CA2045346A1 - Paint detackification and associated treatment of water-borne paints and water-borne/solvent base paint blends - Google Patents

Paint detackification and associated treatment of water-borne paints and water-borne/solvent base paint blends

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CA2045346A1
CA2045346A1 CA 2045346 CA2045346A CA2045346A1 CA 2045346 A1 CA2045346 A1 CA 2045346A1 CA 2045346 CA2045346 CA 2045346 CA 2045346 A CA2045346 A CA 2045346A CA 2045346 A1 CA2045346 A1 CA 2045346A1
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Michael T. Dulany
Deborah L. Purnell
Robert A. Iezzi
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Veolia WTS USA Inc
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Betz Laboratories Inc
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Abstract

ABSTRACT

A process for facilitating the removal of oversprayed water-borne or blended water-borne/solvent based paints from the water collection system of a paint spray booth comprising adding to the water collection system an inorganic salt. Additionally, an anionic polymer may be added to improve the detackification and flocculating performance characteristics of the process.

Description

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PAINT DETACKIFICATION AND ASSOCIATED TREATMENT
OF WATER-BORNE PAINTS AND
WATER-BORNE/SOLVENT BASE PAINT BLENDS

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to paint spray booth technology and specifically to the process of treating oversprayed paint in the water collection systems of the spray booth. Problems pertaining to the use of water-borne paints and water-borne/solvent base paint blends are addressed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

During the applying of paint onto surfaces to be painted in a paint spray booth, the airborne oversprayed paint collected by water collection systems must be rendered non-sticky/non-tacky im-mediately after incorporation into the water collection system to prevent clogging of piping, pumps, and other components of the spray booth. In addition, the detackified paint must be easily removable from the water so the water can be recycled back into the paint spray booth. Yet another important consideration is that the chemical treatment must result in paint sludge which is high in solids (low moisture) to minimize sludge volume and disposal costs.

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Detackification and associated treatment (i.e. separation from water, sludge dewatering) of` solvent base paints has been a long-practiced art. However, environmental concerns and regulations to reduce emissions such as volatile organic compounds are leading to a dramatic increase in the use of water-borne paints, along with a corresponding decrease in solvent base paints.

The water-borne paints consist of a different chemistry than solvent base paints and consequently require different technologies for detackification and associated treatment. The primary difference is in the solvent, with water replacing most of the organic solvent typically used in solvent base paints. However, most water-borne paints still contain about 3-5% organic solvent. In addition to the difference in solvents, water-borne paints also often utilize different non~olatile components (resins, pigments, etc.) to accom modate the difference in solvents. Due to the differences between solvent base and water-borne paints, different technologies are required for detackification and assoc;ated treatments.

An additional complicating factor is that some paint users utilize water-borne paints on some paint lines and solvent base paints on other. The water collection systems treating these different paints are usually mixed, causing water-borne and solvent borne paints to be treated in a common sump. Thus, an effective detackification and sludge treatment must not only treat water-borne alone, but water-borne/solvent base blends.

2~ 3 It is an object of the present invention to treat paint spray booth water collection systems by effectively detackifying and flocculating water-borne paints and water-borne/solvent base blended paints so as to facilitate the formation of a removable sludge that is high in solids and low in volume.

DESCRIPTIO~ OF RELATED ART

The treatment of water-borne paint oversprays is typified in the patent to Brennan, U.S. 4,096,061. Taught therein is a treatment process consisting of adding to the water wash a cationic polymer flocculant in combination with an anionic polymer, such as polyacrylic acid, pclymaleic anhydride and copolymers of maleic anhydride with an olefin.

As previously mentioned, numerous paint spray booth systems will contain both water-borne and solvent based paints in their sumps. U.S. Patent 4,130,674, Roberts et al, addresses this particular problem by disclosing a treatment program wherein a long carbon chain (C8 - C10) surface active nitrogen derivative is added to either a polyvalent metal salt or a nonionic or anionic high molecular weight polymer, such as polyamines or homopolymers of acrylic acid. A further refinement in the treatment of dual paint systems may be seen in U.S. Patent 4,888,386, Huang et al. In this case, the patentees teach treating the water wash system with a combination of a melamine-formaldehyde polymer, polyvinyl alcohol and a styrene-acrylate copolymer.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention comprises adding to a paint spray booth wash water system an inorganic salt, such as ZrS04 and Al2(S04)3. Although these polymers are effective by themselves, treatment efficacy may be enhanced by combining these salts with anionic polymers.

Due to the particularly troublesome nature of water-borne and water-borne/solvent based paints it is often necessary to combine the inorganic salt with anionic polymers such as polyacrylic acid and maleic anhydride/diisobutylene copolymers.

