor reservoirs (e.g., landfills, wastewater treatment plants, e-waste recycling facilities, or stockpiles of hazardous wastes) for the future dispersal of PBDEs to the environment (Shaw and Kannan 2009). 

BFRs are additive or reactive components in a variety of polymers, such as PUF and PS foams, HIPS, and epoxy resins, which are then used in the manufacturing of foam furniture, electronics, food packaging, and building materials (Table 3.2) Despite their widespread use, for most products data on actual concentrations of BFRs in the polymers or finished products are not available and constitute a data... 

Foam Furniture Foam furniture items, such as foam upholstered-PUF couches and chairs, as well as mattresses, pads and pillows, are large sources of PentaBDE and DecaBDE in homes (Table 3.2). Stapleton et al. (2012) foimd BFRs in 85 % of 102 foam samples from residential couches pmchased in the U.S. between 1985 and 2010. In couches purchased prior to 2005, PentaBDE congeners —47, —99, and —100 were the predominant BFRs in foam. High concentrations of Penta-BDE were found in mattress foam (mean 20,230 milligrams per kilogram, mg/kg). PentaBDEs were found in 17 % of the couches tested, indicating that many years after the PBDE phase-out, U.S. residents are still exposed to PentaBDE from furniture foam. Because there is currently no strategy in place for the identification or safe disposal of FR-treated furniture, in-use and discarded furniture will continue to be a source of PentaBDE exposure for the foreseeable future (Shaw and Kannan 2009). 

Foam furniture Upholstered furniture (chairs, couches) Polyurethane foam PentaBDE 20,230 mg/kg (mean) Stapleton et al. (2012)... 

RC Catalyst 6111 Flexible molded foam Furniture/seating ... 

Morris M, Wolf K. Alternative adhesive technologies in the foam furniture and bedding industries A cleaner technologies substitute assessment, vol. 1. Cost and performance evaluation. EPA design for environment. Institute for Research and Technical Assistance 2000. 

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