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Trial Number 7

Client Number 513

Project Number 1

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate the efficacy of the Green Mountain Amenities Dish Soap in removing soil from ceramic in comparison to a dish soap already on the market.

Date Run:

11/07/2023

Experiment Procedure:

Six pre weighed ceramic coupons were assigned to each cleaner, three to be soiled with the DCC18 (a mixture of soybean oil, lard, whole egg powder, potato flour, and deionized water) and three to be soiled with spaghetti sauce.  Once soiled, the coupons were left to dry overnight before dirty weights were taken.  The next day, the coupons were hand washed with a sponge for 10 seconds.  Two pumps of each cleaner were applied to the sponge for washing (3g).  After the 10 seconds of washing, the coupons were rinsed with room temperature tap water for 1 second.  The coupns were then left to air dry before final weights were taken.  

Trial Results:

Cleaner Soil Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. %Cont Removed % AVG % Overall
Dawn Dish Soap DCC18 0.8307 0.0574 93.09 95.73 69.02
0.3404 0.0107 96.86
0.4545 0.0125 97.25
Spaghetti Sauce 0.1615 0.0909 43.72 42.31
0.2657 0.1483 44.19
0.1898 0.1157 39.04
GMA Dish Soap DCC18 0.8332 0.0612 92.65 93.65 78.48
0.7737 0.0497 93.58
0.7114 0.0375 94.73
Spaghetti Sauce 0.2492 0.1021 59.03 63.30
0.1682 0.0618 63.26
0.2813 0.0911 67.61

Success Rating:

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

Conclusion:

Both cleaners were effective in removing the DCC18 soil and performed equally well.  Neither cleaner was effective in removing spaghetti sauce from the coupons, however the GMA dish soap performed better than the Dawn dish soap in this aspect.  

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