Project on Low VOC Auto Parts Cleaners
This page finalized September 26, 2005.
Chairman’s Air Pollution Seminar Series
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Friday, October
14, 2005
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
Sierra Hearing Room, Second Floor
1001 I Street, Sacramento
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Webcast
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Project
on Low-VOC Auto Parts Cleaners
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Katy Wolf, Ph.D.
Institute for Research and Technical Assistance (IRTA)
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| In this project, near-zero VOC content automotive
aerosol products were developed, tested, and demonstrated for engine degreasing, carburetor and fuel injection
system cleaning, brake cleaning, and general degreasing applications. The products were tested with technicians
in 13 auto repair facilities, one car wash, three detailers, and with three consumers. Eight water-based cleaners
that performed well for engine degreasing were identified and tested. The VOC content of most of these cleaners
was 10 percent. Three alternative soy/acetone blends that performed very well for carburetor and fuel injection
system cleaning were identified and tested. The VOC content of these cleaners was nearly zero. Three water-based
cleaners and two soy/acetone blends that performed well for brake cleaning and/or general purpose degreasing were
identified and tested. The VOC content of these products ranged from zero percent to 10 percent. Alternatives to
traditional hydrocarbon propellants were investigated. Carbon dioxide was found to be lower cost alternative propellant
and offered the best performance. The raw material cost of the alternative cleaners is somewhat higher than the
raw material cost of high VOC solvent-based products that are currently used. The toxicity of the alternative cleaners
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| Katy Wolf, Ph.D. is Executive Director for the Institute for Research and Technical Assistance (IRTA).
IRTA is a non-profit organization with the aim of helping industries reduce or eliminate their use of ozone depleting
substances, chlorinated and VOC solvents and other pollutants. Dr. Wolf conducts field investigations, the demonstration
and evaluation of new technologies and processes, and regulatory analysis to carry out IRTA's mission. Dr. Wolf
has a Ph.D in Chemistry from the University of Southern California. |
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For more information on this
Seminar please contact Kevin Cleary at (916) 323-1505 or send email to: kcleary@arb.ca.gov.
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