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DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES It is made using fossil fuel and HCFC-141b. The spray foam is made using 5% recovered material. Damage to the ozone layer inhibits the use of (H)CFCs as a foaming agent. |
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CONS It is a thermoset plastic and does not melt, so the possibility of recycling would be by grinding the insulation material and using the powder as an additive in various unrelated materials. Manufacture process causes ozone depletion and global warming during the use of HCFCs as foaming agents.
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