Conventionally, pre-treatment with hexavalent chromium and sulfuric acid was required for plating on plastic products for automobiles and electrical appliances. However, with the imposition of REACH and RoHS regulations, the study of plating methods that do not use hexavalent chromium has become an urgent issue. To this end, we have been studying pre-treatment of ABS and PP resins using UV irradiation, fine bubble low-concentration ozone water, and electrolytic sulfuric acid as pre-treatment techniques for plastics that do not use hexavalent chromium. In this seminar, we would like to introduce part of the research being conducted in collaboration with the Materials and Surface Engineering Research Center of Kanto Gakuin University and Chiba Institute of Technology.

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Equipment Overview
The water purification equipment for washing booths in paint factories is a purification device that uses the powerful oxidizing action of ozone to sterilize, deodorize, decompose, and decolorize booth water, which is usually discarded, so that it can be reused instead of being discarded.
There are no consumables and the only maintenance required is cleaning, and the only running cost is a small electricity bill, which allows for significant expense savings and has a great economic effect.

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"Carbon neutrality" is a common issue in the automobile industry, and the situation is already shifting to one where it is necessary not only to reduce emissions from in-house plants, but also to respond with LCA. Film decoration technology is one of the important measures, but it is also a new decoration method, and there are many verification issues to be addressed before it can be realized. This presentation will clearly state what these verification issues are, discuss the verification results, present the value of film decoration technology and its feasibility, and provide an opportunity to think about future environmental measures, proposing the effectiveness of problem-solving by combining the three elements of "market/customer," "equipment/line," and "decorative materials/materials."

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[Speaker profile]

Since joining the company, he has been engaged in the development of coating agents for films. With a wide range of experience, from the development of paints for industrial use to the development of paints for automobiles, he began to consider film decoration technology for automobiles with environmental considerations as the starting point. Starting with the market introduction of decorative films for automobile interiors, he expanded the scope of development to automobile exterior specifications, and while promoting material and process development, he also extensively handled calculations of the environmental burden associated with the process, and promoted the market introduction of new technologies aimed at environmental considerations.

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Lecture Program
・Japan Paint Manufacturers Association's Safety, Health and Environmental Initiatives [JPMA]
・IPCO Activities ~ Aiming for a better environment, safety and health in industrial painting ~ [IPCO]
・Safety and environmental activities in the Technical Committee [CEMA]

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Phosphate is used in the agricultural sector as a raw material for fertilizers, and in a wide range of manufacturing sectors, including food, automobiles, electronic parts, and pharmaceuticals. The starting raw material for phosphoric acid production is phosphate rock, and Japan has no choice but to rely on overseas sources, despite the supply risks. This presentation will outline the current tightness of the phosphoric acid supply chain, efforts to utilize domestic resources in the phosphoric acid industry, and the possibility of domestic self-sufficiency in phosphoric acid without relying on overseas sources.

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