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Innovative Coating Removal Techniques

Agency

AFDepartment of the Air Force

Institution

Atmospheric Plasma Solutions

Amount listed

$98,746

Period

April 28, 2008 to April 28, 2009

Abstract

the us armed forces need an environmentally friendly quick effective and non-destructive method to remove paint from plastic and carbon fiber composite surfaces. an earth friendly paint removal process for painted metal is also desired by many commercial sectors such as aviation marine and automotive applications. current processes for the removal of paint from composite materials are slow expensive and/or damaging to the environment. ap solutions proposes the use of a highly ionized non-thermal atmospheric plasma process to quickly and efficiently remove coatings from a wide variety of composite and temperature sensitive substrates. ap solutions plasma flux technology is inherently scalable to meet both field applications as well as large scale depot operations. Atmospheric Plasma Selective Coating Removal Field Portable Coating Removal Environmentally Friendly Technology Rapid Coating Removal Process Lightweight Industrially Sc

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