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Trial Number 19

Trial Purpose:

To determine the effectiveness of Lysol All purpose Cleaner in the removal of Hucker's Soil from various substrates

Date Run:

07/12/2021

Experiment Procedure:

A Lysol All Purpose Cleaner solution was gathered to begin testing. Then, 3 coupons of each substrate (ceramic, plastic, painted metal) were collected and initial weights were taken. Hucker's Soil (Creamy Peanut Butter, Salted Butter, Wheat gluten, Egg Yolk, Evaporated milk, DI water, Printer's ink with boiled linseed oil, India Ink, Saline Solution) was applied to each coupon and allowed to air dry for 2 hours. After the 2 hour dry time, the weights of the newly contaminated coupons were measured. All coupons were placed into a Gardner-scrub Abrasion Tester machine. Wypall cleaning cloths were attached to each of the 3 cleaning blocks used for the test. Each Wypall cloth and all coupons received 2 sprays of the Lysol All Purpose Cleaner solution and the Gardner-scrub Abrasion Tester was run for 20 repetitions, simulating 20 manual wipes. Once cleaning concluded, the cleaned coupons were allowed to air dry for 24 hours. After 24 hours, the weights of the cleaned coupons were measured. 

Trial Results:

Cleaner Substrate Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. %Cont Removed % AVG % Overall
Lysol All Purpose Cleaner Ceramic 0.1679 0.0054 96.78 87.10 77.54
0.1140 0.0067 94.12
0.1302 0.0499 61.67
Plastic 0.3883 0.0162 95.83 73.62
0.4735 0.0293 93.81
0.3683 0.2533 31.22
Painted Metal 0.2300 0.0099 95.69 71.90
0.3207 0.0094 97.07
0.3234 0.2492 22.94

Success Rating:

Test showed little or no promise.

Conclusion:

Lysol All Purpose was only 77.5% effective in removing Hucker's Soil from ceramic, plastic, and painted metal substrates. 

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