Method for removing and reclaiming excess uncured paint from a paint spray booth
US5641361A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S55/46
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Excess uncured paint is removed and reclaimed from a paint spray booth by bringing an air stream in which uncured paint particles are entrained into contact with a flowing aqueous flood sheet within the paint spray booth. A substantial portion of the uncured paint particles are solubilized within the flowing aqueous flood sheet and thereby removed from the stream of air. The flowing flood sheet most preferably includes (i) between about 10 to 45 percent by weight of an N-methyl pyrrolidone; (ii) between about 15 to about 40 percent by weight of at least one alkyl glycol ether having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in its alkyl moiety; and (iii) about 0.1 to about 2.0 percent by weight of a non-ionic linear alcohol ethoxylate surfactant sufficient to reduce the flood sheet vapor pressure. Thereafter, the solubilized uncured paint particles are separated and collected from the aqueous flood sheet and thereby reclaimed for future use.
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