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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2002. Transfer of Pollution Prevention Technologies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10321.
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TRANSFER OF POLLUTION PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES

Committee to Evaluate Transfer of Pollution Prevention Technology for the U.S. Army

Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design

Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.

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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This study by the Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design was conducted under grant no. DAAE30-99-1-0100 from the U.S. Army. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

National Academy of Sciences

National Academy of Engineering

Institute of Medicine

National Research Council

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Wm. A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an advisor to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is president of the Institute of Medicine.

The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts and Dr. Wm. A. Wulf are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

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COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE TRANSFER OF POLLUTION PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE U.S. ARMY

SHEILA F. KIA,

General Motors Manufacturing Engineering, Warren, Michigan,

Chair

EARL W. BRIESCH, Consultant,

Sarasota, Florida

GEOFFREY DEARNALEY, Consultant,

San Antonio, Texas

JOHN L. GARDON,

Akzo Nobel Coatings (retired), Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

FRANK N. JONES,

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan

JOSEPH H. OSBORNE,

Boeing Phantom Works, Seattle, Washington

ROSE A. RYNTZ,

Visteon Automotive Systems, Dearborn, Michigan

DAVID A. SUMMERS,

University of Missouri-Rolla

MICHAEL R. VAN DE MARK,

University of Missouri-Rolla

Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design Staff

BONNIE A. SCARBOROUGH, Program Officer (through November 1999)

PATRICK J. DOYLE, Program Officer (from November 1999)

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BOARD ON MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING DESIGN

JOSEPH G. WIRTH,

Raychem Corporation, Mt. Shasta, California (retired), Chair

F. PETER BOER,

Tiger Scientific, Inc., Boynton Beach, Florida

JOHN G. BOLLINGER,

University of Wisconsin, Madison

HARRY E. COOK,

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

PAMELA A. DREW,

The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington

ROBERT EAGAN,

Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico

EDITH M. FLANIGEN,

UOP Corporation, White Plains, New York (retired)

JOHN W. GILLESPIE, JR.,

University of Delaware, Newark

JAMIE C. HSU,

General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan

RICHARD L. KEGG,

Milacron, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (retired)

JAY LEE,

United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, Connecticut

JAMES MATTICE,

Universal Technology Corporation, Dayton, Ohio

CAROLYN W. MEYERS,

North Carolina AT&T University, Greensboro

JOE H. MIZE,

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater (retired)

FRIEDRICH B. PRINZ,

Stanford University, Palo Alto, California

JAMES B. RICE, JR.,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

DALIBOR F. VRSALOVIC,

AT&T Labs, Menlo Park, California

JOEL SAMUEL YUDKEN,

AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.

TONI MARECHAUX, Director

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PREFACE

In July 1999, in response to a request by the U.S. Army, the National Research Council (NRC) established the Committee to Evaluate Transfer of Pollution Prevention Technology for the U.S. Army under the direction of its Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design. The specific organizations to be evaluated were the Industrial Ecology Center (IEC) and especially the National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence (NDCEE), Johnstown, Pennsylvania, for which the IEC had oversight responsibility from 1993 until 2000. The NDCEE was established by an act of Congress in 1990 for the purpose of demonstrating, applying, and disseminating advanced environmental technologies to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), as well as industry and other government agencies.

The overall objective of this study was to identify major barriers to, and approaches for, improving the transfer of pollution prevention technologies from the IEC to the U.S. Army, to other sectors of the Department of Defense, and to private industry, primarily defense contractors. After the initial scope of the project was defined and the committee was briefed on the overall IEC program, the sponsors and the committee realized both that the charge was very broad and that examination of representative projects as case studies would yield useful insights about major IEC and DOD-wide industrial pollution prevention programs. It was thought that the analysis of several technologies at the NDCEE would reflect a snapshot of barriers to technology transfer and implementation. Four such cases were identified, and the committee and sponsors agreed that recommendations based on what was learned in these cases could have a major impact on future technology transfer issues facing the Department of Defense. This report presents the results of the committee’s consensus recommendations in response to the charge given.

This report has been reviewed by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the authors and the NRC in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of this report:

Col. James A. Ball, retired, Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, Washington, D.C.,

Carl Handsy, Tank-automotive and Armaments Command - Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Department of the Army, Warren, Michigan,

James Holiday, Corpus Christi Depot, Department of the Army, Corpus Christi, Texas,

Mark W. Ingle, Corrosion Control Division, Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy, Washington D.C.,

Terry M. Levinson, TML Consulting Group, Silver Spring, Maryland,

John F. Rasmussen, Axsun Technologies, Billerica, Massachusetts,

Jerry Rogers, General Motors Research and Development Center, Warren, Michigan,

Donald Sekits, Boeing Defense and Space Group, Seattle, Washington, and

William Sharpe, Tank-automotive and Armaments Command - Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Department of the Army, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey.

Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Richard A. Conway, retired, Union

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Carbide Corporation. Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.

The chair also thanks the committee members for their participation in committee meetings and their effort and dedication in the preparation of this report; the sponsor, especially Robert Scola of the U.S. Army Industrial Ecology Center, speakers, and participants; and the staff of the Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design, especially Patrick Doyle, who coordinated the meetings and provided substantial assistance in the preparation and publication of this report.

Sheila Kia, Chair

Committee to Evaluate Transfer of Pollution Prevention Technology for the U.S. Army

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LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

Figure 1-1

 

Department of Defense environmental technology programs

 

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Figure 3-1

 

Schematic of electrodeposition process

 

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Figure 3-2

 

Annual cost of powder coating or electrocoating at various production volumes

 

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Figure 3-3

 

Calculated cost per square foot for electrocoat at various production volumes

 

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Figure 3-4

 

Program funding for NDCEE's waterjet effort

 

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Table C-1

 

Market Share of Coating Sales in the United States in 2000

 

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The activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) and its contractors in manufacturing, testing, maintaining, and disposing of military equipment make up a significant portion of the industrial processes conducted in the United States. As is the case with the commercial industries, some of these activities, such as metal plating, have resulted in industrial pollution and environmental contamination. With increasing environmental regulation of such processes in recent decades, defense facilities have been faced with growing compliance issues. Department of Defense efforts to manage, correct, and prevent these problems have included the establishment of the National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence (NDCEE) under the management of the U.S. Army Industrial Ecology Center (IEC).

The National Research Council's Committee to Evaluate Transfer of Pollution Prevention Technology for the U.S. Army was formed to identify major barriers to the transfer of pollution prevention technologies and to recommend pathways to success. To address the study objectives, the committee (1) reviewed the NDCEE's technology transfer activities, (2) examined efforts to transfer technology in four areas, two of which were identified at the outset by the NDCEE as successful and two of which were identified as unsuccessful, and (3) identified opportunities for improving the transfer of pollution prevention technologies to maintenance and rework facilities in the Department of Defense and to industrial manufacturing facilities performing defense-related operations.

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