Project #1
To replace TCE for cleaning lubricants from stamped parts. Investigating nPB but need more technical assistance.
08/14/2006
Small
Less than 1 lb
Stamping - cutting
packaging
1000
100-1000
Trichloroethylene
Uses regulated solvent
No relation
visual inspection, welding failures
Seven trials were conducted on the various supplied oils. There were three products, Aquavantage 1400, Inproclean 3800 and Sea Wash Blue, which were found to be successful on the five supplied oils. Next step would be to evaluate these products on actual parts. Additional work resulted in the company requesting a vapor degreasing drop-in solvent. Evaluations showed that nPB worked well. The company replaced 300-500 gallons of TCE usage on an annual basis. The switch over was completed in December of 2007.