Yes, your laboratory can successfully recycle high purity solvents

Bibliography

Recycling Solvents and Reagents in a Pathology Laboratory

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Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, "AFIP Hazardous Waste Recycling Program Saves Tax Dollars, Improves Environment," The AFIP Letter, Vol. 151, No. 1, February 1993.

Burson, J.L., "The Governor's Award for Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in Waste Management," State of North Carolina, 1989.

Crookham-Dapson, J., and Dapson, R.W., "Recycling," Hazardous Chemicals in the Histopathology Laboratory, Chapter 8, Second Edition, June 1991 .

Dapson, R.W., and Feldman, A.T., "Solvent Recycling," Anatech, Ltd. Newsletter, July 1991.

Dapson, R.W., and Feldman, A.T., "Formalin Recycling," Anatech, Ltd. Newsletter, July 1991.

Dapson, R.W., and Feldman, A.T., "Disposal of Clearing Agents," Anatech, Ltd. Newsletter, February 1992.

Dapson, R.W., "Disposal Options for Clearing Agents: Is Recycling the Best Method?" Histotechnology No. HT-6, ASCP Tech Sample, 1993.

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Gibbs, L.M., "Environmental Risk Factors in Solvent Recycling," American Clinical Products Review, Nov. 1983.

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Griffey, P.A. and Weller, J.L., "Recovery of Waste Organic Solvents." Hoeltge, G.A., "How to Reduce Hazardous Laboratory Waste," CAP Today, June 1992.

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Mangravite, J.A., and Roark, R.R., "High Purity Solvent Recycling in Your Own Laboratory," Lab Equipment Digest, May 1993.

Mangravite, J.A., Roark, R.R. Sr., Roark, R.R. Jr., and Van Triest, Paul, "Applications for Waste Solvent Recovery Using Spinning Band Distillation," Pollution Prevention and Waste M Minimization in Laboratories, Chp. 20, pgs. 329-376, Lewis Publishers, New York, NY, 1996.

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Recycling and Distillation ­ Environmental Applications

Stunkel, J., "Structuring a Large Scale Solvent Recycling Program," Laboratory Environmental Compliance Workshop, February 1993.

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Valkenburg, Cornelius, "Recycling Laboratory Solvents by Distillation" Poster Session, Pittsburgh Conference, Chicago, IL 1996.

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General Distillation - Types of Distillation

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Majors, Ronald, "Distillation as a Sample Preparation and Separation Technique," LC•GC International, January, 1999


Recycling and Distillation ­ HPLC Applications

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Katusz, R. M., Bellew, L., Mangravite, J.A., and Foery, R.F., "Recovery of HPLC Grade Acetonitrile by Spinning Band Distillation," Journal of Chromotagraphy, 213, 331, 1981.

Poche, D., "Use of a Spinning Band Distillation Unit for the Recovery of High Temperature GPC Waste," R&D Report from The Dow Chemical Company.

Pfenning, A.P., and Hurlbut, J.A., "Method For Recycling Methanol By Distillation," Laboratory Information Bulletin, F.D.A.

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Recycling and Distillation ­ Radioactive Waste Reduction Applications

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Mangravite, J.A., Roark, R.R. Sr., and Gibbs, L., "Recovery of Organic Solvents From Low Level Radioactive Waste," ATOM 373, November 1987.

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