Consumer products often use plastics that need to have surface properties not germane to the plastic itself; so the part is coated with other materials. In coating these substrates, the process often uses volatile organic compounds or heavy metals. In a joint effort between leading plastics manufacturer, Nypro Inc., and WPI an investigation was conducted to evaluate coatings based on their environmental compatibility, surface properties, and future improvements and opportunities Nypro could undertake in order to improve their environmental compatibility while still providing a product comparable to that which they do on a daily basis.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Marino, Brian
• Varlamova, Marina I.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042611-125434

Advisor

• Thompson, Robert W.

Year

• 2011

Sponsor

• Nypro Inc.

Date created

• 2011-04-26

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright