jueves, 28 de febrero de 2013

WALNUT SHELLS IN INDUSTRY

Walnut shells are used in many polishing and/or deburring applications. Walnut shell media is used for polishing or cleaning fine metals, alloys, mechanical parts, shell cartridges, eye glass lens, rocks, stones, coral, ivory, beans, and seeds.
Jewelers use walnut shell media treated with rouge in both tumbling and vibratory applications for polishing gems and fine jewelry.
When polishing the media size should be small enough to freely pass through openings or large enough to avoid lodging in openings or crevices.
Ground walnuts shells are a type of abrasive blast media used for cleaning. Typical substrates are metals, fiberglass, woods, plastics and stone. The walnut shells are ground to various sizes from coarse to extra fine depending on the application. The walnut shells are used in the same manner as typical blast media. Walnut shells are durable and can be re-used in many applications. Walnut shells can remove matter from surfaces without scratching or pitting underlying material.
Walnut shell is used in many applications as a filler or extender. Paint and coating materials, resins, pigments, plywood, adhesives, ceramics, dynamite, tile and livestock feed just to name a few. Media sizes vary from coarse walnut shell to walnut shell flour.
Walnut shell is used as lost circulation material to combat typical operational problems associated with drilling mud losses. Walnut shell is an easy and efficient solution to lost circulation problems. Walnut shell does not significantly change mud properties and can be removed and perhaps recycled with ease. Walnut shell is available in coarse, medium and fin grit sizes.
 
Walnut shell is biodegradable, non-toxic, environmentally safe and cost effective for blasting. Walnut shell does not cause silicosis.
The cosmetic industry uses walnut shell media as an exfoliate in facial, body and foot scrubs. Walnut shell is used by many, from the novice soap maker to the commercially distributed cosmetic lines. Eco-Shell will aid in formulating the custom grit sizes desired.
Walnut shell is used in many applications as a filler or extender. Paint and coating materials, resins, pigments, plywood, adhesives, ceramics, dynamite, tile and livestock feed just to name a few. Media sizes vary from coarse walnut shell to walnut shell flour.
Safety/Environmentally Sound
Non-toxic and biodegradable
Requires no flammable solvents
Dust free
Natural product
Use required on most U.S. Government contracts
Found not to cause Silicosis (can occur from use of sand or silica products)

Cost Effective
Cleans without leaving scratches or pitting
Cleaned parts require no additional machining or fitting
Cleans precision parts without a change in dimensions
Non-corrosive
Lightweight
Pollution prevention

Fast

Surface areas require no drying time
Easy to use
Fast clean up after use
Easy disposal process

Elasticity and Durability

Resistant to rupture and deformation
Limited breakdown
Can be re-used in various applications
 
Inventoried Media Sizes
4/6 12/20 20/40 60/100 -100
6/10 14/30 35/60 60/200 -200
8/12 18/40 40/60 60/200-10.5 -325
4/20 20/30 40/100 70/200
Custom sizes available upon request. Please contact our sales staff at info@ecoshell.com.
Eco-Shell, Inc.

MASON WITH GREAT QUATERNARY COMPOUNDS GOES TO PILOT

CINCINNATI, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilot Chemical Company announced today that it has acquired Mason Chemical Company, based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Together the companies represent more than 100 years of successful family-based ownership and leadership as privately held businesses in the United States.
"Both Pilot, established in 1952, and Mason, founded in 1968, are successful companies built by their respective founders' families over many decades," said Paul Morrisroe , chairman and CEO of Pilot Chemical Company. "The Pilot and Mason product lines are complementary and will allow us to build on synergies between the two companies. Customers of both companies will be better served through a more complete and expanded global product offering from Pilot."
Mason Chemical Company is a leader in the development, registration and sale of quaternary ammonium compounds and related chemistries. The acquisition enhances Pilot Chemical's household, industrial and institutional, personal care and oil and gas product portfolios, strengthening its offering by adding registered and non-registered biocidal quats and tertiary amine derivatives.
"Mason and Pilot share a strong history of innovation in the chemical industry," said Gregg Mason , owner of Mason Chemical Company. "Having both of our product lines available from one source makes strategic sense. Together we can leverage our combined technologies, offering new solutions to our combined global customer base."
"Our goal is to be a leading provider of chemistry based solutions," said Pam Butcher , president and COO of Pilot Chemical Company. "Acquiring Mason Chemical illustrates our commitment to providing a broader product portfolio, new technology and applications expertise to better serve our customers."
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
About Pilot Chemical CompanyPilot Chemical is a privately owned and independent global specialty chemical company providing high quality products and services to the household and industrial detergent, personal care, lubricant, oilfield, emulsion polymerization, textile and agriculture industries. Proprietary core technologies involve alkylation, sulfonation, sulfation and a number of other specialty operations. Pilot, an industry leader in chemical innovation and safety, owns the most state-of-the-art continuous sulfation process in North America and is the world's largest manufacturer of disulfonates. Pilot Chemical Company is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. To learn more, visit www.pilotchemical.com.
About Mason Chemical CompanyMason Chemical Company is a leading supplier of specialty chemistry to a broad range of industries. In business since 1968, Mason is known around the world as a market leader in the supply of EPA-registered actives and prototype formulations. Mason, a privately owned specialty chemical solution provider, serves the personal care, HI&I cleaners, textile, oilfield and other markets. For more information, visit www.masonsurfactants.com.

SOURCE Pilot Chemical Company

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GREEN CHEMICALS

The Green Seal certification is granted by the organization with that name and has a great number of members contributing with the requirements to pass a raw material or a chemical product as "green". Generally for a material to be green, has to comply with a series of characteristics like: near neutral pH, low volatility, non combustible, non toxic to aquatic life, be biodegradable as measured by oxygen demand in accordance with the OECD definition.
Also the materials have to meet with toxicity and health requirements regarding inhalation, dermal and eye contact. There is also a specific list of materials that are prohibited or restricted from formulations, like ozone-depleting compounds and alkylphenol ethoxylates amongst others. Please go to http://www.greenseal.com/ for complete information on their requirements.
For information on current issues regarding green chemicals, see the blog from the Journalist Doris De Guzman, in the ICIS at: http://www.icis.com/blogs/green-chemicals/.
Certification is an important — and confusing — aspect of green cleaning. Third-party certification is available for products that meet standards set by Green Seal, EcoLogo, Energy Star, the Carpet & Rug Institute and others.
Manufacturers can also hire independent labs to determine whether a product is environmentally preferable and then place the manufacturer’s own eco-logo on the product; this is called self-certification. Finally, some manufacturers label a product with words like “sustainable,” “green,” or “earth friendly” without any third-party verification.
“The fact that there is not a single authoritative standard to go by adds to the confusion,” says Steven L. Mack M.Ed., director of buildings and grounds service for Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
In www.happi.com of June 2008 edition, there is a report of Natural formulating markets that also emphasises the fact that registration of "green formulas" is very confused at present, due to lack of direction and unification of criteria and that some governmental instittion (in my opinion the EPA) should take part in this very important issue.