Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A process for controlling contamination in a wet paint spray booth in which water is used to wash air in said booth, and to remove over-sprayed paints, said water being recirculated for further use in washing the air in said spray booth, said process comprising: adding to said water an effective amount of a detackifying treatment composition comprising an alkali metal zincate, substantially free of chloride ions and sulfate ions, dissolved in an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution at pH 8-11, said alkali metal being sodium, potassium or lithium, and said composition being effective to condition paint solids so as to facilitate removal of said solids from said water, and gradually lowering the pH of said water by absorbing CO 2 from air or neutralization by organic acids formed by degradation of organic materials in said paint by aerobic bacteria.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A process for controlling contamination in a wet paint spray booth in which water is used to wash air in said booth, and to remove over-sprayed paints, said water being recirculated for further use in washing the air in said spray booth, said process comprising: adding to said water an effective amount of a detackifying treatment composition comprising an alkali metal zincate, substantially free of chloride ions and sulfate ions, dissolved in an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution at pH 8-11, said alkali metal being sodium, potassium or lithium, and said composition being effective to condition paint solids so as to facilitate removal of said solids from said water, and gradually lowering the pH of said water by absorbing CO 2 from air or neutralization by organic acids formed by degradation of organic materials in said paint by aerobic bacteria.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process of claim 1, wherein the content of the alkali metal zincate is about 0.1-50 weight parts to 100 weight parts of over-sprayed paints.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
90 words
A process of claim 1, wherein the composition further contains a cationic polyamine having an amino or quarternized amine group as a cationic group and a hydrocarbon chain, and an average molecular weight of 500-100,000, selected from the group consisting of polycondensates of polyethylene glycol and hexamethylene-diamine; polycondensates of ethylene-diamine and ethylene-dichloride; polycondensates of ammonia and ethylene-dichloride; polyethylene polyamine; polycondensates having a molecular weight of at least 1000 of epichlorohydrin and precondensates of polyalkylene polyamines and polyoxyalkylene glycol chlorides; and condensation products of hexamethylene diamine, polyethylene glycol, epichlorohydrin and 1,4-dichloro-2-butene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process of claim 3, wherein the content of the cationic polyamine is about 0.2-5 weight parts to 1 weight part of zinc ions dissolved in the aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
90 words
A process of claim 2, wherein the composition further contains a cationic polyamine having an amino or quaternized amine group as a cationic group and a hydrocarbon chain, and an average molecular weight of 500-100,000, selected from the group consisting of polycondensates of polyethylene glycol and hexamethylene-diamine; polycondensates of ethylene-diamine and ethylene-dichloride; polycondensates of ammonia and ethylene-dichloride; polyethylene polyamine; polycondensates having a molecular weight of at least 1000 of epichlorohydrin and precondensates of polyalkylene polyamines and polyoxyalkylene glycol chlorides; and condensation products of hexamethylene diamine, polyethylene glycol, epichlorohydrin and 1,4-dichloro-2-butene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process of claim 5, wherein the content of the cationic polyamine is about 0.2-5 weight parts to 1 weight part of zinc ions dissolved in the aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution.