The evaluation of potential limonene scavengers
- Chensyn Science Labs., Lenexa, KS (United States)
- Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (United States). Materials Development and Diagnostics Dept.
This work is the study of different scavengers of limonene. Limonene is a citrus-based, low toxicity, hydrocarbon solvent for cleaning circuit boards and other parts. Though almost all limonene evaporates after cleaning procedures, trace residual limonene would be a concern if allowed to migrate freely through a sealed system. This work was charted to investigate materials that would effectively scavenge and permanently immobilize trace limonene. The requirements of a successful scavenger are the following: it must remove >90% of 30 mg/l limonene from a sealed volume with 3 months, at 20--25 C; it must not release any volatiles over prolonged aging; it must be packaged such that limonene vapors can access the scavenger, but not such that the scavenging medium can migrate; and it must operate in the presence of water, oxygen, pentane, toluene, and carbon dioxide gases. A number of adsorbents were evaluated. Additionally, a scheme for scavenging limonene by chemical reaction was investigated at Sandia. This attempt was not successful. The details of this investigation are found at the end of this report.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 10114752
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-94-8238; ON: DE95006853; BR: GB0103012; TRN: AHC29507%%96
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Jan 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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