Case Introduction

List of examples

Detailed related examples about VOC sensors and VOC monitors made by O.S.P. Co., Ltd. are introduced here.

Practical Application Conditions

Public Institutions

2018.05 Tokyo Setagaya cleaning plant (corresponding VOC gas and dioxine substances)
2018.04 Tokyo Environmental Bureau, Environmental Improvement Department and Chemical Substances Department: corresponding VOC gas (2 handy VOC sensors)
2018.01 JICA (Iran)
2017.03 Water source institution, Ligon Water Diversion General Institution (Akise): corresponding oil pollution accidents in rivers (handy VOC + VOC gas detection kit in soil and water)
2016.06 ODA (Georgia)
2016.05 Fukuoka water treatment plant in Ariake: corresponding oil pollution accidents in rivers (handy VOC + VOC gas detection kit in soil and water)
2016.02 ODA (Ecuador)
2016.02 Atmospheric Environment Department, Environmental Countermeasure Division of Niligata
2015.05 Tokyo Setagaya cleaning plant (corresponding VOC gas and dioxine substances)
2015.03 A water source institution, Ligon Water Diversion General Institution (Akise): corresponding oil pollution accidents in rivers (simple check in oil components)
2014.11 Internal environment center in Hiroshima: VOC gas monitoring of operating environment in waste recycling facilities
2014.07 Kawasaki Environment Bureau: guidance related to corresponding VOC gas
2013.04 Osaka Prefecture Industrial Technology General Institution: used for research on VOC gas (research on evaluating and monitoring of inlet and outlet of VOC gas treatment technologies)
2012.07 Ota-khu government of Tokyo: corresponding VOC gas and ozone
2012.01 Ministry of Culture of the Living Environment of Toyama Prefecture: corresponding VOC gas
2012.02 Ministry of Culture of the Living Environment of Chiba Prefecture: corresponding VOC gas and ozone
2012.03 Atmospheric Environment Division of Saitama, corresponding VOC gas

1.   Environment Bureau of Tokyo Prefecture: corresponding OC gas adviser system
2.   Sewer Bureau of Tokyo Prefecture
3.   Environment Department of Saitama Prefecture: Blue Sky Reappearance Division
4.   Ministry of Land: Northeast Technology Office and Yuzawa River and National Highway Office
5.   Nanamaki Rice Undertaking Institute of Lwate Prefecture: water treatment plant
6.   Institute of Environmental Science of Tokyo Prefecture
7.   Environment Research Center of Chiba Prefecture: corresponding VOC gas adviser
8.   Industrial Technology Center of Kochi Prefecture
9.   Water Quality Inspection Center of Gunma Prefecture 10. Shioiri Park Industrial Technology Research Center of Tokyo
11. Bureau of Economy and Industry of Kinki: corresponding VOC gas adviser dispatching system
12. Central Bureau of Economy and Industry: corresponding VOC gas adviser dispatching and supporting system
13. Bureau of Economy and Industry of Northeast China: VOC gas field adviser dispatching system
14. Safety Environment Department of Fukui Prefecture
15. General Research Institute of Industry and Technology
16. International Petroleum Exchange Center
17. Japan Industrial Cleaning Association
18. Department of Environment and Life of Chiba Prefecture
19. Environmental Survey Center of Aichi
20. Water Resource Agency, General Management Institute of Dam of Kizugawa
21. Ota-khu government of Tokyo
22. Osaka Prefecture Industrial Technology General Institution
23. Kawasaki Environment Bureau: guidance related to corresponding VOC gas
24. Internal environment center in Hiroshima: VOC gas monitoring of operating environment in waste recycling facilities
25. A water source institution, Ligon Water Diversion General Institution (Akise): corresponding oil pollution accidents in rivers (simple check in oil components)

