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Trial Number 1

Trial Purpose:

To test the effectiveness of EnvirOx Storm against Green Works AP.

Date Run:

08/10/2020

Experiment Procedure:

Two different types of soils were prepared. The first soil, maintenance soil, consisted of 10 g carbon black, 10 g iron oxide, 100 ml WD-40, 100 ml hydraulic oil, and 100 ml gear oil. Each component was placed in a 750 ml beaker and mixed for 20 minutes at room temperature with a magnetic stirrer. The second soil, production soil, was made by mixing 200 ml Quench oil and 200 ml cutting oil for 20 minutes at room temperature using a magnetic stirrer.

Approximately 100 mg of each soil was applied to a pre-weighed and pre-cleaned stainless-steel coupon onto one side only with use of a hand swab. The maintenance soil for the first set of coupons was baked in an oven for 30 minutes at a temperature of 40° C (105° F). For the production soil, the second set of coupons was baked in an oven for 30 minutes at 105° C (220 ° F). The coupons were then allowed to cool to room temperature and weighed a second time and recorded as dry weights.

All products were used a room temperature. Beakers were filled with enough fresh cleaner solution to completely submerge the contaminated portion of the coupons. Each coupon was placed in a beaker and were washed for 30 minutes using un-heated immersion cleaning only. The washing was followed by a rinse using tap water for 30 seconds. After the rinse, all coupons were air dried for 60 minutes and then placed in an oven to dry at 105° C for 30 minutes. The coupons were allowed to cool to room temperature and final weights were recorded.

Trial Results:

Soil Cleaner Coupon Initial wt. of cont. Final wt. cont. % Cont. Removed Average
Maintenance Soil Envirox Storm 76 0.5479 0.0049 99.11 95.53
81 0.7216 0.0525 92.72
93 0.5950 0.0312 94.76
Green Works AP 78 0.4632 0.0964 79.19 81.47
80 0.5036 0.0913 81.87
86 0.6117 0.1018 83.36
Production Soil EnvirOx Storm 30 0.1141 0.0161 85.89 92.36
69 0.5151 0.0207 95.98
97 0.7324 0.0351 95.21
Green Works AP 84 0.6438 0.0284 95.59 94.44
85 0.4231 0.0215 94.92
94 0.4480 0.0322 92.81

Success Rating:

Preliminary compatibility tests on substrate coupons encouraging for at least one cleaning chemistry. More in-depth laboratory testing necessary.

Conclusion:

EnvirOx Storm was effective in the removal of both containments and preformed significantly better in comparison with Green Works AP in the maintenance soil removal.

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