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Project title

Energy efficient system for zero waste transport and zero rinse water emission

Primary Funding Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

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Lead Organisation

Ship Company Ltd.

Lead Applicant

Sten Bjorsell

Project Abstract

Ship Company specialises in the manufacture of small and medium volume Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) in short times for the electronics industry. This includes Single sided Double sided Multilayer PCBs. Ship Company Ltd also provides a Prototype service to help customers design PCBs. Ship Company has been established for over 24 years in Macroom Co Cork and currently has 38 employees.Prior to their CGPP project Ship Company had an etchant regeneration system installed on the copper etching process. This system allows etchant to be reused in a closed loop and recovers copper for sale. The focus of the CGPP project moved onto the rinse stream after the copper etching process. Ship Company proposed to investigate and pilot a rinse water reuse system to recover for re-use valuable materials lost to the rinse tanks. One of the technologies evaluated was Vapour Compression Distillation.This project did not proceed on its original course. Some work was done to reduce ammonia usage and emissions. Design work on a rotating cathode for recovery of copper from rinse water was carried out.

Grant Approved

�67,744.93

Research Hub

Cleaner Production - Green Enterprise - Innovation and Demonstration

Research Theme

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Start Date

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Initial Projected Completion Date

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