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"Emulsion pertraction technology (EPT) is introduced for the galvanic industry in Europe. With innovative EPT 8000 of the metal platers in Europe enhance the lifetime of the passivating baths from 6 weeks to 2 years. In this way the galvanic industry can cope with the following problems: environmental -, economical issues, and drain of work to low wages countries. The proposed project has the foll ...

Background The EU metal plating industry discards about 420 million litres of contaminated passivating bath liquid every year, resulting in the production of 40,000 tonnes of toxic metal sludge waste. Current technology carries a major environmental problem: the estimated replacement chemical costs are €168 million and the treatment and disposal costs a ...