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EVALUATION OF BARRIERS TO THE USE OF RADIATION-CURED AND HOT MELT COATINGS IN COATED AND LAMINATED SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING
Citation:
Vitas, J., G. McMinn, AND W. Blake. EVALUATION OF BARRIERS TO THE USE OF RADIATION-CURED AND HOT MELT COATINGS IN COATED AND LAMINATED SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-96/026 (NTIS 96-153564), 1996.
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Description:
The report gives results of a study to investigate and identify the technical, educational, and economic barriers to the use and implementation of radiation-cured and hot melt coatings in coated and laminated substrate manufacturing. (NOTE: In support of EPA's Source Reduction Review Project (SRRP), maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards development, and the Pollution Prevention Act, EPA's Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory is investigating the current industrial use of and barriers to the extended use of radiation-cured coatings in SRRP and MACT categories.) Important barriers include: capital cost, adhesive cost, lack of data on physical properties of adhesives, and aesthetics of the end product. The report identifies work areas that could help overcome identified technical, educational, and economic barriers. The discussed opportunities include: (1) convening a focus group to discuss identified barriers, identify other barriers, and begin the process to overcome these barriers; (2) investigating the use of radiation-curable systems in Europe; (3) researching the marketing difficulties associated with nonsolvent-based products; and (4) investigating state economic incentive programs to determine if financial assistance can be given to manufacturing facilities to help encourage the testing of radiation-curable adhesives.
