Re: Paint Solids

[Jack Annis <jack.annis@ces.uwex.edu>]

Norma,

Caterpillar has developed a recovery process for paint solids of this type
and there are some other companies that have the capability to do so.

I am out of my office today but I can get the people to contact and email it
to you tomorrow if you wish. Please send an email directly to me so that  I
can get your return email address.

Jack

At 02:21 PM 9/9/97 -0400, you wrote:
>A company I'm working with is looking for markets/reuse options for 
>its paint solids.  The company is a large truck manufacturer that 
>operates a paint spray booth with a waterwash collection system.  The 
>overspray from the urethane-based paints is collected in the water 
>wash and coagulated by a chemical additive.  The overspray is flocced 
>to the water surface and skimmed off the water into dewatering bags.  
>Approximately 600 lbs of paint waste are generated every 2-3 days.
>
>If anyone had any ideas, please respond.  I appreciate your 
>assistance.
>
>Thanks
>
>Norma Murphy
>Norma Murphy
>Division of Pollution Prevention
>P.O. Box 29569
>Raleigh, NC  27626
>919-715-6513
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