No-bake process refers to the use of chemical binders to bond the moulding sand. Sand is moved to the mould fill station in preparation for
filling of the mould. A mixer is used to blend the sand with the chemical binder and activator. As the sand exits the mixer, the binder
begins the chemical process of hardening. This paper presents the results of decomposition of the moulding sands with modified ureafurfuryl
resin (with the low content of furfuryl alcohol below 25 % and different activators: organic and inorganic) on a quartz matrix,
under semi-industrial conditions. Investigations of the gases emission in the test foundry plant were executed according to the method
extended in the Faculty of Foundry Engineering (AGH University of Science and Technology). Article presents the results of the emitted
chosen aromatic hydrocarbons and loss on ignition compared with the different activators used to harden this resin. On the bases of the
data, it is possible to determine the content of the emitted dangerous substances from the moulding sand according to the content of loss on
ignition.
The article presents research results of physico-chemical and environmental issues for the dust generated during dedusting of the
installation for the processing and preparation of moulding sand with bentonite. Particular attention was paid to the content of heavy
metals and emission of gases from the BTEX group, which is one of the determinants of the moulding sands harmfulness for the
environment. The analysis of heavy metals in the test samples indicate that there is an increase of the content of all metals in the dust
compared to the initial mixture of bentonite. The most significant (almost double) increase observed for zinc is probably related to the
adsorption of this element on the dust surface by contact with the liquid metal. The study showed, that dust contained more than 20% of
the amount of montmorillonite and had a loss on ignition at a similar level. The addition of 1% of dust to the used moulding sand results in
almost 30% increase in the total volume of gases generated in casting processes and nearly 30% increase of the benzene emission.
Casting covers major area of production all over the world. Resin bonded casting is widely used in today’s manufacturing industries. Furan
No bake casting is most widely accepted in indian foundries due to its excellent surface finish and dimensional stability. It is a self-setting
binder and it has a lower work and strip times. Though the casting process is also known as process of uncertainty, in the present study, an
attempt has been made to investigate the effect of Grain Fineness Number, Loss of Ignition, Potential of Hydrogen, % of Resin with
respect to sand, Sand Temperature and Compressive strength of the mould on Sand Inclusion defect – one of the most dominating defect in
the Krislur Castomech Pvt. Ltd. Industry situated at Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. The experiments were conducted based on response surface
methodology (RSM) and sequential approach using face centered central composite design. The results show that quadratic model with
removal of some insignificant term is comparatively best fits for Sand Inclusion Defect.
The paper presents the results of thermoanalytical studies by TG/DTG/DTA, FTIR and GC/MS for the oil sand used in art and precision foundry. On the basis of course of DTG and DTA curves the characteristic temperature points for thermal effects accompanying the thermal decomposition reactions were determined. This results were linked with structural changes occurred in sample. It has been shown that the highest weight loss of the sample at temperatures of about 320°C is associated with destruction of C-H bonds (FTIR). In addition, a large volume of gases and high amounts of compounds from the BTEX group are generated when liquid metal interacts with oil sand. The results show, that compared to other molding sands used in foundry, this material is characterized by the highest gaseous emissions and the highest harmfulness, because benzene emissions per kilogram of oil sand are more than 7 times higher than molding sand with furan and phenolic binders and green sand with bentonite and lustrous carbon carrier.