Recent Progress in Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics

Table 8

Comparison of environmental impact factors of CBPC and typical commercial coatings. Data for commercial coatings is reproduced from [67].

Coatings	Direct emissions (g/kg)	Low-level ozone (g ethane/kg)	Acidification (g Sox/kg)	Eutrophication (g P2O5/kg)
Solvent-based varnish
Binding agent	881.6	4.2	7.4	0.9
Solvent	1145.7	2.1	6.8	0.7
Total	2027.3	6.3	14.2	1.6
Solvent-based alkyd paint
Binding agent	283.4	0.8	3.2	0.3
Filler	25.3	0.01	0.3	8.3
Solvent	63.9	0.3	1.0	0.1
Total	372.6	1.11	4.5	8.7
CBPC coatings	300	0.0	0.0	Very low but to be quantified