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Reconsidering functional powder metallurgy with intraparticle porosity

Although functional materials are not a new application for powder metallurgy (PM), renewed emphasis and constant development are creating new possibilities. For instance, the European Powder...

Optimizing Fume Scrubber Efficiency Via the Application of Water-Soluble Dispersants—Part II

An integrated manufacturing facility, utilizing scrubbers to neutralize and exhaust alkaline and acidic fumes from metal pretreatment, phosphating, and electroplating process applications, was...

Metal finishing

New U.S. EPA Regulations to Impact Metal Fabrication and Finishing Operations

On July 23, 2008, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) issued a new regulation that regulates air emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from nine metal fabrication and...

VOC Emissions from Industrial Painting Processes As a Source of Fuel Cell Energy

Paint solvents and other airborne chemicals classified as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are undesirable air pollutants because they have unpleasant odors and contribute to the formation of smog....