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Main Title Chemical Substitution for 1,1,1,-Trichloroethane and Methanol in an Industrial Cleaning Operation.
Author Brown, L. M. ; Springer, J. ; Bower., M. ;
CORP Author APS-Materials, Inc., Dayton, OH.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.
Publisher c1992
Year Published 1992
Report Number EPA-68-03-3389; EPA/600/J-92/162;
Stock Number PB92-179886
Additional Subjects Environmental chemical substitution ; Land pollution abatement ; Cleaning agents ; Degreasing ; Waste management ; Hazardous materials ; Revisions ; Substitutes ; Industrial wastes ; Ethane/trichloro ; Methanol ; Metal finishing ; Reprints ; Source reduction ; Waste minimization
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NTIS  PB92-179886 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Hazardous wastes are generated from cold solvent degreasing operations used in many industrial processes. The spent solvents are managed under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). With the land ban of spent solvents, disposal has become increasingly difficult. As a result, industries have begun investigating ways to avoid using RCRA listed cleaning solvents. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Research Branch along with APS Materials, Inc., a small metal finishing company, participated in a joint research project to evaluate the substitution of a dilute, terpene-based cleaner for 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA) and methanol, hazardous wastes F001 and F003 respectively, in their degreasing operations. The paper presents the results of a study evaluating the waste reduction/pollution prevention that can be achieved by substituting dilute limonene solutions for TCA and methanol in the cleaning of orthopedic implants (e.g. metal knee and hip joint replacements). The paper describes the original cleaning process, the modifications made to the process in using the dilute limonene solution, and the sampling plan used in evaluating the effectiveness of the solution. The paper presents qualitative results of the sampling tests and an economic evaluation of plant modifications. (Copyright (c) 1992 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.).