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Trial Number 4

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate drop in replacement solvents for TCE in removing buffing compound.

Date Run:

08/23/2004

Experiment Procedure:

Sixteen products were selected from the laboratory's database of test results based on client specific information. Each product was used at full strength in 250 ml beakers at room temperature.

Forty-eight preweighed CDA260 Brass coupons were coated with the Matchless Metal Polishing Company K55-278 Liquid Tripoli Buffing compound (1317-85-8) using a hand held swab. Coupons were allowed to sit overnight and weighed a second time to determine the amount of soil added to each coupon. Three coupons were cleaned in each product for 5 minutes with no agitation. Coupons were air dried at room temperature. Once coupons were dry, final weights were recorded and efficiencies were calculated.

Trial Results:

Four of the sixteen products removed over 75% of the buffing compound in the five minutes of room temperature soaking. Another four removed over 63% and three removed over 55% of the buffing compound. The table lists the amount of soil added, the amount remaining and the efficiency for each coupon cleaned.

Cleaner Initial wt Final wt % Removed
AK 225 0.6983 0.6266 10.27
  0.2376 0.1905 19.82
  0.3403 0.2727 19.86
CCA 0.2445 0.1164 52.39
  0.2430 0.1090 55.14
  0.2668 0.1052 60.57
MCA 0.3134 0.1474 52.97
  0.3613 0.1695 53.09
  0.2837 0.0826 70.88
Heavy Duty C 0.3338 0.1694 49.25
  0.2587 0.1341 48.16
  0.3803 0.2097 44.86
Flux Remover C 0.2879 0.0968 66.38
  0.4980 0.2324 53.33
  0.2381 0.0706 70.35
HFE 7100 0.2726 0.2687 1.43
  0.3541 0.3350 5.39
  0.3045 0.2972 2.40
HFE 71DE 0.4460 0.2445 45.18
  0.3428 0.1255 63.39
  0.2119 0.0631 70.22
HFE 7200 0.4060 0.3934 3.10
  0.5930 0.5733 3.32
  0.3123 0.3079 1.41
Ensolv 0.3454 0.0899 73.97
  0.2464 0.0545 77.88
  0.3096 0.0672 78.29
Ensolv A 0.4083 0.1541 62.26
  0.4395 0.1330 69.74
  0.4287 0.1461 65.92
Lenium CP 0.1554 0.0954 38.61
  0.3560 0.2557 28.17
  0.2719 0.1328 51.16
Lenium ES 0.3629 0.0566 84.40
  0.2583 0.0308 88.08
  0.2802 0.0471 83.19
Lenium GS 0.2393 0.0342 85.71
  0.4664 0.1420 69.55
  0.4294 0.2016 53.05
Metalnox M6960 0.3864 0.1070 72.31
  0.3407 0.0487 85.71
  0.3839 0.0616 83.95
Solvon PB 0.4200 0.1062 74.71
  0.2570 0.0648 74.79
  0.2187 0.0282 87.11
Solvon IP 0.3878 0.1355 65.06
  0.6035 0.2438 59.60
  0.4632 0.1589 65.70

Success Rating:

Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined.

Conclusion:

The eight products that removed over 60% of the contaminant will be used in the next trial using the second supplied contaminant.

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