Handbook of Solvents - George Wypych - ChemTech - Ventech!

14.31 Wood furniture 1045
Table 14.31.3. Reported solvent transfers from the furniture and fixtures industry in
1995 [Data from Ref. 2]
Solvent Amount, kg/year Solvent Amount, kg/year
n-butyl alcohol 53,000 methyl isobutyl ketone 145,000
cyclohexane 110 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 110
dichloromethane 28,000 1,1,1-trichloroethane 5,700
ethylbenzene 340,000 trichloroethylene 300
hexane 16,000 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene 160,000
isopropanol 11,000 toluene 1,030,000
methanol 570,000 xylene 1,700,000
methyl ethyl ketone 380,000
Dunlop developed a two-part water-based adhesive which performed well in lamination
of wood and foam. 8 Also, a new reactive hot-melt system for attaching moldings in furniture
assembly is in use. 9 A water reducible coating for wood finishing has been developed
based on copolymer which can be cured by crosslinking. 11 Another solvent-free material
was developed to cover scratches and other damage of finished wood articles. 12 Replacement
of solvent based adhesives is essential if this industry, which uses 12% of all adhesives,
is to significantly reduce its solvent usage. 10
REFERENCES
1 EPA Office of Compliance Sector Notebook Project. Profile of the Wood Furniture and Fixtures Industry.
US Environmental Protection Agency, 1995.
2 EPA Office of Compliance Sector Notebook Project. Sector Notebook Data Refresh - 1997.
US Environmental Protection Agency, 1998.
3 P B Bell, J J Bilancieri, Paint & Ink International, 9, No.5, , 6-10 (1996).
4 M J Dvorchak, J. Coat. Technol., 69, No.866, 47-52 (1997).
5 M Moss, Pigment Resin Technol., 26, No.5, 296-9 (1997).
6 R M Nussbaum, E J Sutcliffe, A C Hellgrn, J. Coat. Technol., 70, No.5, 49-57 (1998)
7 S Peeters, J P Bleus, Z J Wang, J A Arceneaux, J Hall, Paint & Ink International, 11, No.1, 6-9 (1998).
8 Plast. Rubber Weekly, No.1691, 1997.
9 Hughes F, TAPPI 1997 Hot Melt Symposium. Conference Proceedings. TAPPI. Hilton Head, SC,
15th-18th June 1997, p.15-21.
10 L White, Eur. Rubber J., 179, No.4, 24-5 (1997).
11 S-H Guo, US Patent 5.646,225, ARCO Chemical Technology, 1997.
12 I J Barlow, US Patent 5,849,838, SC Johnson & Sons, Inc., 1998.
14.32 SUMMARY
The data from the US industry given in the various sections of this chapter allow analysis of
releases and transfers of the various solvents and helps us to understand the patterns of solvent
use. Also industries can be ranked based on the amounts of solvents released. This information
is provided in Tables 14.32.1, 14.32.2, 14.32.3, 14.32.4, 14.32.5, and 14.32.6
which contain total release of solvents from all reporting industries, the total transfers of
solvents from all reporting industries, the sum of releases and transfers from these industries
and the total release of solvents by each industry, the total transfers of solvents by each in-