Safer Paint Stripper Alternatives
- Technology Benefits
- Environmentally friendly formulation - Formulationinvolves no Hazardous Air PollutantsSaferthan the effective hazardous solvents and works similar to these same solventsDoesn’t stain wood or raise the wood grainComprised of chemicals that have small molecular volumes- Solvent blend can penetrate thevarious polymer coatingsand attack the adhesive bond to the substrateCost-comparative
- Detailed Technology Description
- Paint stripper formulations in an effort toreduce the health, safety and toxicity concerns related to methylene chloride,toluene, and methanol, while maintaining similar performance.
- *Abstract
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- *Background
- Paintstrippers havewide commercial application due to the relative ease of use when compared tovarious physical paint removal methods (scraping/sanding). Many of these paintremovers are solvent based, utilizing methylene chloride, toluene, and methanol.While these solvents yield significant paint removal, they may also present potential health, safety and environmentalconcerns to both the user and the surrounding environment. These solvents are listed as HazardousAir Pollutants by the U.S. EPA. Alternative paint strippers which contain ingredients suchas benzyl alcohol, dibasic esters, and N-Methyl-pyrrolidone (NMP)lack in comparative performance results. Hence, there is a need to havea paint stripper with safer chemicals and the companies are looking toeliminate hazardous components.
- *Publications
- “Saferalternatives assessment: the Massachusetts process as a model for stategovernments”; Journal of CleanerProduction 19 (2011) 517-526
- Country/Region
- USA
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