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Stop the FLARE up in Water Contamination

The goal of this project was to prevent contamination from emergency flares to ground and surface water in and around the Cape Cod area, and to encourage the use of safer products for emergency responders and the public. Read More >>

Strategies for Sustainability

A presentation by Interface Inc., one of the world's largest carpet tile manufacturers, on their seven-step business model to achieve sustainability, addressing environmental concerns without sacrificing business goals. Read More >>

Styrene Use in Massachusetts. 1993.

TURI Technical Report No. 7. The primary use of styrene in Massachusetts and nationwide is in the production of polystyrene. The polystyrene production industry in this state consumed 99 % of the styrene used in Massachusetts in 1990 according to the TURA data. Polystyrene typically is manufactured in large facilities where high volumes of t ... Read More >>

Substitute in BPA-epoxy Looks 'Promising'

April 30, 2013, Plastics Today, article about researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell that have identified and tested a potential chemical substitute for bisphenol A (BPA) in epoxy with research funding from TURI. Read More >>

Substitution Case Study: Alternatives to Solvent and Petroleum-based Inks. 1993.

TURI Technical Report No. 5. Printing inks are a diverse group of petroleum and solvent-based materials. Components of ink vary with ink color, the paper or other material (also known as substrate) which is to be printed, the type of printing process used, and other characteristics specific to the desired end product. This report looks into the ... Read More >>

Substitution Case Study: Alternatives to Solvent-based Paints. 1993.

TURI Technical Report No. 4. A Massachusetts producer of specialized metal tool cabinets has successfully switched from solvent-based to water-based paints in their coating operations. The painting process involves coating the metal drawers with a primer coat, and then spray painting the cabinets and drawer fronts with the color coat. Origin ... Read More >>

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Sulfuric Acid and Fuming Sulfuric Acid

Sulfuric Acid and Fuming Sulfuric Acid Fact Sheet

Sulfuric acid is a corrosive toxic chemical that causes direct effects ranging from irritation to burns on the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract. In 1996, Massachusetts businesses consumed almost 45 million pounds of sulfuric acid, the world's most widely used chemical, in the production of chemicals, electricity, food products, paper products, ... Read More >>

Super Hydrophobic Self Cleaning Glass Surfaces - Lotus Effect

A presentation from Ferro on their new process to apply a transparent nano coating on glass with common screen- or roller-printing processes, instead of CVD, allowing printable nano coatings to easily be applied at low cost, such as coatings with self-clean properties. Read More >>

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Cleaning Solvent. 1992.

TURI Technical Report No. 3. Supercritical carbon dioxide was chosen for investigation as a primary cleaning fluid due to its low viscosity (0.05 centipoise), high diffusivity, and very low surface tension. Moreover it is environmentally non-hazardous, non-corrosive, non-flammable, readily available, inexpensive and available in high purity gra ... Read More >>

Supercritical fluid extraction cleaner application. 1994.

TURI Technical Report No. 21. Texas Instruments Incorporated, Materials & Controls Group (TI), with headquarters in Attleboro, MA, has been actively pursuing alternatives to halogenated solvent vapor degreasing since 1984. Aqueous, semi-aqueous, and "no-clean" technologies have been implemented to reduce solvent usage by more than 60%. Howeve ... Read More >>

Supercritical Fluids as Substitutes for Dry Cleaning Solvents: Evaluation of Enzyme Activity for Stain Removal. 1995.

TURI Technical Report No. 28. The toxicological and ecological hazards of perchloroethylene led the investigators to try supercritical carbon dioxide as a replacement in dry cleaning. Read More >>

Supply Chain Collaboration to Achieve Toxics Use Reduction

Supply chain collaboration to achieve toxics use reduction Original Research Article Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 397-407 Gregory Morose, Sammy Shina, Robert Farrell Read More >>

Supporting and growing the clean energy sector in Massachusetts

Clony, P., Campbell, M., Rothstein, P., Fields, T., Doyle, K., Strauss, A., Clark, J., … Michel, M. (2011). Supporting & growing the clean energy sector in Massachusetts: clean energy industry economic & workforce development leadership summits. Lowell, MA: Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, New England Clean Energy Council, UMass Lowell, UMas ... Read More >>

Surface Cleaning Laboratory Case Study #1: Market Forge, Everett MA. 1995.

The project consists of technical, total cost, and substitution analyses of alternatives to chlorinated solvents for vapor degreasing. The technical analysis of alkaline aqueous degreasing was performed in TURI's Surface Cleaning Lab. Located in Everett, MA, Market Forge manufactures cooking steamers. Read More >>

Surface Cleaning Laboratory Case Study #2: Wyman-Gordon Company, Inc., North Grafton MA. 1995.

Aqueous ultrasonic cleaning of ionizing aluminum exhaust scrubber plates was successfully implemented at the Wyman-Gordon Company replacing a potassium hydroxide and glycol ether soaking operation. The company performs metal-working of ferrous and nonferrous alloys producing high strength alloy forgings for the aerospace and other industries.A ... Read More >>