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2001
32 pp.
ISBN: 92-807-2161-5
Price: US$ 30
Code: TB-4
Protecting the Ozone Layer Volume 4: Foams
Knowing the technology options: foams. Summarises the current uses of ODS in the foams sector, the availability of substitutes and the technological and economic implications of converting to ODS-free technology. The report, first published in 1992, has been updated based on the 1998 reports from UNEP’s Technical Options Committees (TOCs) and includes further information from the TOCs until 2000 to keep abreast of technological progress and to better reflect the present situation.

Language: English
Type of publication: Report
Online version: English (2336-e.pdf - 402 Kb)
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1999
35 pp.
Protecting the Ozone layer, Volume 4, Foams

Language: Russian
Type of publication: Report
Online version: not available


1996
376 pp.
ISBN: 92-807-1430-9
Price: US$ 85
Code: FOA-2
Sourcebook of Technologies for Protecting the Ozone Layer: Flexible and Rigid Foams
Where to source the technologies: foams. A guide to sources of technologies, equipment and products that reduce or eliminate ODS in foam applications. This is part of a 6-volume Sourcebook series designed to help Article 5 countries with identifying and selecting appropriate technical options.

Language: English
Type of publication: Report
Online version: English (1350-e.pdf - 1,293 Kb)
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1995
34 pp.
ISBN: N/A
Price: Free
Code: FOA-1
Foam Sector Technology in Use
How others did it: Foams. Six technical case studies addressing the polyurethane (appliance, flexible, block, panel) and phenolic (block) subsectors. Alternative technologies include carbon dioxide, HCFC-141b, pentanes and HFC-134a.

Language: English
Type of publication: Case study
Online version: English (3152-e.pdf - 2,736 Kb)
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1994
75 pp.
ISBN: N/A
Price: Free
Code: REF-7
Cyclopentane: A Blowing Agent for Polyurethane Foams for Insulation in Domestic Refrigerator-Freezers
Blowing hot… blowing cold. A technical information paper that compares cyclopentane with other alternatives as a foam blowing agent. Includes discussion of availability of cyclopentane systems and equipment, its implementation status in developed countries, safety considerations, costs for conversions from CFC-11 to cyclopentane, literature abstracts and contacts for suppliers.

Language: English
Type of publication: Report
Online version: English (3141-e.pdf - 2,794 Kb)
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