Solvent usage, recycling potential, and treatability studies in a research and development setting

Use of solvents in a R&D setting is a difficult waste stream to apply typical waste minimization techniques to. There is typically a large variety of solvents used in small quantities by a large number of people. Argonne conducted a study of R&D uses of solvents to identify quantities, contaminants, and recycling criteria. The second phase of the project identified a typical solvent user and demonstrated technology that could be applied to the waste stream