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UTILIZING LOW VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTENT EXTERIOR COATINGS FOR WOOD FURNITURE
Citation:
Kranz, P. B., J. E. Stadelmaier, AND T. F. Stanczyk. UTILIZING LOW VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTENT EXTERIOR COATINGS FOR WOOD FURNITURE. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/SR-97/083 (NTIS 97-100415), 1997.
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Description:
This report provides an evaluation of commercially viable source reduction techniques implemented by a manufacturer of wood chairs, bar stools and settees in various styles ranging from classic American to European contemporary. As federal EPA regulations became more stringent for volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the woodworking industry, the Dinaire Corporation began testing alternative formulations employed as waterborne finishes, sealers and topcoats. In an effort to minimize costly investments in air emission control equipment, the company examined and implemented a number of source reduction techniques that dictated modifications to raw material formulations as well as equipment needed to apply and cure surface finishes. By phasing in low VOC, water-based formulations in conjunction with high volume low pressure spray systems, an ultraviolet curing system and procedural modifications, Dinaire was able to show reductions in the quantities of hazardous waste as well as the overall loadings of volatile organic compounds released as hazardous air pollutants. The reductions in air emission loadings negated the need for costly improvements in air emission control equipment. The Project Summary was developed by EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH to announce the key findings of the research project that is fully documented in a separate report of the same title (see Project Report ordering information at back).