Increasing Retention of the VGH, ABC-M8 Chemical Agent Detector Paper Indicator Pigments

摘要

To combat the rising costs of the indicator pigments used in the ABC VGH-M8 chemical agent detector paper (M8 paper), a manufacturing methods and technology (MMT) project was initiated. Results obtained during the MMT project show that the use of a retention aid during M8 paper production will increase indicator pigment retention by approximately 11.5 percent. This will amount to substantial cost savings for future buys of M8 paper. An additional benefit of minimizing dye losses is the reducing of the quantity of mutagenic/carcinogenic material introduced in production waste filtration systems.