Richards of Hull

Control of Solvent Emission in Screen Printing
Extraction ventilation in screen washup protects the worker from exposure to solvent fumes and also reduces the potential hazard of an accumulation of an explosive vapour.
Consumption of screenwash solvent can be substantially reduced, and discharge to waste eliminated, with the use of a recirculation system
The solvent however is discharged to atmosphere, and emissions from printing operations linger in the print room.
Solvent emissions can be entrapped and contained with activated carbon filtration.
Fume Catcher The print-table fume-catcher, with integral fan unit, can be positioned and installed within the print room and connected with flexible ducting to an exit louvre to remove fumes from the workplace.

Alternatively, the air may be treated, and the contaminants removed.

Not only trapping the solvent fumes, this returns clean air back into the building, avoiding the loss of heat in the air that would have been discharged.
Controlling Solvent Emission elephant trunks Connected to a Screen Table Fume Catcher or with single or two arm collector hoods for localised ventilation, the ICAF air treatment units reduce atmospheric pollution by employing activated carbon filtration.
Controlling Solvent Emission Localised Air Treatment
Filtaire recirculation systems trap particles down to sub micron levels, removes pollen and airborne bacteria and absorbs smells and gasses.

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