Laser ablation of contaminants from concrete and metal surfaces. Topical report, June--December 1994

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/53609· OSTI ID:53609

Freiwald, J; Freiwald, D A

Tests have demonstrated that it is possible to clean coatings off surfaces using high-power, pulsed, high-repetition-rate lasers. Purpose of this contract is to demonstrate (1) that pulsed-repetition lasers can be used to remove paint from concrete and metal surfaces, including cleaning out the surface pores, (2) that the cleaning process will result in negligible release of contaminated ablated material to the environment, and (3) that the process generates negligible additional waste compared to competing technologies. This report covers technical progress during Phase 1 of the contract and makes recommendations for technology development in Phase 2.

• Research Organization: F2 Associates, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AR21-94MC30359
• OSTI ID: 53609
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/30359-3990; ON: DE95000066
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Dec 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
PAINTS
REMOVAL
COATINGS
CONCRETES
DECONTAMINATION
METALS
LASERS
USES
PROGRESS REPORT
SURFACE CONTAMINATION