Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds Content Using Novel Ash and Total Solids Analysis for Chemical Agent Resistant Coating Systems

摘要

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in coatings are a major concern of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and local air quality boards. The current laboratory standards used to determine VOCs in Chemical Agent Resistant Coating and other military coating systems are EPA Method 24 or American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM D 3960. It has been reported that VOC measurements using this method produce errors that increase nearly exponentially at VOC concentrations.