Folk Factories

Examples during July – December 2014
1.   Soil pollution field: simple detection (chlorine and petroleum related VOC gas)
2.   Automobile plant: internal circulating air monitoring in booths (Chinese plant: coating)
3.   Chemicals maker: operating environment VOC gas monitoring (methyl chloride)
4.   Printing plants: used for safety management (various types of printing solvent)
5.   Automobile related plants: gas discharge monitoring in booths (coating)
6.   For China (Foshan, Guangdong): special-purpose sensor unit of online VOC gas monitoring devices
7.   Chemicals plants: inspection on concentration of methyl chloride in discharged water
8.   Petroleum chemical plants: monitoring of VOC gas simple (under nitrogen) in glove box
9.   Printing chemical plants: simple check on residual VOC gas in products (cyclohexanone)
10. Cutting tool maker: operating environment management of cleaning equipment (methyl chloride)
11. Reflow device: Simple monitoring of Formic acid concentration
12. Automobile maker: used for research and development of batteries (NMP and carbonic ester types)

Examples during January – June, 2014
1.   Powder product makers: VOC gas monitoring in manufacturing engineering (toluene etc.)
2.   Chemicals makers: solvent leakage and loss management (fluorine type solvents) in manufacturing engineering
3.   Electric motor makers: TEOS leakage management in operating environment
4.   Film makers: monitoring of inlet and outlet concentration of gas discharge treatment devices
5.   Chemicals assembly makers (parts such as batteries): NMP concentration management in operating environment
6.   Printing plants: monitoring of inlet and outletconcentration of gas discharge treatment devices (ethyl acetate etc.)
7.   Automobile component makers: monitoring of spraying and gas discharge
8.   VOC gas treatment device makers: monitoring of inlet and outlet concentration of treatment devices
9.   Automobile makers: Detection on residual NMP in electrode film as well as engineering management
10. Film makers: monitoring of VOC gas concentration in manufacturing engineering (toluene)
11. Printing plants: management of VOC gas concentration in manufacturing engineering (explosion prevention) (toluene, ethyl acetate, etc.)
12. Chemicals makers: VOC gas concentration management in gas discharge (IPA, etc.)
13. Semiconductor (electric motor) makers: TEO leakage management in manufacturing engineering
14. Chemicals makers:VOC gas leakage monitoring in operating environment (methyl chloride)
15. VOC gas treatment device makers: VOC gas outlet concentration management in cooling treatment devices

Examples during October – December of 2013
1.   Semiconductor makers: NMP concentration management in environment operating
2.   Electric motor makers: Detection and management of residual NMP in electrode films
3.   Printing ink makers: Independent management of gas discharge and operating environment concentration in plants
4.   Semiconductor device makers: operating environment management and leakage detection

Examples during July – September, 2013
1.   Film makers: outlet concentration monitoring of activated carbon recycling equipment (toluene, ethyl acetate, etc.)
2.   Printing plants: environment operating management and explosion prevention management
3.   Chemicals makers: operating environment management (DMF)
4.   VOC gas treatment device makers (photocatalyst): monitoring of concentration before and after treatment
5.   Film makers: residual VOC gas concentration management (toluene, ethyl acetate, etc.)
6.   Film makers:Gas discharge concentration detection (methyl chloride) of drying ovens
7.   Semiconductor/liquid crystal device makers: residual VOC gas experiments (propylene glycol)
8.   VOC gas treatment device makers (for China): sensor unit specially used for VOC gas monitoring
9.   Electric component makers: VOC gas monitoring of solder resist drying enginerring
10. Automobile makers (China): used for gas discharge concentration detection
11. Electric motor makers: operating environment monitoring of printing basemanufacturing environment (xylene, toluene, IPA, MEK, etc.)
12. Semiconductor/liquid crystal device makers: residual VOC gas experiment (NMP)

