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Development of an Environmentally Benign Primer for Metal Adhesive Bonding
EPA Contract Number: 68D98141Title: Development of an Environmentally Benign Primer for Metal Adhesive Bonding
Investigators: Zheng, Haixing
Small Business: Chemat Technology Inc.
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: I
Project Period: September 1, 1998 through March 1, 1999
Project Amount: $70,000
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I (1998) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: SBIR - Pollution Prevention , Nanotechnology , Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Description:
The current metal adhesive bonding process consists of several steps that generate many hazardous wastes. Metal surface pretreatment by anodization or chemical etching produces a large amount of chromium containing wastewater while the priming step uses the primer containing solvents and chromates. This SBIR project will demonstrate the feasibility of formation of environmentally benign non-surface pretreatment water-based primers for adhesive bonding. The effective non-chromate inhibitors for the water-based primers will be identified, and a family of water based, non-surface-pretreatment solutions will be formulated; the developed primers can be used in aluminum alloys as well as titanium alloys and steels.Publications and Presentations:
Publications have been submitted on this project: View all 1 publications for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
small business, SBIR, pollution prevention, engineering, chemistry, EPA., Scientific Discipline, Toxics, Sustainable Industry/Business, Chemical Engineering, cleaner production/pollution prevention, Environmental Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Chemistry and Materials Science, 33/50, Environmental Engineering, chromium & chromium compounds, waste minimization, waste reduction, cleaner production, environmentally conscious manufacturing, green design, metal adhesive, clean technology, water-based coatings, engineering, water based primer, innovative technology, sol-gel coating, environmentally benign alternative, adhesives, pollution prevention, alternative chrome plating, corrosion inhibitorsProgress and Final Reports:
SBIR Phase II:
Development of an Environmentally Benign Primer for Metal Adhesive Bonding | 1998 Progress Report | Final ReportThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.