Zero volitile organic solvent compositions

An adhesive resin-solvent composition comprising:

• 40% to 90%, by total volume of the composition, of one or more zero VOC solvents selected from the group consisting of:
• 1-bromopropane;
• benzotrifluoride;
• and
• t-butylacetate;
• 5% to 35% of a hydrocarbon resin as a tackifier, and
• 5% to 40% of a resin, said resin comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene, polychloroprene, polyvinyl chloride, acrylic, epoxy, urethane, nitrocellulose, and styrene polymer.

A coating or ink resin-solvent composition comprising:

• 10% to 90%, by total volume of the composition, of one or more zero VOC solvents selected from the group consisting of:
• 1-bromopropane;
• benzotrifluoride;
• and
• t-butylacetate;
• a VOC solvent;
• and
• 5% to 75% of a polymeric or hydrocarbon resin.

A method for reducing the atmospheric reactivity of a solvent-resin composition, wherein the solvent-resin composition comprises from about 5% to about 95%, by total volume of the composition, of a solvent component, said solvent component comprising a reactive VOC solvent selected from the group consisting of:

• xylene;
• toluene;
• n-methyl pyrollidone;
• hexane;
• oxygenated solvents;
• propylene carbonate;
• glycol ethers;
• trichloroethylene;
• naphthenic solvents;
• iso-paraffins;
• epoxides;
• acetals;
• nitroparaffins;
• terpene;
• dimethyl ether;
• esters;
• ketones;
• ethyl acetate;
• alcohols;
• paraffins;
• mineral spirits;
• dibasic esters;
• cycloalkanes;
• and
• cycloalkene,
• wherein said solvent-resin composition has its atmospheric activity reduced by substituting from about 0.1% to about 99.9% of the reactive VOC solvent with a zero VOC solvent selected from the group consisting of:
• 1) 1-bromopropane;
• 2) benzotrifluoride;
• and
• 3) t-butylacetate.

A method for reducing the atmospheric reactivity of a cleaning agent comprising a solvent composition wherein the solvent composition comprises from about 5% to about 95%, by total volume of the composition, of a solvent component, said solvent component comprising a reactive VOC solvent selected from the group consisting of:

• 1) xylene,
• 2) toluene,
• 3) n-methyl pyrollidone,
• 4) hexane,
• 5) oxygenated solvents,
• 6) propylene carbonate,
• 7) glycol ethers,
• 8) trichloroethylene,
• 9) naphthenic solvents,
• 10) iso-paraffins,
• 11) epoxides,
• 12) acetals,
• 13) nitroparaffins,
• 14) terpene,
• 15) dimethyl ether,
• 16) esters,
• 17) ketones,
• 18) ethyl acetate,
• 19) alcohols,
• 20) paraffins,
• 21) mineral spirits,
• 22) dibasic esters,
• 20) cycloalkanes and
• 24) cycloalkenes;
• further, wherein said cleaning agent composition has its atmospheric reactivity reduced by substituting from about 0.1% to about 99.9% of the reactive VOC solvent with a zero VOC wherein the zero VOC solvent is t-butyl acetate.

A cleaning agent composition having a reduced atmospheric reactivity comprising from about 5% to about 95% of a solvent component by total volume of the composition, said solvent component comprising from about 0.1% to 99.9% by volume t-butyl acetate and from about 99.9% to about 0.1% by volume of a VOC solvent selected from the group consisting of:

• 1) mineral spirits,
• 2) naphthenic solvents,
• 3) glycol ethers,
• 4) alcohols,
• 5) cycloalkanes,
• 6) esters,
• 7) terpenes,
• 8) ketones,
• 9) toluene and
• 10) N-methyl pyrrolidone.