Tri-Service Dem/Val of the Pulsed Optical Energy Decoating (FLASHJET(registered name)) Process for Military Applications - Ground/Fighting Vehicle Evaluation

Abstract

A major waste stream associated with Department of Defense (DoD) industrial maintenance facilities is toxic chemical and media blast materials associated with coating removal operations. From the 1994 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data for all DoD operations, coating removal operations accounted for approximately 20% of all waste (2.5 million pounds annually from a total of 11.3 million pounds total DoD waste). Chemical coating removers often contain methylene chloride, phenols, and toluene, which are classified as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). To replace chemical coating removal processes, many facilities switched to the more environmentally preferred method of media blasting. However, media blasting increases the tonnage of coating removal hazardous waste leaving the facility. These conventional coating removal operations also have additional safety and health concerns for workers. Due to these undesirable attributes, military maintenance operations are compelled to re-evaluate current coating removal methods and search for alternatives. DoD facilities are also faced with Executive Order 13148, originally Executive Order 12856, where installations must decrease all waste disposal volumes by 50%. Additionally, DoD facilities are faced with complying with National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutant (NESHAP) regulations such as the Aerospace NESHAP. In 2004 the Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products NESHAP regulation will be final and a section of this regulation will deal with the controlling of HAPs during coating removal activities. This will greatly impact coating removal operations involving ground and fighting vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA637411

Entities

People

  • Dean Hutchins
  • Dwayne Huffman
  • Wayne Schmitz

Organizations

  • Environmental Security Technology Certification Program

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Pollutants
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Chlorides
  • Cost Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Security
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Military Applications
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Waste Management

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space