Environmental Declaration - ABB NAL Series Mounting And Operation Manual

23.0 Environmental declaration

Environmental Certification
Life expectancy of product
The product is developed in compliance with the requirements
denoted by IEC 62271-200. The design incorporates a life span
under indoor service conditions exceeding 25 years (IEC
62271-200).
End-of-life
ABB is committed to the protection of the environment and adheres to ISO 14001 standards. It is our obligation to facilitate
end-of life-recycling for our products.
Raw Material
Steel
Cooper
Zinc
Silver
Thermoplastic
Polyester with glass fiber*
Total for recycling
Not specified
Total
Carton box**
Wooden pallet**
Epoxy***
*Used for NAL/VR12, NAL/VR17, NAL/VR24
**Packing depends on particular customer requirements, law and the kind of transportation. Example for NAL/VR 24
***Used for NAL/VR36 and NAL12 with long creepage distance.
WARNING
The apparatus can not work or have contact
with hazardous chemicals for materials
mentioned in table above.
Acetone 2,3-butanediol
Acrylonitrile n-butyl alcohol
Allyl alcohol t-butyl alcohol
Ammonium sulfide, 40% Butylene glycol
Amyl alcohol
Aniline Chloroform
Chlorosulfuric acid
Benzaldehyde Crotonaldehyde
Benzoic acid Cyclohexane
Bromine, liquid
1,3-butanediol 1,2-dichloroethane
1,4-butanediol 1,2-dichloroethylene
WARNING
All plastic parts of the apparatuses can not
work or have contact with chemicals mentioned
above.
Usage of these chemicals can result in damage or a significant
quality deterioration of plastic parts of the apparatus – eg. see figure
at right.
% of total weight Recycle
(weight)
60.59% Yes
11.26% Yes
0.025% Yes
0.012% Yes
2.11% Yes
24.64% Yes
98.64%
1.34%
100%
6 kg Yes
7.5 kg Yes
33% No
Difluoromonochloro-
methane
Dimethylformamide
1,4-dioxane
Ethyl alcohol
Ethylamine, 33%
Ethylene diamine
Ethylene glycol
Fluorodichloromethane
Formic acid, concentrated
Furfuralcohol
Recycling capability
Weight:
NAL/VR12-6A150 – 32 kg
NAL/VR17-6A170 – 34 kg
NAL/VR24-6A235 – 42 kg
NAL/VR36-6A360 – 72 kg
Make granulate, re-use or apply as energy superior additive in refuse
incineration; partial material can be reused in production process
Grind to powder and use as high-grade energy additive in cement mill
Re-use or use as energy additive in refuse incineration
Re-use or use as energy additive in refuse incineration
Store in appropriate places, indented for this purpose
Gasoline (5% methanol)
Glacial acetic acid
Hydrazine hydrate, 80%
Hydrochloric acid,
concentrated
Isoamyl alcohol
Isopropanol
Methylene chloride
Methyl ethyl ketone
Fig. 80. Cracking of rods.
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Environmental effects
& recycle/reuse processes
Separate, utilize in favor of new source
Separate, utilize in favor of new source
Electrolysis, utilize in favor of new source
Electrolysis, utilize in favor of new source
Powder coating, grease, etc.
Complete apparatus without packaging
Nitric acid, 2%
Nitric acid, 10%
Nitric acid, 30%
Potassium chlorate
n-propanol
Propylene glycol
Sulfuric acid, concentrated
Sodium hydroxide solution
5%, 10%, 50%
Tartaric acid