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Trial Number 0

Trial Purpose:

Looking for a substitute to using Shellite which is a solvent made up of paraffins and naphthenes, n-hexane, aromatics and benzene.

Date Run:

08/27/2002

Experiment Procedure:

This product is being used to clean printers ink off large scanners where maps are scanned.  Cleaning film and negatives for maps.  Used on the overlay to remove pencil marks etc.  It is used in an open office environment and I am requesting that it be banned from use but would like to offer an alternative product that is not a health hazard and is environmentally sound.

Trial Results:

Using the laboratory's database on effective testing, the following products were identified as effective cleaners for inks or paints:

CompanyName Product Name Classification Total Effective Testing
Accurate Manufactured Products Safety Layout Blue Remover Terpene 1
AG Environmental Products Soy Gold 1000 Organic 1
Armex Sodium Bicarbonate Blasting 6
AW Chesterton 181 Low Alkaline Cleaner Alkaline Aqueous 3
Bio Chem Systems Bio T Max Terpene-Semi-Aqueous 11
Brulin Corporation Compliance Caustic 2
Brulin Corporation Natural Sol 100 Alkaline Aqueous 1
Buckeye International Shopmaster RC Ester 1
Calgon Corporation Geo Guard 4017 Alkaline Aqueous 1
Calgon Corporation GP Xtra Alkaline Aqueous 1
Chrisal USA, Inc. Super CMF 240 Alkaline Aqueous 2
Drummond American Keynote Neutral Aqueous 3
Du Pont DBE 4 Ester 1
Ecolink Safe Strip Organic 2
Exxon Chemical Aromatic 100 Solvent Organic 1
Finger Lakes Chemicals 1-1-02 Terpene 1
Finger Lakes Chemicals Resineater Terpene 5
Florida Chemical Co D-Limonene Terpene 2
Gemtek Products SC 1000 Alkaline Aqueous 1
Gemtek Products SC Supersolve Organic 1
Inland Technologies Inc EP 921 Organic 1
Inland Technologies Inc Teksol Terpene 1
Loctite Corporation 7360 Ester 6
MacDermid ND 17 Alkaline Aqueous 2
Master Chemical Corp Trim Rinse 100 Alkaline Aqueous 10
Metabolix Inc. Metabolix E3HB Ester 1
Mirachem Corporation Mirachem 500 Alkaline Aqueous 2
National Diagnostic Opti Clear Terpene 2
Oakite Products Inproclean 4000 T Terpene-Organic 2
Simple Green Crystal Simple Green Industrial Cleaner Alkaline Aqueous 2
Solvent Kleene, Inc. D-Greeze 500 LO Organic 1
SWR Corp SWR One Alkaline Aqueous 2
Tarksol, Inc. Tarksol HTF-60 Terpene 2
Today & Beyond Beyond-2003 Alkaline Aqueous 1
Twin Rivers Corp Methyl Ester 1618 Ester 3
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polyspray Jet 790 XS Alkaline Aqueous 1
Warren Chemical Co Sea Wash Neutral Neutral Aqueous 2

Success Rating:

Technology Transfer.

Conclusion:

Cleaning varies from case to case, please contact the lab for process specific testing at (978)934-3133.

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