Examples during April – June, 2013
1.   Automobile component makers: detection on residual VOC gas in components (high-boiling point paraffin type)
2.   Automobile component makers: monitoring of gas discharge in booths (coating type VOC gas)
3.   Air-conditioning equipment makers: check on concentration before and after gas discharge in drying ovens (automobile plant and coating type VOC gas)
4.   Petroleum chemical makers: check on residual VOC gas in unloaded tanks in tankers
5.   Chemicals makers: monitoring of gas discharge concentration and operating environment
6.   Automobile component makers: Check on formic acid concentration in reflow oven/check on ambient leakage (formic acid)
7.   Color-washing machine makers: check on gas discharge concentration (toluene, ethyl acetate, MEK, etc.)
8.   Electronic component makers: Check on residual VOC gas concentration in electric component manufacturing engineering
9.   Film makers: Gas discharge concentration management in drying oven
10. Gauge makers: Operating environment management (toluene, ethyl acetate, MEK, etc.)
11. Automobile makers:check on solvent concentration in glove box (butyl acetate in Ar environment)
12. Semiconductor/liquid crystal device makers: monitoring in cleaning and recycling device (cyclohexanone)

Examples during January – March, 2013
1.   Booths of bike/marine product makers: monitoring of VOC gas of energy recycled air conditioners (toluene, xylene, etc.)
2.   Formic acid reflow furnace makers: check on formic acid concentration in the reflow furnace/check on leakage of formic acid to surrounding environment.
3.   Chemicals makers: operating environment concentration management in clean rooms (methyl chloride).
4.   Filter paper makers: simple check on residual solvent concentration (methyl chloride).
5.   Automatic related components/fiber related product makers: residual solvent concentration management (ink in stamps).
6.   Gas industry makers: simple check on leakage of gas specially used for semiconductors (TEOS).
7.   Automobile wheels/construction machinery component makers: independent management on gas discharge concentration and treatment concentration in booths (coating).
8.   Waste oil and waste water treatment (recycling) makers: simple check on discharged water concentration (methyl chloride, etc.)
9.   Gas sensor/gas alarmer makers: simple check on standard gas.

Examples during October – December, 2012
1.   Construction companies: check on water quality in rivers
2.   Chemical companies: check on operating environment in clean rooms (methyl chloride)
3.   Medical equipment companies: check on concentration of solvent in manufacturing engineering (methyl chloride)
4.   Printing companies: check on operating environment and fire prevention
5.   Electric motor makers: check on solvent concentration of motor manufacturing engineering (styrene)
6.   Automobile makers:Monitoring of NMP concentration of lithium-ion battery manufacturing engineering
7.   Automobile makers:Solvent concentration management in booths (xylene, etc.)
8.   Gas industry makers: Check on contamination in gas manufacturing engineering (methyl alcohol)
9.   Medicine makers: water discharge monitoring (methyl chloride) and water discharge basis monitoring

Examples during July – September, 2012
1.   Air-conditioning equipment makers: monitoring on discharged gas after RTO treatment of drying oven (coating type VOC gas)
2.   Film makers: air conditioning equipment energy saving scheme, with damaper control according to VOC gas concentration (toluene, etc.)
3.   Famous motor makers: semiconductor plant leakage detection (TEOS)
4.   Famous motor makers: operating environment scheme for Chinese plant (including toluene solvent)
5.   Nanofiber makers: operating environment management (DMF)
6.   Metal processing makers: monitoring of gas after activated carbon treatment (methyl chloride)
7.   Activated carbon treatment device makers: monitoring of inlet and outlet gas concentration (spraying VOC gas)
8.   Perfume makers: value management on residual bad smell
9.   Filter makers: operating environment management in clean rooms (IPA)
10. Liquid crystal related film makers: Concentration management of discharged water (methyl chloride: 0.2mg/L)

Examples during April – June, 2012
1.   Petroleum and chemical machinery plants: methyl chloride
2.   Functional film coating plants: outlet monitoring of activated carbon recycling device (toluene, etc.)
3.   Automobile service plants: independent management of operating environment concentration (VOC gas in solvent type coating and water system coating)
4.   Solar energy battery film makers: residual solvent experiment in films after drying (ethyl acetate, etc.)
5.   Famous medicine makers: independent management of discharged water concentration (methyl chloride)
6.   Famous chemical makers: independent management in discharged water concentration (toluene, MEK, IPA, etc.)
7.   Famous film makers: independent management in discharged water concentration (methyl chloride)
8.   Precision chemical makers: residual solvent experiment of powder articles after drying (toluene, etc.)
9.   Health care products: numeralization of perfume (smell)

