Alternative Disposal method for Trichloroethylene
Alternative Disposal method for Trichloroethylene
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Good day,
I am seeking an alternative disposal method for spent trichlorethylene. We currently dispose of trichloroethylene at a hazardous waste site in South Africa.
Does anyone one know of any industries that may be able to use spent trichloroethylene in their processes?
Thanking you in advance
I am seeking an alternative disposal method for spent trichlorethylene. We currently dispose of trichloroethylene at a hazardous waste site in South Africa.
Does anyone one know of any industries that may be able to use spent trichloroethylene in their processes?
Thanking you in advance





RE: Alternative Disposal method for Trichloroethylene
RE: Alternative Disposal method for Trichloroethylene
RE: Alternative Disposal method for Trichloroethylene
RE: Alternative Disposal method for Trichloroethylene
With the provisos above, TCE is a very effective degreasing solvent, without the flammability concern represented by non-chlorinated materials of similar solvent effectiveness. I'd recommend that you either send it to a solvent recycler for distillation/re-use, or you set yourselves up to do the same. The bottoms will still be chlorinated hazardous waste, which means big money for disposal- but the volume of waste will be greatly reduced. You'll have to run an economic analysis to see if it'll work out cheaper than what you're doing already, though.
RE: Alternative Disposal method for Trichloroethylene
RE: Alternative Disposal method for Trichloroethylene
Try Safetykleen, they produce a premium grade 150 solvent (petroleum naptha) that doesn't contain the chlorine. It also has a high flash point that reduces the fugitive voc's. Great for Clean Air Act VOC reductions. As a matter of fact, when we switched, our fugitive VOC emissions dropped by approx. 1 ton per year.
Hope this helps.
saxon
RE: Alternative Disposal method for Trichloroethylene
Visit www.eurochlor.org/chlorsolvents/issues/issues1_2_2.htm
it may be of help.