Effects of pressure decay on Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NMVOC) species distribution in domestic aerosol sprays with LPG propellants

Abba, MK ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9333-5277, Naeem, Zainab ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2140-4800, Nourian, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8998-2300 and Nasr, GG ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7913-5802 2021, Effects of pressure decay on Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NMVOC) species distribution in domestic aerosol sprays with LPG propellants , in: ICLASS 2021, 15th Triennial International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 29th August-2nd September 2021, Edinburgh, UK.

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Abstract

Conventional aerosols sprays contain different Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). These organic compounds have different properties and can have detrimental impact on air quality. This study investigated the spray performance and variation of the types of Non-Methane VOCs (NMVOCs) expelled over the life of pressurised aerosol spray can. Three types of aerosol sprays – hair sprays, deodorants, and antiperspirants were selected from the solvent-based cosmetic products. Mass Ratio (MR) of solvent (ethanol) to propellant (LPG) for all the products was analysed at pressure decay sequences of 4, 3, 2, and 1.5 bar. It was found that the MR in hair sprays expelled was significantly higher than that of antiperspirants and body sprays by 53% and 54% respectively at 4 bar. As the pressure depleted, however, the antiperspirant and body sprays’ MR decreased while that of the hair spray increased. At the lower pressures (2 bar), the hair spray had the highest MR and antiperspirant had the lowest. This finding is important in evaluating the performance of the delivery pathways of aerosol spray products and will provide insight into the effective design of atomisers with alternative “green” propellants like compressed air replacing LPG as the primary propellant in spray products.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Schools:	Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > Salford Innovation Research Centre
Journal or Publication Title:	ICLASS Edinburgh 2021
Publisher:	ICLASS (International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems)
Related URLs:	Publication
Depositing User:	Amir Nourian
Date Deposited:	06 Sep 2021 09:11
Last Modified:	10 Sep 2021 07:17
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/61758

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