Table I: Compliant Monomer VOC Content Limit forOpen Molding Resin and Gel Coat Materials
Open Molding Resin or Gel Coat Material | Application Method | Individual Monomer VOC Content or Weighted Average Monomer VOC Content (weight percent) |
Production Resin | Atomized Spray | 28 |
Production Resin | Non-atomized | 35 |
Pigmented Gel Coat | Any Method | 33 |
Clear Gel Coat | Any Method | 48 |
Tooling Resin | Atomized Spray | 30 |
Tooling Resin | Non-atomized | 39 |
Tooling Gel Coat | Any Method | 40 |
Application equipment cleaning-The process of flushing or removing resin or gel coat material, or both, from the interior or exterior of equipment that is used to apply resins or gel coats in the manufacture of fiberglass parts.
Assembly adhesives-A chemical substance that is applied for the purpose of bonding two surfaces together other than by mechanical means.
Atomized application method-
Boat-A vessel, other than a seaplane, that can be used for transportation on the water.
Clear gel coat-
Closed molding-
Cured resin-A thermosetting plastic material containing styrene or methyl methacrylate or gel coat that has changed irreversibly from a liquid to a solid.
Fiberglass-A material consisting of glass fibers made in the form of cloth, mat or roving.
Fiberglass boat-A vessel in which either the hull or deck, or both, is built from a composite material consisting of a thermosetting resin matrix reinforced with fibers of glass, carbon, aramid or other material.
Filled resin-A thermosetting plastic material to which an inert material has been added to change viscosity, density, shrinkage or other physical properties, particularly for building molds.
Flowcoater-A non-atomizing application method of applying resins and gel coats to an open mold with a fluid nozzle in a fan pattern with no air supplied to the nozzle.
Gel coat-
Glass cloth-A fabric made of woven yarns of glass fibers.
Glass mat-A prepared material consisting of short glass fibers that are fixed to each other in a random pattern by a chemical binder or are mechanically stitched to a lightweight fabric.
Glass roving-A bundle of continuous glass fibers that is fed from a spool to a specialized gun that chops the bundle into short fibers, mixes the fibers with catalyzed resin and deposits the mixture on the mold surface in a random pattern.
Mixing-An operation in which resin or gel coat, including the mixing of putties or polyester resin putties, is combined with additives that include fillers, promoters or catalysts.
Mold-
Monomer VOC-A VOC that partially combines with itself or other similar compounds by a cross-linking reaction to become a part of the cured resin.
Monomer VOC content-The weight of the monomer divided by the weight of the polymer.
Non-atomized application method.
Open molding-
Pigmented gel coat.
Plug-
Polyester resin material-An unsaturated thermosetting plastic material, such as an isophthalic, orthophthalic, halogenated, bisphenol A, vinylester or furan resin, a cross-linking agent, a catalyst, a gel coat, an inhibitor, an accelerator, a promoter or other material containing VOC used in polyester resin operations.
Polyester resin operation-A process in which an unsaturated polyester resin material is used to fabricate, rework, repair or touch-up a product for commercial, military or industrial use by mixing, pouring, hand laying-up, impregnating, injecting, forming, winding, spraying or curing.
Polyputty or putty-A polyester or vinylester resin mixed with inert fillers or fibers. The mixture is used to assemble fiberglass parts and to fill gaps between parts. The applied material becomes part of the composite structure. These materials are not considered industrial adhesives.
Production resin-
Repair-The addition of polyester resin material to a portion of a previously fabricated product to mend damage.
Resin-A thermosetting plastic material containing styrene or methyl methacrylate, with or without pigment, used to encapsulate and bind together reinforcement fibers in the construction of fiberglass parts.
Resin impregnator-A mechanical non-atomizing composite material application method in which fiber reinforcement is saturated with one or more resins in a controlled ratio for each specific composite product.
Roll-out-The process of using rollers, squeegees or similar tools to compact reinforcing materials saturated with resin to remove trapped air or excess resin.
Skin coat-A layer of resin and fibers applied over the gel coat to protect the gel coat from being deformed by the next laminate layer.
Tooling gel coat-A polyester resin material containing styrene or methyl methacrylate, or both, that becomes the interior surface of a mold, supported by resin and fiberglass, or the exterior surface of a plug used to create a mold or is used to repair a mold.
Tooling resin-A thermosetting plastic material, hardened by a catalyst, used to construct or repair a mold or a plug for a mold for the manufacture of a fiberglass boat hull, deck or other part.
Touch-up-The application of material to cover minor imperfections.
Vacuum bagging-
Vacuum bagging without roll-out-A partially closed molding technology that applies vacuum bagging materials to the mold immediately after resin application without rolling the resin and fabric.
Vinylester resin-A thermosetting plastic material containing one or more esters of acrylic or methacrylic acids and having double-bond and ester linkage sites only at the ends of the resin molecules.
