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Project Number 1
Summary:
The asphalt was removed using a soy-based ester.Test Objective:
To visibly remove all asphalt from copper/aluminum core windings.Product Use:
Prior to cleaning the unit was used for lamp ballast| Trial Number | Date Run | Purpose | Success Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 09/19/1996 | Testing on the asphalt coated core windings | Final Report only. |
Project Number 2
Summary:
Second case used a heated mildly acidic cleaner, Alconox Citranox, along with cold tap water.Test Objective:
Find a non-toxic solvent to dissolve the glue that holds the face plate of a CRT to the yoke portionProduct Use:
Computer monitor| Trial Number | Date Run | Purpose | Success Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 04/06/1998 | Find a chemistry that could dissolve the frit | Test incomplete or inconclusive. |
| 1 | 04/29/1998 | Separate leaded & unleaded glass w/o using HNO3 | Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined. |
| 2 | 10/19/1998 | Further evaluation to separate the leaded glass from the unleaded glass with out using Nitric Acid | A follow up test, usually based on company input. |
| 3 | 10/22/1998 | Glass was cut along the desired location in order to separate the leaded frit and the front unleaded section. | A follow up test, usually based on company input. |
| 4 | 10/26/1998 | One screen was soaked in only hot water with no cutting, the other three were used in the hot acidic Citrinox | A follow up test, usually based on company input. |