PAINT RECOVERING METHOD AND COLLECTING MATERIAL

摘要

A paint recovering method and collecting material to be used for the purpose of easily recovering the oversprayed paint in a spray painting booth, which is used when an article is painted, as paint which can be reused as such or after it has been subjected to a simple conditioning. The paint recovering method comprises the steps of providing a collecting material using an ultrafiltration membrane or a precision filtration membrane in a spray painting booth used when an article is painted, and recovering oversprayed paint by collecting the paint while passing water or an organic solvent therethrough. The paint collecting material comprises a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, at least one end of each of which is opened, arranged on a plate, a fixing material for fixedly supporting the hollow fiber membranes on the plate, and a distribution pipe communicating with the open ends of the hollow fibre membranes.