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An Open Letter to the Fnishing Industry

 
From: fred cole 
29 Nov 1995
Organization: University of Baltimore
 
I'm a member of a group of students in the "Lab to Market" program at the
University of Baltimore's Merrick School of Business. This is a technological
transfer program in which we try to match technologies to manufacturers, that
is, we're trying to take our technology from the lab to the market.
 
Our technology (patent no. 5,380,554) concerns the application of chromic acid
anhydride (CrO3) coatings.  The process is novel in that it starts with chromic
acid powder, but converts chromium from its hexavalent state to its divalent
state.  Compared to the current state of the art, this process has tremendous
potential to reduce hazardous waste streams, worker exposed to hexavalent
chromium and costs.
 
We seek information and feedback in the following areas:
 
1)	If you are a current user and /or maufacturer of corrosion-resistant
coatings that sees value in this technology, then we would like to discuss ways
in which we could make the technology available to you.
 
2)	If you have the ability to perform standard industry tests, (such as ASTM G
85 -- 500 hour salt spray; ASTM 3359, method A -- wet tape adhesion, and ASTM D
2197, MEthod A -- Scrape adhesion), then we would like to discuss a test
program to confirm coatings effectiveness.
 
Thanks in advance.
 
George Alsfeld
galsfeld@ubmail.ubalt.edu
 
 
  

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