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News Release from: John Neale | Subject: Solvent
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 October 2007
Low cost trike replacement solvent
Solvent 602 from john Neale allows small companies to change from trike with limited investment and limited impact on process times.
Many small engineering companies have still to act to remove or reduce consumption of trichloroethylene to less than 1tpa as required by the Solvent Emissions directive (SED) There are many reasons for leaving things to the last minute, one of the most significant is the cost to change for most solutions offered on the market, or the short term nature of other solutions due to likely labeling changes on some solvents
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Degreasing drawn copper and aluminium tubes
Two products added to a range of low hazard trichloroethylene alternatives are for the degreasing of copper and aluminium tubes - even long lengths of up to 13m.
John Neale has continued to work on designing low cost solutions to replacing trike, whilst minimising the compromises which have to accepted in any change from trichloroethylene.
Solvent 602 is such solvent based products which may enable satisfactory replacement of trike.
Solvent 602 has a broad spectrum of solvency and are effective for removing many maintenance oils and coolants.
It has a high flash point of >80DegC and has no hazard labeling.
It is therefore a major step forward in health and safety dramatically different to trike, methylenechloride, perchloroethylene and n-propylbromide.
It has significantly lower volatility which means when used to replace trichloroethylene the consumption would be dramatically reduced, allowing a change to this solvent when a customer may be using as much as 10tpa of trike and still keep within the SED.
The volatility of the solvent however allows for the components to air-dry without the requirement of thermally removing the solvent residue as is required with non-VOC solvents.
The other benefit of the high flash point is that in properly temperature controlled baths, an operating temperature of 50-60DegC maybe possible, thus allowing for the softening/melting of certain soils which can only be removed with good solvency and heat.
Solvent 602 could be used in existing equipment.
It would however require a different means of recycling if that were required.
Distillation is a capable method for keeping the solvent clean.
Solvent 602 is a way for many small companies to change from trike with limited investment and limited impact on their process times.
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