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CO2 Mechanics Blog

Practical knowledge, tools, tips and techniques for developing and implementing innovative CO2-enabled clean manufacturing processes, products, and production lines.

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  • SUBJECTS

    • Forward

    • Scope and Objectives

    • The CO2 Backstory

    • History of CO2 Composite Spray

    • CO2 Processing Technology

    • CO2 Processing Units

    • Contamination Control

    • Manufacturing Waste Minimization

    • Environmental Health Worker Safety

    • CO2 Application Profiles

    • Clean Solution Innovation Process

    • CO2 Guy Presentations

  • CO2 DATA

    • CO2 Properties

    • CO2 Diagrams

    • CO2 Safety and Health Data

    • CO2 in the News

  • GLOSSARY

    • Technical Terms

    • Blog Icons

    • How to use this Blog

    • Copyright Notice

  • VIDEOS

    • Corporate Videos

    • Process Videos

    • Product Videos

  • AUTHOR

    • Author Bio

    • Dedications

    • Published Papers

David Jackson

David Jackson
David Jackson, aka The CO2 Guy, is Founder and President of CleanLogix LLC and Clean Imagineering LLC, based in Santa Clarita, California. David’s companies work in partnership to manufacture and distribute synergistic clean manufacturing products and services for precision cleaning, hard machining, thermal control, value extraction, precision drying, sample testing, process fluids supply and management, and smart manufacturing. David also serves as Clean Manufacturing Consultant to Hitachi High-Tech, Japan, to develop and deploy Hitachi-brand CO2 enabled precision cleaning and metalworking fluid products (clean solutions) for high-volume and high-reliability product manufacturing. David began his career as group head of precision cleaning and contamination control at Hughes Aircraft Company in the 1980’s. There he developed the first CO2-based precision cleaning techniques as chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) solvent replacement processes for use in the production of advanced aerospace communications and warfare devices. David holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, has authored or co-authored numerous technical articles and presentations, and has been issued more than 40 patents worldwide. David has developed and commercialized more than twenty clean manufacturing products utilizing environmentally-safe and renewable chemistries including CO2, hydrogen peroxide, ozone, bio-based hydrocarbons, and atmospheric plasma. Over the past 35 years, David’s unique expertise and innovations have provided numerous Fortune 100 and 500 manufacturing companies worldwide with cost- and performance-effective tools to improve product quality, increase productivity, reduce manufacturing waste, lower cost of production, and improve the environmental quality in their factories. • Renewable Chemistries for Precision Cleaning, Machining Processes, and Value Extractions • Centrifugal, Microwave, and Ultrasonic-Assisted Cleaning and Extraction Processes • Cleaning, Cooling, and Lubrication Processes using Solid, Liquid, Plasma, and Supercritical CO2 • Non-contact Surface Analysis Methods • Atmospheric Plasma Surface Treatment Methods • Manufacturing Waste Minimization Assessments • Cleaning Process Development and Cleanliness Validation • 3D Product Design and Fabrication • PLC/iPC Control Panel and Software Development • Robotic Process Automation • Contract Cleaning Services • Smart Manufacturing Consulting

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Forward

Forward

Forward

Blog preview

This eBook has been a long time in the making and continues to be a work in progress. Based on more than 30 years of carbon dioxide (CO2) technology development and commercialization, this eBook provides manufacturing engineers and managers with practical knowledge, tools and techniques for developing and implementing innovative CO2-enabled lean and green (clean) manufacturing processes, products and production lines. This eBook shows how CO2 technology can transform your product manufacturing operations using a holistic implementation approach – design for cleanability, build clean, and maintain clean protocols.

David Jackson

Aug 14, 2020 4:34:31 PM
Dedications

Dedications

Dedications

Thank you

To my wife, best friend, and colleague, Karen, for her enduring love and support all these years. To my brother, Rick and father, Richard on the other side, thank you for your love and support at the very start of this journey. You are both greatly missed and your contributions are forever appreciated.

David Jackson

Aug 14, 2020 12:40:02 PM
Technical Terms

Technical Terms

Technical Terms

What does that mean

CO2

An abundant and recycled gaseous by-product of industrial processes repurposed for precision cleaning, cooling, and surface modification applications in high-value or high-reliability hardware manufacturing operations.

David Jackson

Aug 14, 2020 11:28:06 AM
Copyright Notice

Copyright Notice

Copyright Notice

All rights reserved

CO2Mechanics.Blog

Blog to eBook

Practical knowledge, tools, tips, and techniques for developing and implementing innovative CO2-enabled lean and green manufacturing processes, products, and production lines.

