Pollution Control

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Allowable Limits for Phosphate Waste

Question: We are about to incorporate a batch powder-coating system into our production and intend to phosphatize a very small amount of bare steel sheet prior to coating.

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Delisting Plating Waste

Question: Several months ago, we changed our metal finishing operations so that we are only performing non-cyanide zinc plating on carbon steel followed by chromating.

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Painting Brass

Question: I have a design that requires the use of brass (No. 360 copper alloy). This design requires that some portions be painted (epoxy primed and polyurethane topcoated). I have no experience painting brass and/or know if this alloy is even “paintable.” Could you provide some insight into this matter and recommend how to best prepare the surface for painting?

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Electroplating

Replacing Cr Tanks and Meeting MACT Limits

Question: I am the plant manager of a small, hard chrome plating job shop.

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Electroplating

Improving Process Efficiency

Modifying tank layouts improves plating efficiency...

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NKT Improves Plating with Filtration

This Danish plater installed a permanent-media filtration system on its second automated barrel plating line...

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Catalytic Oxidizers and Title V Requirements

It is important to understand the various aspects of catalytic oxidation and consider options such as monitoring inlet/outlet temperatures, T across the catalyst, periodic laboratory testing of catalyst samples and preventive maintenance procedures as means of assuring continuous compliance…

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Electroplating

Encapsulating Hard-Chrome Plating Tanks

Eliminating emissions, stack testing, fume scrubbers...

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Upgrading A VOC Control System

First one VOC-control method, then another...

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