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Trial Number 0

Trial Purpose:

To generate a list of products that can be used to remove oils, lubricants or mineral oil from polycarbonate surfaces

Date Run:

11/18/2002

Experiment Procedure:

Polycarbonate surfaces may be blooming (leaching mineral oil) over time, especially during normal injection molding conditions.  Need to remove all residual mineral oil from the surface without damaging the polycarbonate material.

Table 1. Oil and Lubricant Removal

Total Trials Company Product Classification Cont
1 Calgon Corporation AK 6215 Alkaline Aqueous Lub
5 Calgon Corporation AK 6215 Alkaline Aqueous oil
4 Today & Beyond Beyond-2001 Alkaline Aqueous Lub
10 Today & Beyond Beyond-2001 Alkaline Aqueous oil
2 Magnaflux Daraclean 282 Alkaline Aqueous Lub
10 Magnaflux Daraclean 282 Alkaline Aqueous oil
1 Magnaflux Daraclean 282 GF Alkaline Aqueous Lub
12 Magnaflux Daraclean 282 GF Alkaline Aqueous oil
3 Magnaflux Daraclean 283 Alkaline Aqueous Lub
10 Magnaflux Daraclean 283 Alkaline Aqueous oil
2 Brulin Corporation Formula 815 GD Alkaline Aqueous Lub
9 Brulin Corporation Formula 815 GD Alkaline Aqueous oil
4 Bio Chem Systems Green Stuff (6325) Alkaline Aqueous Lub
10 Bio Chem Systems Green Stuff (6325) Alkaline Aqueous oil
14 Oakite Products Inproclean 3800 Alkaline Aqueous Lub
14 Oakite Products Inproclean 3800 Alkaline Aqueous oil
2 U.S. Polychem Corp. Polychem A 2000 XS Alkaline Aqueous Lub
3 U.S. Polychem Corp. Polychem A 2000 XS Alkaline Aqueous oil
2 Valtech Corporation Valtron SP 2275 Neutral Aqueous Lub
4 Valtech Corporation Valtron SP 2275 Neutral Aqueous oil

Table 2. Vendor Recommended Products for Oil, Lubricant Removal From Plastics Using Ultrasonics

Trial Results:

Using SSL's Simple Solutions database, two lists of products were generated based on client input. The first are products that have been successfully used to remove both oils and lubricants using ultrasonic cleaning. The second list contains products that meet client's required needs based on from vendor supplied information.