David Jackson

Aug 14, 2020 8:01:09 AM
How to use this Blog

How to use this blog

How to use this blog

This blog is an eBook

Each chapter in this eBook is self-contained, which means you can start with whichever chapter or topic interests you the most. CO2Mechanics.Blog is a comprehensive guide for improving your knowledge of CO2 technology, implementing state-of-the-art CO2-Powered clean manufacturing solutions, and maximizing your return on investment in terms of reduced manufacturing waste in all of its possible forms.

David Jackson

Aug 14, 2020 7:53:15 AM
Blog Icons

Blog Icons

Blog Icons

Icons used in this eBook

Throughout this eBook, you will see small symbols called icons in the margins and these highlight special types of information presented or available (hyperlinked). These are shown in Figure I-1 and used to help you better understand and apply the material.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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David Jackson

Aug 14, 2020 7:42:06 AM
Scope and Objectives

Scope and Objectives

Scope and Objectives

Contamination is defined in many ways

Contamination may be broadly defined as any material, substance, or energy which adversely affects the performance or function of a manufacturing process and/or manufactured product [adapted from “Contamination Control Engineering Design Guidelines for the Aerospace Community”, A.C. Tribble et al., Rockwell International Corporation, NASA Contractor Report 4740, May 1996]. By this broad definition contamination can be vapors, particles, films, residues, light, nuclear radiation, electromagnetic fields, electrostatic charge, and heat (or lack of heat), among many other examples. Furthermore, contamination can be organic, inorganic, ionic, biological, volatile, non-volatile, condensable, non-condensable, corrosive, or non-corrosive in nature.

David Jackson

Aug 12, 2020 9:07:06 PM
Author Bio

Author Bio

About the Author

David Jackson

While attending college, Mr. Jackson worked full-time as a manager of a certified testing laboratory analyzing pollutants in wastewater generated and discharged by industrial manufacturers and municipal wastewater treatment plants. Following graduation and working for Hughes Aircraft Company as a group head of precision cleaning and contamination control in the mid-1980’s, he developed first generation CO2 immersion cleaning processes for use in the manufacture of advanced aerospace products. While moonlighting the construction of his first commercial centrifugal CO2 immersion cleaning system in his garage between 1989 and 1992, he worked as an environmental consultant, helping manufacturers minimize and treat EPA-regulated wastewater effluents generated by their electroplating and metal finishing operations. Mr. Jackson launched his first CO2 business venture in 1993 and over the following 12 years developed and commercialized several CO2 immersion and spray cleaning products and accessories.

David Jackson

Aug 11, 2020 9:52:09 PM
The CO2 Backstory

CO2 Backstory 1.2

CO2 is Part of the Solution

Recycled CO2

The human part of the Earth’s carbon cycle comprises our societal and industrial activity - our so-called carbon footprint.   This issue has fostered a contentious and controversial global debate regarding the connection between increasing human-based CO2 emissions and alleged global warming. It is noteworthy that based on analysis of polar ice and sediment core samples dating back millions of years, the Earth was much warmer and richer in atmospheric CO2 (and plant life). In a relatively recent geological past, absent most modern humans and all industrial activity, atmospheric levels of CO2 were nearly 18x higher than today, 7,000 ppm compared to 400 ppm, and vast green forests and jungles flourished across the planet. In fact, the current atmospheric levels of CO2 are much less than optimal for healthy plant growth [6].

David Jackson

Aug 8, 2020 7:50:15 AM
The CO2 Backstory

CO2 Backstory 1.1

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is Universal

Abundant and Natural

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an abundant, natural, and renewable manufacturing resource. To begin with, you are a CO2 production plant. Shown in Figure 1-1, with each breathe of air, comprising about 78% Nitrogen (N2) and 21% Oxygen (O2), you expire a small amount of CO2 gas along with unused N2 gas, water vapor (H2O), and organic (carbon-based) vapors as metabolic by-products. Over the course of a day, you produce about 2.3 lbs. of gaseous CO2 [1].   This equates to filling a little over two 16 ounce water bottles with liquid carbon dioxide each and every day. Over a year, you fill nearly two 55 gallon drums. Over your lifetime, you will fill more than fifteen average-sized hot tubs – about 8,000 gallons of liquid CO2!

David Jackson

Aug 8, 2020 7:20:53 AM

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