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Trial Number 5

Client Number 513

Project Number 1

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate the effectiveness of Four Green Mountain Ammenities floor care products in comparison to two floor care products already on the market.

Date Run:

10/12/2023

Experiment Procedure:

Eighteen coupons per cleaner, three of each substrate, were used.  The initial weights of each coupon were taken.  The initial L value (measure of fluorescence) was also taken with the colorimeter.  The coupons were contaminated with synthetic dirt using a handheld swab and dried overnight. The contaminated coupons were weighed and the dirty L value was measured before placing three coupons per cleaner of the same substrate into a Gardner Straight Line Washability (SLW) unit. A Kimberly-Clark Wypal reinforced paper towel was attached to the cleaning sled. The Wypal and each coupon were treated with three sprays and cleaned for 20 cycles (~30 seconds of cleaning). Clean coupons dried for 24 hours before final weights were taken to assess the amount of soil removed. The final L value was taken in order to assess the amount of staining left behind by the soil.

Trial Results:

Cleaner Soil Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. %Cont Removed % AVG % Overall
GMA Citric Acid and Washing Soda Vinyl 0.0232 0.0000 100.00 99.28 96.04
0.0092 0.0002 97.83
0.0066 0.0000 100.00
Ceramic 0.0149 0.0012 91.95 91.80
0.0133 0.0003 97.74
0.0049 0.0007 85.71
Laminate 0.0091 0.0000 100.00 97.04
0.0084 0.0005 94.05
0.0102 0.0003 97.06
Murphy Oil Soap 50% Vinyl 0.0055 0.0004 92.73 88.73 89.34
0.0059 0.0009 84.75
0.0062 0.0007 88.71
Ceramic 0.0081 0.0003 96.30 96.43
0.0212 0.0007 96.70
0.0108 0.0004 96.30
Laminate 0.0101 0.0014 86.14 82.86
0.0257 0.0031 87.94
0.0051 0.0013 74.51
Fabuloso 50% Vinyl 0.0097 0.0005 94.85 96.86 97.09
0.0183 0.0004 97.81
0.0240 0.0005 97.92
Ceramic 0.0152 0.0001 99.34 96.29
0.0164 0.0004 97.56
0.0187 0.0015 91.98
Laminate 0.0055 0.0000 100.00 98.12
0.0107 0.0003 97.20
0.0177 0.0005 97.18
GMA Etee Floor 50% Vinyl 0.1166 0.0011 99.06 87.48 79.64
0.0908 0.0258 71.59
0.1122 0.0092 91.80
Ceramic 0.0548 0.0256 53.28 75.29
1.0213 0.0207 97.97
0.0461 0.0117 74.62
Laminate 0.0425 0.0084 80.24 76.15
0.0179 0.0012 93.30
0.0366 0.0165 54.92
GMA NaDCC 1000 ppm Vinyl 0.1009 0.0026 97.42 92.10 82.07
0.0688 0.0067 90.26
0.0712 0.0081 88.62
Ceramic 0.0575 0.0193 66.43 74.74
0.0536 0.0020 96.27
0.0291 0.0112 61.51
Laminate 0.0388 0.0197 49.23 79.38
0.1047 0.0070 93.31
0.1042 0.0046 95.59
GMA Peracetic Acid 500ppm Vinyl 0.0730 0.0002 99.73 99.31 90.08
0.2599 0.0025 99.04
0.1315 0.0011 99.16
Ceramic 0.0916 0.0055 94.00 79.02
0.0403 0.0164 59.31
0.0757 0.0123 83.75
Laminate 0.1303 0.0063 95.17 91.92
0.1158 0.0220 81.00
0.2504 0.0010 99.60

Gravimetric

Cleaner Soil Initial L Dirty L Clean L  % AVG % Overall
GMA Citric Acid and Washing Soda Vinyl 80.23 56.77 63.24 52.19% 70.54%
79.34 58.71 68.78
77.73 59.41 74.1
Ceramic 90.21 73.75 89.73 95.22%
90.77 69.23 89.91
90.68 74.68 89.49
Laminate 62.47 43.8 57.96 64.21%
64.35 47.91 58.04
61.47 43.33 53.34
Murphy Oil Soap 50% Vinyl 79.07 53.42 61.57 31.00% 44.73%
79.52 60.47 62.74
79.67 51.62 65.45
Ceramic 90.57 75.86 86.88 90.35%
90.41 64.11 90.04
89.91 68.66 89.39
Laminate 55.51 45.99 48.25 12.82%
59.92 40.21 48.56
59.83 51 48.56
Fabuloso 50% Vinyl 81.89 52.88 62.99 23.40% 40.87%
80.08 55.53 59.61
79.69 52.71 57.76
Ceramic 90.38 65.68 89.65 90.69%
90.14 61.28 89.73
90.17 70.55 85.55
Laminate 62 48.13 48.95 8.51%
63.52 46.33 47.23
64.63 48.71 51
GMA Etee Floor 50% Vinyl 68.16 51.79 46.55 -15.23% 38.97%
66.32 49.91 44.73
72.46 43.66 48.81
Ceramic 90.15 46.88 88.22 93.78%
90.59 68.67 88.66
90.55 62.34 89.03
Laminate 58.5 40.22 46.14 38.35%
58.42 43 48.34
55.13 45.49 50.12
GMA NaDCC 1000 ppm Vinyl 76.48 45.11 59.1 9.81% 56.93%
74.64 47.39 52.56
73.26 54.42 47.99
Ceramic 90.45 53.45 87.44 87.69%
90.32 60.47 86.18
89.86 66.49 86.37
Laminate 52.91 40.22 46.14 73.29%
48.38 43 48.34
51.75 45.49 50.12
GMA Peracetic Acid 500ppm Vinyl 71.04 46.36 51.56 11.07% 32.76%
69.92 46.85 55.61
69.65 55.6 51.97
Ceramic 90.13 42.94 89.3 86.75%
87.35 58.22 85.39
90.27 58.42 80.31
Laminate 55.73 38.68 43.78 0.47%
53.29 45 40.12
54.87 39.1 43.89

Success Rating:

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

Conclusion:

All GMA products were effective in removing soil from the coupons.  The GMA Citric Acid and Washing Soda performed the best out of all the GMA products and performed better than one of the comparative products, Murphy Oil Soap.  The GMA Etee Floor Cleaner although an effective cleaner in removing soil, performed the worst of all products tested. 

Looking at the effectiveness of removing staining, only the GMA Citric Acid and Washing Soda was effective.  All other products tested were not effective.  It should be noted however, that all products tested were able to remove a significant amount of staining from the ceramic coupons specifically.  

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