Company Product Classification
Abatement Technology Bio Might 100 Alkaline Aqueous
AGA Chemical AK 225 HCFC
Alconox, Inc. Alconox Powder Detergent
Alconox, Inc. Citranox Acidic Aqueous
Alconox, Inc. Liquinox Alkaline Aqueous
Ausimont USA Inc Perfluorosolv PFS 1 HCFC
AW Chesterton 181 Low Alkaline Cleaner Alkaline Aqueous
AW Chesterton 217 Pressure wash Alkaline Aqueous
AW Chesterton KPC 820 N Alkaline Aqueous
Better Engineering NAT-50 MS Powder Detergent-Alkaline
Bio Chem Systems Bio T 200 A Terpene
Bio Chem Systems Bio T V-50 Terpene
Bio Chem Systems Green Stuff (6325) Alkaline Aqueous
Bio Chem Systems Neutral Green (8020) Alkaline Aqueous
Bio Chem Systems SOLSAFE 245 Petroleum Distillate
Blue Wave Ultrasonics, Inc. 25 I Detergent Concentrate Neutral Aqueous
Brulin Corporation 815 QR Alkaline Aqueous
Brulin Corporation Brulin 1696 PNC Neutral Aqueous
Brulin Corporation Brulin 1990 GD Alkaline Aqueous
Brulin Corporation EXP 1400 Alkaline Aqueous
Brulin Corporation Formula 815 GD Alkaline Aqueous
Buckeye International Immersion Cleaner Alkaline Aqueous
Buckeye International Shopmaster Alkaline Aqueous
Chem Tech CT 1 Multipurpose Cleaner Alkaline Aqueous
Chemstation Green Stuff Neutral Neutral Aqueous
Chemtronics Super Bio Wash Semi-Aqueous
Church & Dwight Armaklean E 2001 Alkaline Aqueous
Church & Dwight Armaklean E 2002 Alkaline Aqueous
Church & Dwight Armaklean M Aero Alkaline Aqueous
Church & Dwight Armakleen M Auto Alkaline Aqueous
Cleaning Systems Release Alkaline Aqueous
Delta Omega Technologies Ltd DOT 111/113 Alkaline Aqueous
Du Pont DBE 3 Ester
Ecolink Bulldog Alkaline Aqueous
Ecolink Universal Steam Cleaner Alkaline Aqueous
Environmental Technology RB Degreaser Cleaner Alkaline Aqueous
Gemtek Products SC 1000 Alkaline Aqueous
Gemtek Products SC Aircraft & Metal Cleaner Alkaline Aqueous
Gemtek Products SC Supersolve Organic
Hurri Kleen Hot Immersion Degreaser Alkaline Aqueous
Hurri Kleen Special Degreaser Alkaline Aqueous
Innovative Organics Inc Amber Clean SC 11 Neutral Aqueous
Innovative Organics Inc Amberclean 527 L Alkaline Aqueous
Innovative Organics Inc Amberclean L 12 Alkaline Aqueous
Innovative Organics Inc Amberclean Q3 Alkaline Aqueous
International Products Corp LF 2100 Alkaline Aqueous
International Products Corp Micro Alkaline Aqueous
International Products Corp Micro 90 Alkaline Aqueous
International Products Corp Surface Cleanse 930 Neutral Aqueous
JDI, Inc. Mirachem 500 RTU Alkaline Aqueous
LPS Laboratories LPS Precision Clean Alkaline Aqueous
MacDermid ND 17 Alkaline Aqueous
MacDermid ND LF Supreme Alkaline Aqueous
MacDermid ND Supreme Alkaline Aqueous
Magnaflux Daraclean 212 Neutral Aqueous
Magnaflux Daraclean 235 Neutral Aqueous
Magnaflux Daraclean 238 Alkaline Aqueous
Magnaflux Daraclean 257 Alkaline Aqueous
Magnaflux Daraclean 282 Alkaline Aqueous
Magnaflux Daraclean 282 GF Alkaline Aqueous
Magnaflux Daraclean 283 Alkaline Aqueous
Mirachem Corporation Mirachem 500 Alkaline Aqueous
Nensco DT 600 Press Wash Alkaline Aqueous
North Atlantic Bio Industries NAB 9000 Neutral Aqueous
Oakite Products Citradet Semi-Aqueous
Oakite Products Inproclean 2000 Alkaline Aqueous
Oakite Products Inproclean 4000 T Terpene-Organic
Phase III Ink California Parts Washer Solution Neutral Aqueous
Safe Science Safe Science Concrete/Graffiti (Industrial) Alkaline Aqueous
Savogran Dirtex Prepaint Cleaner Alkaline Aqueous
Sky Products Co., Inc. Cleaner #10 Alkaline Aqueous
Solvent Kleene, Inc. D-Greeze 500 LO Organic
SOQ Environmental Technology Ecomate FN Alkaline Aqueous
System One Technologies QSOL-100 Petroleum Distillate
System One Technologies QSOL-110 Petroleum Distillate
Tarksol, Inc. Tarksol Aqua Kleen Citric Terpene-Semi-Aqueous
Tarksol, Inc. Tarksol HTF-40 Terpene-Semi-Aqueous
Tarksol, Inc. Tarksol HTF-7 Terpene-Semi-Aqueous
Tarksol, Inc. Tarksol Oilsolv Terpene-Semi-Aqueous
Tarksol, Inc. Tarksol Powergreen Terpene-Semi-Aqueous
Tech Spray Concentrated Aqueous Defluxer Caustic
Today & Beyond Beyond-2001 Alkaline Aqueous
Today & Beyond Beyond-2002 Alkaline Aqueous
Today & Beyond Beyond-2003 Alkaline Aqueous
Today & Beyond Beyond-2004 Alkaline Aqueous
Today & Beyond Beyond-2005 Alkaline Aqueous
Today & Beyond Beyond-2006 Alkaline Aqueous
Today & Beyond Beyond-2007 Alcohol
U.S. Polychem Corp. Hydropurge 36 Alkaline Aqueous
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polychem 2000 P Alkaline Aqueous
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polychem A 2000 XS Alkaline Aqueous
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polychem Acra Strip 600 Semi-Aqueous
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polychem C-800 Neutral Aqueous
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polychem DE-144 Petroleum Distillate
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polychem DEOX 007 Alkaline Aqueous
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polychem Hydropurge 21 Alkaline Aqueous
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polychem Hydropurge 36 XS Alkaline Aqueous
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polychem Hydropurge XS-790 Alkaline Aqueous
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polychem RCC-25 Terpene-Petroleum Distillate
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polyspray Jet 790 P Alkaline Aqueous
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polyspray Jet 790 XS Alkaline Aqueous
U.S. Polychem Corp. Polyspray Jet ST-21 Alkaline Aqueous
United Laboratories United 450 All Clear Enzymatic/Microbial
Valtech Corporation Valtron DP 97031 Neutral Aqueous
Valtech Corporation Valtron DP 98023 Caustic
Valtech Corporation Valtron SP 2200 Alkaline Aqueous
Valtech Corporation Valtron SP 2270 Alkaline Aqueous
Valtech Corporation Valtron SP 2500 Alkaline Aqueous
Valtech Corporation Valtron SP 2610 Neutral Aqueous
Valtech Corporation Valtron SP 2700-KB Acidic Aqueous
Warren Chemical Co Sea Wash Neutral Neutral Aqueous

Success Rating:

Technology Transfer.

Conclusion:

Cleaning projects vary from case-to-case. To obtain more detailed information about any of the products listed, contact the lab at (978)934-3133.

Please note: The Toxics Use Reduction Institute’s Surface Cleaning Laboratory can supply MSDSs and any available Technical Data Sheets for all chemical cleaners tested.
Not all cleaners tested are ranked equally for environmental, health and safety considerations; some are selected for comparative purposes only. The most accurate, up-to-date information concerning cleaning chemistries can be obtained at the Institute’s T.H.E Library using Database TOMES: Toxicological, Occupational, Medical and Environmental Series.

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