Where:
Mi = Mass of open molding resin or gel coat i used in the past 12 months in an operation, in megagrams.
VOCi = Monomer VOC content, by weight percent, of open molding resin or gel coat i used in the past 12 months in an operation.
n = Number of different open molding resins or gel coats used in the past 12 months in an operation.
Monomer VOC Limit = 46(MR) + 159(MPG) + 291(MCG) + 54(MTR) + 214(MTG)
Where:
Monomer VOC Limit = Total allowable monomer VOC that can be emitted from the open molding operations included in the emissions averaging program, in kilograms per 12-month period.
MR = Mass of production resin used in the past 12 months, excluding exempt VOC materials, in megagrams.
MPG = Mass of pigmented gel coat used in the past 12 months, excluding exempt VOC materials, in megagrams.
MCG = Mass of clear gel coat used in the past 12 months, excluding exempt VOC materials, in megagrams.
MTR = Mass of tooling resin used in the past 12 months, excluding exempt VOC materials, in megagrams.
MTG = Mass of tooling gel coat used in the past 12 months, excluding exempt VOC materials, in megagrams.
Numerical coefficients = The allowable monomer VOC emission rate for that particular material, in units of kg/Mg of material used.
Monomer VOC emissions = (PVR)(MR) + (PVPG)(MPG) + (PVCG)(MCG) + ? (PVTR)(MTR) + (PVTG)(MTG)
Where:
Monomer VOC emissions = Monomer VOC emissions calculated using the monomer VOC emission equation for each operation included in the emissions averaging program, in kilograms.
PVR = Weighted-average monomer VOC emission rate for production resin used in the past 12 months, in kilograms per megagram.
MR = Mass of production resin used in the past 12 months, in megagrams.
PVPG = Weighted-average monomer VOC emission rate for pigmented gel coat used in the past 12 months, in kilograms per megagram.
MPG = Mass of pigmented gel coat used in the past 12 months, in megagrams.
PVCG = Weighted-average monomer VOC emission rate for clear gel coat used in the past 12 months, in kilograms per megagram.
MCG = Mass of clear gel coat used in the past 12 months, in megagrams.
PVTR = Weighted-average monomer VOC emission rate for tooling resin used in the past 12 months, in kilograms per megagram.
MTR = Mass of tooling resin used in the past 12 months, in megagrams.
PVTG = Weighted-average monomer VOC emission rate for tooling gel coat used in the past 12 months, in kilograms per megagram.
MTG = Mass of tooling gel coat used in the past 12 months, in megagrams.
Where:
PVOP = Weighted-average monomer VOC emission rate for each open molding operation (PVR, PVPG, PVCG, PVTR, PVTG) included in the emissions averaging program, in kilograms of monomer VOC per megagram of material applied.
Mi = Mass of resin or gel coat used within an operation in the past 12 months, in megagrams.
n = Number of different open molding resins and gel coats used within an operation within the past 12 months.
PVi = The monomer VOC emission rate for resin or gel coat used within an operation in the past 12 months, in kilograms of monomer VOC per megagram of material applied. PVi shall be calculated using the applicable emission rate formula specified in Table II.
Table II: Monomer VOC Emission Rate Formulas for Open Molding Resin and Gel Coat Materials
Open Molding Resin or Gel Coat Material | Application Method | Emission Rate Formula |
Production Resin, Tooling Resin | Atomized | 0.014 x (Resin VOC%)2.425 |
Production Resin, Tooling Resin | Atomized, plus vacuum bagging with roll-out | 0.01185 x (Resin VOC%)2.425 |
Production Resin, Tooling Resin | Atomized, plus vacuum bagging without roll-out | 0.00945 x (Resin VOC%)2.425 |
Production Resin, Tooling Resin | Non-atomized | 0.014 x (Resin VOC%)2.275 |
Production Resin, Tooling Resin | Non-atomized, plus vacuum bagging with roll-out | 0.0110 x (Resin VOC%)2.275 |
Production Resin, Tooling Resin | Non-atomized, plus vacuum bagging without roll-out | 0.0076 x (Resin VOC%)2.275 |
Pigmented Gel Coat | All methods | 0.445 x (Resin VOC%)1.675 |
Clear Gel Coat | All methods | 0.445 x (Resin VOC%)1.675 |
Tooling Gel Coat | All methods | 0.445 x (Resin VOC%)1.675 |
Where:
PVF = The as-applied monomer VOC emission rate for the filled production resin or tooling resin, in kilograms per megagram of filled material.
PVU = The monomer VOC emission rate for the neat (unfilled) resin, before filler is added, calculated using the applicable emission rate formula in Table II.
% Filler = The weight-percent of filler in the as applied resin system.
25 Pa. Code § 129.74
The provisions of this § 129.74 issued under section 5(a)(1) and (8) of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. § 4005(a)(1) and (8)).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 129.96 (relating to applicability); and 25 Pa. Code § 129.111 (relating to applicability).