SUBSTITUTION OF ORGANIC-SOLVENTS AND HAZARDOUS BINDERS BY BONDING WITH ADHESIVES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, MACHINERYAND EQUIPMENT

By bonding with adhesives, the use of organic solvents and hazardous b inders can be substituted by using 1. less hazardous types of adhesive s: water-based adhesives, hot-melt or silicone adhesives, 2. adhesives films or double-sided adhesive tape, 3. mechanical joining or 4. by a design or construction which avoids joining. Examples of substitution are given. Organic solvents can be avoided through pretreatment using waterbased degreasing agents, and by cleaning after bonding using mec hanical methods. Bonding with adhesives makes repair and recycling of items and materials difficult.