Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Case Studies for Textile Printing (5)

CASE STUDIES FOR TEXTILE PRINTING
CASE NO. 5
Description: Lenoir Mirror Co. uses xylene solvent in
equipment cleanup.
Courses of Action:
The company reduced their waste costs by recovering
and reusing spent solvent on-site. Approximately 95%
solvent was recovered by distillation and still bottoms
are sent to an incinerator.
Savings:
Lenoir Mirror saves over $5,000 per year in material
and disposal costs. Total system payout will be thirteen
months.
This overall case relates to solvent recovery in
printing from screen and machine cleanups.

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