Henry's law constants for paint solvents and their implications on volatile organic compound emissions from automotive painting

Kim, B R; Kalis, E M; DeWulf, T; Andrews, K M

doi:10.2175/106143000X137121

Title: Henry's law constants for paint solvents and their implications on volatile organic compound emissions from automotive painting

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This paper describes experimental results of equilibrium partitioning of several significant paint solvents and formaldehyde between air and water to quantify the potential for capturing and retaining the constituents in spraybooth scrubber water during automotive painting. The compounds studied are toluene, n-butanol, methyl ethyl ketone methyl propyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl amyl ketone, butyl cellosolve, butyl cellosolve acetate, butyl carbitol, and n-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone. A set of field data collected at a Ford Motor Company assembly plant was also analyzed to determine whether data were consistent with the equilibrium phenomenon. The primary findings include: (a) There were more than six orders of magnitude difference in the Henry's law constants among the solvents studied. A solvent with a smaller constant is less easily stripped from water. The Henry's law constants decrease in the following order: toluene and xylenes > methyl ethyl ketone > n-butanol > butyl cellosolve acetate > butyl cellosolve > formaldehyde > butyl carbitol > n-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone. (b) Field data showed accumulation of n-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone and stable concentrations of butyl carbitol, butyl cellosolve, and n-butanol in the paint-sludge pit water during a 2-month period. Stable concentrations indicate a continuous, balanced capture and stripping of the solvents. Data were consistent with measured Henry'smore »« less

Authors:: Kim, B R; Kalis, E M; DeWulf, T; Andrews, K M

Publication Date:: Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2000

OSTI Identifier:: 20014588

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Water Environment Research

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 72; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: PBD: Jan-Feb 2000; Journal ID: ISSN 1061-4303

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT; FORMALDEHYDE; PAINTS; TOLUENE; XYLENES; KETONES; BUTANOLS; ETHERS; GLYCOLS; PYRROLIDONES; SCRUBBERS

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                    Kim, B R, Kalis, E M, DeWulf, T, and Andrews, K M. Henry's law constants for paint solvents and their implications on volatile organic compound emissions from automotive painting.  United States: N. p., 2000. 
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                    Kim, B R, Kalis, E M, DeWulf, T, & Andrews, K M. Henry's law constants for paint solvents and their implications on volatile organic compound emissions from automotive painting.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2175/106143000X137121

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                    Kim, B R, Kalis, E M, DeWulf, T, and Andrews, K M. 2000.  
        "Henry's law constants for paint solvents and their implications on volatile organic compound emissions from automotive painting".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2175/106143000X137121.

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@article{osti_20014588,

  title        = {Henry's law constants for paint solvents and their implications on volatile organic compound emissions from automotive painting},

  author       = {Kim, B R and Kalis, E M and DeWulf, T and Andrews, K M},

  abstractNote = {This paper describes experimental results of equilibrium partitioning of several significant paint solvents and formaldehyde between air and water to quantify the potential for capturing and retaining the constituents in spraybooth scrubber water during automotive painting. The compounds studied are toluene, n-butanol, methyl ethyl ketone methyl propyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl amyl ketone, butyl cellosolve, butyl cellosolve acetate, butyl carbitol, and n-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone. A set of field data collected at a Ford Motor Company assembly plant was also analyzed to determine whether data were consistent with the equilibrium phenomenon. The primary findings include: (a) There were more than six orders of magnitude difference in the Henry's law constants among the solvents studied. A solvent with a smaller constant is less easily stripped from water. The Henry's law constants decrease in the following order: toluene and xylenes > methyl ethyl ketone > n-butanol > butyl cellosolve acetate > butyl cellosolve > formaldehyde > butyl carbitol > n-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone. (b) Field data showed accumulation of n-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone and stable concentrations of butyl carbitol, butyl cellosolve, and n-butanol in the paint-sludge pit water during a 2-month period. Stable concentrations indicate a continuous, balanced capture and stripping of the solvents. Data were consistent with measured Henry's law constants. (c) The low Henry's law constant for formaldehyde is the result of the fact that it is hydrated when dissolved in water.},

  doi          = {10.2175/106143000X137121},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20014588},
  journal      = {Water Environment Research},

  issn         = {1061-4303},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 72,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},

  month        = {Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2000}

}

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