Polymer Processing Division, Institute of Materials Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, Poznan, 61-138, Poland.
Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Oct;31(50):60371-60388. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-35200-x. Epub 2024 Oct 9.
The study examined the degradation process of various types of polymers used to form models using the fused deposition modeling (FDM) and three-dimensional printing (3DP) methods and used in the investment casting method. Commercial filaments made of polylactide (PLA), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene terpolymer (ABS), high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), polyamide 12 (PA12), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and polypropylene (PP) were used to produce gypsum molds. The assessment included organic volatile compounds (VOCs) released during mold heating and model degradation, which is characteristic of this technological process. The screening qualitative chromatographic analysis of decomposition products sampled from various points of the production hall made it possible to define potential threats related to the processing of selected polymers and the necessary preventive measures. Furthermore, passive diffusion-type samplers were used at the sampling stage of VOCs emitted to the gaseous phase to reduce nuisance and user interference. Studies have been completed to characterize the thermoplastic polymer degradation process. The coupled thermogravimetry (TGA) with analysis of gaseous products by infrared spectroscopy with Fourier transformation (FT-IR) has been used. The presented results are the first to compare and rate the use of this still-developing novel aspect of castings by the method of fused models.
该研究考察了使用熔融沉积建模 (FDM) 和三维打印 (3DP) 方法形成模型以及在熔模铸造方法中使用的各种聚合物的降解过程。商业长丝由聚乳酸 (PLA)、丙烯腈丁二烯苯乙烯共聚物 (ABS)、高抗冲聚苯乙烯 (HIPS)、聚酰胺 12 (PA12)、聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯 (PMMA) 和聚丙烯 (PP) 制成,用于生产石膏模具。评估包括在模具加热和模型降解过程中释放的有机挥发性化合物 (VOC),这是该工艺过程的特点。对生产车间各个点采集的分解产物进行定性色谱分析,有助于确定与处理选定聚合物相关的潜在威胁和必要的预防措施。此外,在气态 VOC 排放的采样阶段还使用了被动扩散型采样器,以减少滋扰和用户干扰。已经完成了对热塑性聚合物降解过程的研究。使用了与傅里叶变换红外光谱法 (FT-IR) 相结合的热重分析 (TGA) 来分析气态产物。所呈现的结果是首次通过熔融模型方法比较和评估这种仍在发展中的铸造新方面的用途。