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Trial Number 1

Trial Purpose:

To test the effectiveness of SIM’s daily kitchen cleaner in comparison to Lysol’s kitchen cleaner in cleaning DCC-17 from ceramic, plastic, and stainless steel substrates.

Date Run:

06/03/2021

Experiment Procedure:

Two cleaning products were tested and then compared; SIMS daily kitchen cleaner and Lysol kitchen cleaner . Three ceramic, three plastic, and three stainless steel coupons were obtained and weighed for both of the  products being tested. Coupons were then soiled with DCC-17 and allowed to air dry for 24 hours. After 24 hours of aging, a dirty weight was recorded. Coupons were then loaded onto a Gardner-scrub Straight Line Wash unit set to 10 cycles per minute for 20 cycles. Three pumps of cleaner were applied to each of the respective coupons and four pumps of cleaner were applied to the scrubbing blocks. The cleaner was allowed to sit for 30 seconds. Following the 30 seconds of resting, the SLW unit was run to simulate scrub cleaning. Coupons were then removed from the machine and allowed to dry in air for 24 hours. After the drying period, coupons were weighed and a final clean weight was recorded. Effectiveness of the cleaners was determined.

Trial Results:

Cleaner Substrate Initial wt. of cont Final wt. of cont % Removal Average
SIMs Kitchen Cleaner Ceramic 0.1319 -0.005 103.79 70.48%
1.08837 1.00347 7.8
0.1255 0.0002 99.84
Stainless Steel 0.1045 0.0056 94.64 97.95%
0.1288 0.0044 96.58
0.1938 -0.0051 102.63
Plastic 0.1155 0.0048 95.84 96.25%
0.1212 -0.0036 102.97
0.0975 0.0098 89.95
Lysol Kitchen Spray Cleaner Ceramic 0.0891 0.0052 94.16 98.92%
0.093 0.0004 99.57
0.1057 -0.0032 103.03
Stainless Steel 0.0717 -0.0991 238.21 149.07%
0.1756 0.0323 81.61
0.2261 -0.0619 127.38
Plastic 0.1763 0.0066 96.26 94.96%
0.1765 0.0085 95.18
0.1144 0.0075 93.44

SIMs Kitchen Cleaner was most effective to clean DCC-17 from stainless steel and plastic substrates, removing an average of 97.95% and 96.35%. The Lysol Kitchen Spray Cleaner was also effective on ceramic substrates, removing an average of 98.92%. However, for stainless steel substrates tested with Lysol Kitchen Spray Cleaner, had excess soil beyond what was added was also removed leading to inflated removal values of 149.07%, this could have been an error with the scale. 

Success Rating:

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

Conclusion:

SIMs Kitchen Cleaner was most effective to clean DCC-17 from stainless steel and plastic substrates, removing an average of 97.95% and 96.35%. The Lysol Kitchen Spray Cleaner was also effective on ceramic substrates, removing an average of 98.92%. However, for stainless steel substrates tested with Lysol Kitchen Spray Cleaner, had excess soil beyond what was added was also removed leading to inflated removal values of 149.07%, this could have been an error with the scale. Next steps are to send the data to the company for further evaluation. 

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