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Trial Number 0

Trial Purpose:

To identify alternative to TCE in vapor degreasing operation. Evaluation of products on first soil

Date Run:

05/03/2004

Experiment Procedure:

Ten products were selected based on client request for vapor degreasing solvents. Each product was used at full strength in a 250 ml beaker and heated to 96 F on a hot plate. Thirty preweighed silver plated copper coupons were coated with the Exxon Mobil Vacmul 03D (94741-44-2) using a hand held swab. Coupons were weighed a second time to determine the amount of soil added to each coupon. Three coupons were cleaned in each solution for 5 minutes using stir-bar agitation. After cleaning parts were weighed a final time and efficiencies were calculated.

Trial Results:

Seven of the ten products removed over 89% of the soil within five minutes using immersion cleaning. Two products, Flux Remover C and Heavy Duty Degreaser C, removed less than 60% and  Vertrel MCA removed just under 80%. The table below lists the amount of soil added, the amount remaining after cleaning and efficiencies for each coupon cleaned.

Cleaner Initial wt Final wt % Removed
HFE 7100 0.0283 0.0018 93.64
  0.0906 0.0078 91.39
  0.0960 0.0044 95.42
HFE 7200 0.0445 0.0053 88.09
  0.0455 0.0051 88.79
  0.0679 0.0063 90.72
AK 225 0.0926 0.0038 95.90
  0.0799 0.0025 96.87
  0.0497 0.0023 95.37
Vertrel CCA 0.0955 0.0031 96.75
  0.1159 0.0016 98.62
  0.0858 0.0017 98.02
Vertrel MCA 0.0581 0.0146 74.87
  0.0563 0.0177 68.56
  0.1140 0.0097 91.49
Flux Remover C 0.0530 0.0320 39.62
  0.1081 0.0695 35.71
  0.0773 0.0557 27.94
Heavy Duty Degreaser C 0.1056 0.0120 88.64
  0.0707 0.0330 53.32
  0.0556 0.0374 32.73
Ensolv 0.0592 0.0030 94.93
  0.1291 0.0034 97.37
  0.0804 0.0024 97.01
Ensolv A 0.1173 0.0025 97.87
  0.1112 0.0026 97.66
  0.0558 0.0026 95.34
Metalnox M6760 0.0838 0.0022 97.37
  0.0582 0.0027 95.36
  0.0851 0.0029 96.59

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 seven successful products will be used on the second supplied oil under the same conditions.

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