TURI Demonstration Site Reports
Energy Conservation, Texas Instruments, 2002
TI conducted demonstrations of its innovative energy conservation techniques in the spring of 2002
- High Efficiency Motor Fact Sheet
- Furnace Atmosphere Conversion
- Chilled Water/Thermal Ice Storage
- Compressed Air System
- High Vacuum Vapor Degreasers
Alternative Coating Systems, Intelicoat, 2002.
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| Employing green chemistry thinking, InteliCoat developed product lines that utilize non-solvent based coatings and reaction conditions, including water-based and UV-curable coatings, to significantly reduce the amount of toxic organic chemicals it uses and releases annually. InteliCoat presented information on its financial and environmental decision-making process for switching its primary product lines and the associated impact of the changes made for the company. Download PDF file (229.08 kB) |
Cleaner Technology Demonstration Sites Program Summary of Events In 2002
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Environmental Management System Workgroup Surface Finishing Sector Hosted By Photofabrication Engineering, Inc., 2000.
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| Methods and Policy Report No. 20 Download PDF file (96.70 kB) |
Elimination of Acid and Lead in Wire Strand Annealing and Galvanizing Riverdale Mills Corporation, 2000
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| Technical Report No. 48 Download PDF file (55.55 kB) |
Closed Loop Aqueous Cleaning of Mechanical Parts, Lockheed Martin Defense Systems, 1996.
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| TURI Technical Report No. 33. As part of Lockheed Martin Defense Systems' continued commitment to good corporate citizenship, they have reduced their use of ozone depleting compounds from 125 tons per year to less than two tons per year by installing nine aqueous-based cleaning systems. Download PDF file (119.04 kB) |
Elimination of Cooling Tower Chemical Additives. 1997
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| TURI Technical Report No. 44. Ocean Spray currently uses several TURA listed chemicals as corrosion inhibitors, descaling agents, and biocides in its cooling waters used for cooling various operations. Ocean Spray has installed a newly developed electronic technology that replaces or reduces the use of chemical additives in boilers and cooling processes. The technology has a proven track record in other fields such as heating fluids and pathogen destruction. The function of this technology is based upon continuously changing electronic frequencies, applied to the fluid in proportion to the change in conductivity of that fluid. Conductive media within the fluid become electrically charged and result in destruction of microbes, balance of pH, and inhibition of precipitation (scaling). Download PDF file (1.07 MB) |
Cupric Chloride Etch Regeneration. 1997
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| TURI Technical Report No. 45. Tri-Star Technologies, located in Methuen, Massachusetts, has one of the world's largest facilities offering in-house printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly, from prototype through production volumes. Their state-of-the-art, 120,000 square foot facility provides a "one-stop shop" for a full range of on-site services and expertise, providing the customer with the advantage needed in today's competitive marketplace. In its continuous efforts to implement toxics use reduction (TUR) and pollution prevention, Tri-Star Technologies evaluated, adopted and installed an electrolytic regeneration technology to reduce the amount of spent cupric chloride etchant generated. By making electrolytic regeneration an integral part of the process, Tri-Star is able to reuse the etchant and sell the recovered copper. This technology replaces the chemical regeneration system previously used, while reducing costs, worker exposure to hazardous materials, and environmental impact. TriStar has achieved many prior successes with TUR, including an 86%reduction in volatile organic compounds through the addition of a double-sided solder mask screening unit, a reduction in sulfuric acid use on the auto pattern plate line, and the elimination of bath contamination on the copper deposition line. Download PDF file (402.63 kB) |
Electron Beam Curing of Polymers in Coating Processes, Metallized Products Inc. 1996.
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| TURI Technical Report No. 34. Metallized Products, Inc. (MPI) chose Electron Beam (EB) curing over more traditional coating/curing methods, a choice which has allowed them to develop new, unique products and to have a lower impact on the environment than if they had chosen a solvent-based system. The coatings used in EB curing are solvent free and do not require thermal drying, allowing the process to run at very high speeds. EB curing also allows MPI to avoid the regulatory reporting and permitting requirements associated with solvent- and aqueous-based coating processes. Though capital costs of these systems are high, the production time, space, and energy requirements are low, making EB an economically attractive coating method. Download PDF file (200.40 kB) |
Garment Wet Cleaning, Utopia Cleaners. 1996.
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| TURI Technical Report No. 35. Perchloroethylene, or PCE, is the cleaning agent used by over 80% of U.S. dry cleaners. More than 30,000 dry cleaning machines nationwide used 270 million pounds of PCE in 1991, two thirds of which was lost to the atmosphere. Though emission control technologies have helped to reduce the volume of PCE that is lost, large amounts of PCE are still used by the dry cleaning industry. In recent years studies have identified ecological and human health hazards associated with PCE usage, prompting users and consumers to seek alternative processes. One garment cleaning alternative that has emerged uses water and biodegradable detergents to remove soils. Utopia Cleaners of Arlington, Massachusetts has purchased a DaeWoo wet cleaning machine which replaced its PCE dry cleaning machine, making Utopia a PCE-free garment cleaning facility. Download PDF file (120.82 kB) |
