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http://dx.doi.org/10.15269/JKSOEH.2014.24.2.238

Changes in Physico-chemical Properties of Single or Mixture State of DMF, MEK and Toluene in Synthetic Leather Factories  

Kim, Ki-Woong (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
Won, Yong Lim (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
Park, Dong Jin (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
Lee, Jung-Suk (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
Han, In-Soo (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
Lee, Su-Hee (Deaku Regional Office, KOSHA)
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene / v.24, no.2, 2014 , pp. 238-245 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: It was known that workers in synthetic leather company are mainly co-exposed to dimethylformamide(DMF) with methyl ethyl ketone(MEK) or toluene(TOL) instead of a single dimethylformamide. This study was examined to the physico-chemical properties in single DMF and binary mixture DMF with MEK or TOL. Materials: Physico-chemical properties were measured by Korean and American Standard Test Methods. Results: Boiling point, specific gravity and flash point in single DMF were significantly higher than binary mixture DMF with MEK or TOL and such difference was dependent on the mixing ratio of MEK and TOL, and low explosion limit in binary mixture DMF with TOL was only significantly lower than single DMF. However, Reid vapor pressure had significantly higher in binary mixture DMF with MEK or TOL compared with single DMF. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that the binary mixture DMF with MEK or TOL synergistically increases volatilization of DMF. It was concluded that the interaction between DMF and MEK and/or TOL might play a key role in the volatilization process of DMF under environmental conditions of workplace.
Keywords
binary mixture; dimethylformamide; methyl ethyl ketone; physico-chemical properties; toluene;
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