Examples during January – March, 2012
1.   Environment management companies: operating environment concentration check (toluene, etc.)
2.   Health care products: numeralization of perfume (smell)
3.   Famous printing plant: operating environment management, air conditioning balance adjustment (toluene), ethyl acetate, MEK, etc.)
4.   Construction companies: monitoring of discharged gas in printing plants (toluene, etc.)
5.   Electric component makers: discharged gas concentration management of drying ovens (toluene, etc.)
6.   Air conditioning general makers: independent management of operating environment in plants (methyl chloride, etc.)
7.   Photocopier makers: independent management and gas monitoring in operating environments in plants (NMP)
8.   Functional film coating plants: monitoring of operating environment and air conditioning (toluene, etc.)
9.   Lithium-ion battery plants: monitoring of operating environment (NMP)
10. Lithium-ion battery plants: front and rear monitoring of discharged gas recycling devices (NMP)
11. VOC gas treatment device makers: field monitoring (cleaning solvent, etc.)
12. Shipbuilders: independent management of operating environment (coating type VOC gas)

Examples during October – December, 2011
1.   Automobile plants:Independent management of discharged VOC gas from booths
2.   Semiconductor plants: TEOS leakage exploration
3.   Photocopier makers: inlet and outlet monitoring of NMP treatment devices
4.   Activated carbon treatment device makers: daily monitoring at inlet and outlet and detection on breakthrough time
5.   Metal processing makers: VOC discharged gas monitoring of cleaning solvent and inlet and outlet concentration management of combustion furnace
6.   Printer makers: measurement and management of organic solvent concentration in water system ink liquid
7.   Cellophane plants: independent management of VOC gas discharge
8.   Film makers: daily monitoring at inlet and outlet VOC gas burning treatment devices

Examples during July – September, 2011
1.   Printing companies: outlet management of VOC gas combustion devices
2.   Processing paper makers: simple experiments on residual VOC gas
3.   Medical universities: workplace environment detection and environment management
4.   Semiconductor makers: environment management and maintenance in clean rooms
5.   Printing companies: workplace safety education tools
6.   Geological survey companies: simple investigation on soil pollution
7.   Paper makers: monitoring on VOC gas generated from functional resin painting rooms

Examples during April – June, 2011
1.   Chemical plants: simple monitoring of manufacturing fields and operating environments
2.   Lithium-ion battery plants: simple check on manufacturing fields and operating environment
3.   Coating makers: experiments on ink and residual solvent
4.   Printing plants: independent management of operating environment
5.   VOC gas treatment device makers: detection for treatment efficiency appraisal (components of detected VOC gas: IPA, methyl chloride, NMP, etc.)
6.   Rubber product makers: simple experiments on residual solvents
7.   Printer makers: monitoring on siloxane release amount of electric components and rollers.
8.   Film makers: simple analysis on residual VOC

Examples during January – March, 2011
1.   FPD related material development equipment: monitoring of solvent concentration in clean booths (under N2)
2.   Adhesion film plants: independent management of the operating environment, management on concentration at inlet and outlet of the deodorization furnace
3.   Printer related ink manufacturing site: independent management in operating environment
4.   Crystal liquid film plants: used for simple check on residual solvent
5.   Scrubber treatment device makers: treatment efficiency evaluation based on detection on inlet and outlet concentration monitoring
6.   Chemical machinery plants: treatment efficiency evaluation based on detection of inlet and outlet concentration monitoring
7.   Metal component makers: solvent gas concentration monitoring in booths
8.   Ink makers: independent management on operating environment
9.   Plastic product development: simple check on residual solvent

Related universities

■State-operated and public universities (listed in no particular order)
1. Kobe University   2. Osaka University   3. Northeastern University   4. University of Tokyo   5. Hokkaido University   6. Sapporo University   7. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology   8. Kumamoto University   9. Toyama University   10. Shiga University of Medial Science   11. Saitama University   12. Okayama University   13. Kyushu University

■Other private universities
1. Osaka Dental University   2. Keio University   3. Industrial Medical University