As the present invention is practiced, an aqueous solution containing the inorganic salt and, when desired, solutions con-taining the anionic polymer are added independently to the paint spray booth recirculating water. The separate solutions can be admitted to the paint spray booth system at different locations including: the pump, upstream from the pumps, in the sump or at any other advantageous location.

The aqueous solutions prepared in accordance with the present invention may be either shot fed or continuously fed to the paint spray booth water system. The operable dosage rate of the inorganic salt will generally be in the range of 1.0 - 20%, based on overspray paint (BOP). In general, the dosage rate of the anionic polymer will be in the range of 0.01 - 15%, based on paint.

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A standard jar test procedure is used to determine the oper-able and proper treatment program and dosage level. The general procedure is to add 100 ml of tap water to a 120 ml jar. The desired treatment is added and the bottle is capped and shaken to mix the contents and coat the internal surfaces of the Jar with the treated water. One ml of paint is added to the jar. After 30 seconds of vigorous shaking the contents of the jar are observed.

The overall performance of the treatment program is evaluated based on three characteristics: detackification, flocculation and water clarity. The overall performance rating indicated for each treatment is a subjective composite based upon parameters established for each of these three characteristics. Water clarity and floc formation are based upon visual observations of the contents of the jar after shaking. Detackification performance is determined by inserting a wooden tongue depressor into the jar after shaking, removing it and observing the tackiness of the paint.

Overall Water Rating Detackification Flocculation Claritv Excellent Paint particles do not adhere Large floc, 100% Clear to jar or depressor surfaces. floats on surface Good Paint specks form on <1% of Medium-Large floc, Slightly exposed surfaces. >80% floats cloudy Fair Paint globules adhere to Small floc, Cloudy <10% of surfaces. Sludge may 50-80% floats be smeary, but not tacky.
Poor Paint coats depressor; paint no or small flocs, Turbid globules are slightly tacky most dispersed or smeary.
The following examples contain various types of paints as indicated. Treatment chemicals, concentrations and efficacy ratings are shown in each table correlating with the type of paint treated.

Water-borne paints were tested. Samples were acquired from PPG under the "Aquabase" line of paints.

TABLE I
Overall Performance TreatmentConcentration (%BOP) Rating 1) ZrS04 * 4% Excellent 2) ZrSO4 * 3% Excellent 3) Al2(S04)3 10% Good 4) Al2(S4)3* 3% Excellent * added after paint is present The following results were from tests conducted utilizing a water-borne/solvent based paint blend.

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Overall Performance Treatment Concentration ~%BOP) Ratinq 1) ZrSQ4 + maleic 10%
anhydride/diisobutylene 4-10% Fair 2~ ZrSO4 10%
+ polyacrylic acid 10% Good While this invention has been described with respect to particular embodiments thereof, it is apparent that numerous other forms and modifications of this invention will be obvious to those skilled in the art. The appended claims and this invention generally should be construed to cover all such obvious forms and modifications which are within the true spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

  1. THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
    PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
    l. A process for detackifying and flocculating over-sprayed water-borne paint contained in a water collection system of a paint spray booth comprising adding to said water collection system a sufficient amount for the purpose of an inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of zirconium sulfate and aluminum sulfate.
  2. 2. The process of claim 1 wherein said sufficient amount of said inorganic salt is in the range of about 1.0 - 20%, based on paint.
  3. 3. The process of claim l further comprising adding about 0.01 - 15%, based on paint, of an anionic polymer.
  4. 4. The process of claim 3 wherein said anionic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid and the copolymer of maleic anhydride/diisobutylene.
  5. 5. A process for detackifying and flocculating oversprayed blended water-borne/solvent based paint contained in a water collection system of a paint spray booth comprising adding to said water collection system a sufficient amount for the purpose of an inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of zirconium sulfate and aluminum sulfate.
  6. 6. The process of claim 5 wherein said sufficient amount of said inorganic salt is in the range of about 1.0 - 20%, based on paint.
  7. 7. The process of claim 5 further comprising adding about 0.01 - 15%, based on paint, of an anionic polymer.
  8. 8. The process of claim 5 wherein said anionic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid and the copolymer of maleic anhydride/diisobutylene.
CA 2045346 1990-09-12 1991-06-25 Paint detackification and associated treatment of water-borne paints and water-borne/solvent base paint blends Abandoned CA2045346A1 (en)

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WO2010141981A1 (en) * 2009-06-09 2010-12-16 Duluxgroup (Australia) Pty Ltd Paint hardener

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WO2010141981A1 (en) * 2009-06-09 2010-12-16 Duluxgroup (Australia) Pty Ltd Paint hardener

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