Project

Alternatives to the use of acetone

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Problem

They wanted to replace acetone with another less toxic product that entailed fewer health risks.

Objective

Search for a “green” product that performs the same function as acetone but with less or no health risk.

ATRIA Solution

First, the compounds that negatively affected the plastic selected for the project were studied. Various chemical products were tested such as acids, bases, alkalis, commercial products… and various physical methods were tested such as heat, UV, O3, flame…
The client selected a product from those that worked best and final tests were carried out.