Used Solvent Testing and Reclamation. Volume 1. Cold-Cleaning Solvents

Abstract

Large amounts of waste solvent are generated each year at many Department of Defense (DoD) installations. Standard practice at these sites has been to discard spent solvents. However, increasingly stringent environmental regulations, coupled with the soaring costs of waste disposal and new solvent purchase, have led DOD to seek safe, cost-effective methods of managing waste solvent. Some DOD installations are reclaiming used solvents rather than discarding them. Reclamation is feasible because the solvents usually do not break down chemically during the cleaning operations for which they are used. However, this type of recycling has seen limited success in the past due to the lack of scientific test and criteria for judging a solvent as spent. Stoddard solvent, Solvents, Reclamation, Test methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA204731

Entities

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  • Arthur R. Tarrer
  • Bernard A. Donahue
  • Seshasayi Dharmavaram
  • Surendra B. Joshi

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  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

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  • Biomedical
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  • Organic Chemistry
  • Sodium Compounds
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