Soda blasting
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Soda blasting is frequently touted as an environmentally-friendly blast medium. | Soda blasting is frequently touted as an environmentally-friendly blast medium. | ||
| − | However, it's likely no more or less environmentally-friendly than media such as corn cobs, walnut shells, or [http://www.trivitro.com/vitrogrit/vitrogrit.html VitroGrit | + | However, it's likely no more or less environmentally-friendly than media such as corn cobs, walnut shells, or crushed recycled glass, such as [http://www.trivitro.com/vitrogrit/vitrogrit.html VitroGrit]. Aggressively portraying soda blasting as "green" may qualify as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_marketing green marketing] or even borderline [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwashing greenwashing]. |
The used soda medium can be screened or filtered, and washed. The water-soluble soda can typically go down a conventional drain, leaving only the blasted particles behind. However, soda blasting medium may contain various flow additives that are less environmentally-friendly. | The used soda medium can be screened or filtered, and washed. The water-soluble soda can typically go down a conventional drain, leaving only the blasted particles behind. However, soda blasting medium may contain various flow additives that are less environmentally-friendly. | ||
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