VOC Solvents Directive

Title: VOC emissions from manufacturing processes(~ 2MB)

Author: Jorgen Vineke and Jurgen Zimmer (published via the Danish Environment Protection Agency)

Year : 2001

Main activities covered : 17

Content summary

This study identifies measures integrated into the production process for cutting VOC emissions from point and diffuse sources, specifically for enterprises manufacturing solvent-based paints and coatings e.g. lacquer and paint industries, and to assess these under the aspects of efficiency and costs.

Title: Best Available Techniques (BAT) for the Paint and Adhesive Application in Germany - Volume II: Adhesive Application(~ 574KB)

Author: DFIU and IFARE

Year : 2002

Main activities covered : 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 17

Content summary

This detailed BAT guide describes the potential for solvent substitution or alternative emission abatement techniques suitable for adhesive application in a number of different sectors.

Title: The Challenge of Solvent Substitution in Coatings
(protected by copyright, see content summary)

Author: Bruno Giordan (DuPont)

Year : 2002

Main activities covered : 3, 6, 17

Content summary

This journal article gives an overview of the use of solvents and discusses the challenges of solvent substitution for the coatings industry. It describes application of alternative solvents in some activities and gives examples where alternatives were applied and what the main problems were.
Please note that this article, published in the Noise and Health Journal 2002, 4:14, 25-29, is under copyright and must be purchased (for example, via the British Library).

Title: Solvent Stewardship Award case studies (~ 1,5MB)

Author: ESIG

Years : 1999 - 2001

Main activities covered : 1, 3, 7, 8, 14, 17, 20

Content summary

Brief case studies to share best practise in solvent use.

Title: Solvent Emissions from the UK adhesives industry and air pollution (~ 45KB)

Author: N.R. Passant

Year : N/A

Main activities covered : 16, 17

Content summary

An overview of alternative adhesives for adhesive manufactures and industrial users is outlined. Disadvantages of certain alternatives are also discussed.