Developing environmentally friendly industrial solvents

溶剂是大多数化学制造过程所需的反应介质，大多数化学制造过程所需的清洁剂。 制造材料和油漆和涂料的关键组分。这些溶剂，包括TEXANOL和 NMP用作聚结剂，并被美国环保署归类为挥发性有机化合物（VOC）。 因此，这些溶剂目前在工业上被避免，并且正在寻找合适的替代品。到 迄今为止，开发合适替代品的努力尚未成功。 一家当地公司，TBF环境技术公司，是为了解决这个问题而成立的。最近 努力已经导致鉴定出新的溶剂， 环境和法规兼容性作为MEK和丙酮的替代品，广泛用于 广泛的应用，包括工业清洁和清洗。在最初的参与工作中， 一家公司领导的研究发现了石油醚的潜在替代品 和矿物烈酒。该项目的成功激发了新的努力， TEXANOL和NMP。TBF Environmental Technology Inc.的产品正在开发， 环境友好型溶剂，以帮助行业提高其内部的健康和安全标准， 组织和产品，同时保持溶剂的功能有效性。这项建议 描述了一项合作努力，以进一步促进必要的 调查专利申请，开发改进的产品，测试新配方，探索 这些新型环保溶剂的潜在应用范围。

Solvents are required reaction media for most chemical manufacturing processes, cleaning agents for most manufactured materials and key components of paints and coatings. Such solvents, including TEXANOL and NMP, are used as coalescing agents and are classified as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by the US EPA. Thus these solvents are presently being avoided by industry and suitable replacements are being sought. To date, efforts to develop suitable alternatives have been not been successful. A local company, TBF Environmental Technology Inc., has been founded to address this problem. Recent efforts have resulted in the identification of new solvents that have been shown to display suitable environmental and regulatory compatibility as replacements for MEK and acetone, which are used in a broad range of applications, including industrial cleaning and degreasing. In initial ENGAGE work with the company, lead research resulted in the identification of potential replacements for PETROLEUM ETHER AND MINERAL SPIRITS. The success of that project inspired renewed efforts to identify replacements for TEXANOL and NMP. Products from TBF Environmental Technology Inc. are being developed as environmentally friendly solvents to assist industries in improving health and safety standards within their organizations and products while maintaining the functional effectiveness of the solvents. This proposal describes a collaborative effort to further the necessary investigations for patent submissions, develop improved products, test new formulations and explore the potential scope of application of these new environmentally friendly solvents.