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Active Projects |
Objective |
Bio-based
Material's Characteristics and Evaluation
R.
McLaughlin |
To identify and validate bio-based products for use in ground equipment
and machinery that reduce dependency on petroleum products, and reduce lifecycle
costs while meeting or exceeding performance. |
Corn Hybrid Polymer Coating Removal
(JG-PP Project)
J. Dussich
M. Rothgeb |
To evaluate corn based blasting media and determine if it meets stakeholder requirements to remove coatings from select delicate
substrates. |
Gas Dynamic Spray Technology Demonstration
P. Lewis
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To demonstrate/validate Gas Dynamic Spray technology for
use as a coating and means of repair for thermal spray coatings across NASA and
Air Force Space Command facilities and installations. |
Laser Coating Removal for Ground Support Equipment
M. Rothgeb
R. McLaughlin
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The follow-on to the Joint Group on Pollution
Prevention Portable Laser Coating Removal System project is to demonstrate one
or more portable laser technologies for use on Ground Support Equipment (GSE) in several areas within NASA. |
Laser Coating Removal for Shuttle
M. Rothgeb
R. McLaughlin
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To demonstrate one or more portable laser
technologies for use in several areas of shuttle processing operations, most
notably, Orbiter processing. |
Launch Vehicle Processing Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessment
at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
R. McLaughlin |
To identify new or alternative technologies that
may benefit the launch vehicle processing operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station, with side benefit to NASA Kennedy Space Center. |
Low-Temp Cure Powder Coatings
(ESTCP/JG-PP Project)
P. Lewis |
To demonstrate/validate powder coating resins for corrosion-protection of
temperature-sensitive system components (aluminum, steel and magnesium
substrates). |
Low VOC Coatings and Depainting
Technologies Field Testing Phase 2
P. Lewis
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To conduct field demonstrations of environmentally preferable
depainting technologies and coatings for corrosion protection of structural
steel across NASA and Air Force Space Command. |
Membrane Removal of VOCs
M. Rothgeb
J. Dussich |
To demonstrate and validate a novel
hollow-fiber membrane technology for removing VOCs entrained in process
air streams. |
NASA-DoD Lead-Free Electronics Project
K. Kessel
J. Dussich |
To undertake comprehensive testing to generate reliability data for circuit
cards manufactured and reworked with SnPb, lead-free and
mixed (lead/lead-free) solder alloys and
subjected to rigorous environmental exposure conditions. This project will
provide baseline data for aerospace and defense (high-performance)
applications. |
Non-Chrome Coating Systems for Aerospace, Phase I
M. Rothgeb
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Evaluate and test several fully non-chromated
coating systems (pretreatment, primer and topcoat) as replacements for
hexavalent chrome coatings for use in aircraft and aerospace applications. |
Non-Chrome Coating Systems
for Aerospace, Phase II
M. Rothgeb
|
Test promising coatings identified from Phase I of TEERM Non-Chrome Coating
system project to additional NASA specifications. |
Oxygen
Cleaning Products Development
J. Herrington
R. McLaughlin |
To develop alternatives for Class II ozone depleting
substances currently qualified as cleaning agents for oxygen systems and
components. |
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Completed Projects |
Objective |
Alternatives to High-VOC Chrome Coatings
(C3P Project)
M. Rothgeb |
To test and implement chrome free low VOC coating systems
in aircraft painting operations at TAP Portugal and OGMA – Indústria Aeronáutica de
Portugal.
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Depainting Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessment
(2005-2006)
J. Herrington
P. Lewis |
To conduct an environmental opportunity assessment of the current depainting
activities at CCAFS Space Launch Complex 17 and make recommendations for
alternative depainting technologies to help limit particulate emissions, reduce
waste, and increase worker efficiency. |
Isocyanate Urethane Replacements on Structural Steel
P. Lewis |
To validate environmentally preferable alternatives
to isocyanate urethane coatings
for structural steel. |
Lead-Free Solder Body of Knowledge (NASA)
(2005)
K. Kessel
M. Rothgeb |
To summarize lead-free test data (relative to space environments),
analyze risks to NASA, and recommend mitigation strategies. |
Lead-Free Solder Testing for High Reliability (Project 1)
(2001-2006)
K. Kessel |
To conduct solder-joint reliability (laboratory) testing of three LFS alloys on newly
manufactured and reworked circuit cards to generate performance data for
high-reliability (IPC Class 3) applications. |
Low-Emission Depainting on Steel
(2003-2006)
P. Lewis |
To validate a low-emission surface preparation/depainting
technologies for structural steel. |
Low/No-VOC and Nonchromate Coating System for Support Equipment
(JG-PP Project)
(1999-2003)
K. Kessel |
To identify and qualify environmentally
acceptable alternatives to conventional primers and topcoats used for coating
support equipment at Department of Defense and NASA facilities that reduce or
eliminate the use of hexavalent chromium, lead, and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
(such as MEK and toluene). |
Low-VOC ID Marking
(ESTCP/JGPP
Project)
(1998-2003)
B. Greene |
To reduce costs by reducing or eliminating the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
(specifically methyl ethyl ketone [MEK] and toluene). Identification marking
methods addressed include stenciling, silk screening, and stamping. |
Non-Chrome Primers for Aircraft
Exteriors
(JG-PP Project)
(1995-2004)
K. Kessel |
To reduce worker
exposure to hexavalent chromium and the resulting control measures by
identifying and validating nonchromate primers for use on aircraft exterior
surfaces that meet performance requirements. |
Oxygen Systems Cleaning
(ESTCP/JG-PP Project)
(1999-2003)
J. Herrington
M. Rothgeb |
To validate one or more technologies using non-ozone depleting substances to clean oxygen lines
on DoD and NASA aerospace vehicles and at NASA research centers for building
maintenance cost avoidance. |
Parts Washers (NASA)
(2004-2005)
M. Rothgeb |
To facilitate NASA Centers’ conversion to environmentally friendly alternative parts washers,
wherever possible and to develop a Consumer Guide for alternative cleaners,
degreasers and parts washing systems. |
Portable Laser Coating Removal
(ESTCP/JG-PP Project)
(2001-2005)
M. Rothgeb |
To demonstrate the feasibility of using a compact, portable, low-powered, handheld laser system
for small-area paint removal. |
Solder Assessment Study (NASA)
(2002-2003)
M. Rothgeb |
To quantify the risk that NASA faces as the global electronics market continues to move away
from lead-bearing solder alloys for electronics. |
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Developing Projects |
Proposed Objective |
Low VOC Coatings Technologies Phase 3
P. Lewis |
Follow-on to other TEERM
coatings projects to field test environmentally preferable coatings for
corrosion protection of structural steel across NASA and Air Force Space
Command. |
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Technical Exchange Projects |
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Energy and Water Management
S. Valek
K. Torres |
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