Environmental Footprint

This webinar is a broadcast of the Rules & Planning Panel Discussion taking place during the Enabling Clean Air Manufacturing with UV & EB Technology. The panel discussion covers rules, policies, issues, and more with participation from local and national regulatory and environmental leaders.

Regulations play a prominent role in shaping business decisions and spark end user interest in UV/EB technology. An end user is not only subject to VOC regulations but also toxics and greenhouse gas requirements. Find out regulatory trends that can give UV/EB technology an advantage. California usually leads the nation in setting emission standards. This presentation will highlight key California policies as well as upcoming national issues such as energy efficiency, which can be used as tools to make the case for conversion to UV/EB processes.

With new efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the immediate horizon, this paper explains that businesses can rely on UV/EB technology as an integrated part of their total environmental solution.

UV&EB in the Flooring Industry – Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions & HAPS
2007. Jeffrey S. Ross. RadTech Report, July/August

This article reviews and highlights some of the efforts of Armstrong World Industries Inc. to globally deploy UV/EB technology as part of its overall environmental strategy. It is adapted from a presentation delivered at a RadTech trade show, which built on some previously published commentary and case study work.

A Case Study – UV Processes and a Corporate-Wide Green Movement
2007. Tom Pearsall & Chris Mirt. RadTech Report, November/December.

Columbia Forest Products, in partnership with R & D Coatings, developed technology for a UV-curable stain that is 100 percent solids coating that contains no solvent, thus eliminating the need for VOC regulations. This article discusses the advantages of the technology.

Eliminating Air Pollution (VOC & HAP) at the Source Through the Use of Ultraviolet or Electron Beam Polymerization
Alexander Ross

The paper explores the development of UV/EB technology which has succeeded in the generation of solventless, liquid products that perform as well or better than their solvent-based counterparts as paints, coatings, inks and adhesives without the emissions into the atmosphere. This involves a basic change in the composition and chemical reactivity of resin ingredients.

Breezing through Clean Air Act Permitting with UV/EB Coating – A Users Guide
RadTech International North America

This document provides information about the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations under the CAA and discusses various means of complying with the requirements through the installation of ultraviolet/electron beaming (UV/EB) technology.

Low-Emission Technologies: A Path to Green Industry
2005. Ronald Golden. RadTech Report, May/June.

This paper reports on several case studies of successful industrial applications of solvent-free UV energy curing “green” technologies to quantify the achieved environmental and economic benefits.

Pollution Prevention Benefits Speak for Themselves
2005. Martha Marrapese. RadTech Report, November/December.

A new generation of end users, state regulators, and the public are now “discovering” the P2 benefits of UV/EB. The most well-recognized P2 benefit results from the high solids and low VOC content of the ingredients in a UV/EB coating, adhesive or ink. This article highlights the regulations recognizing these benefits.

California Regulatory Agency Chooses UV Technology
2005

When first evaluating environmentally friendly–low volatile organic compound (VOC)—coatings to refinish their outdoor patio benches, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) of Southern California considered solely water based coatings. SCAQMD sought alternatives which could endure the outdoor exposure, and help the agency assess the feasibility of environmentally friendly architectural coatings. Ultraviolet coatings turned out to be such an alternative, offering not only a clean process, but a superior protective finish at reasonable cost.

Clean Air Awards for UV & EB Technology
2005

RadTech was awarded “Excellence in Advancement of Air Pollution Technology,” at the 17th Annual Clean Air Awards by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), in Los Angeles, CA.

UV/EB Gains Regulatory Recognition
2001. Rita Loof. RadTech Report, May/June

Government agencies are recognize the advantages of source reduction as compared to pollution control. The fact that UV/EB has been written into various air regulations attests to the emerging importance of pollution prevention.

Renewable/Sustainable Product Development: Green Chemistry vs. Energy-Curing Blues
2010. Michael L. Gould. RadTech Report, July/August

It is widely assumed that bio-renewable (e.g., vegetable-based) raw materials utilized in the development of sustainable (i.e., nonpetroleum based) products will deliver acceptable performance at lower cost than current raw materials. This paper highlights product development features of the oversimplified puzzle that is “sustainability.”