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Trial Number 6

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate lower VOC products for adhesive removal

Date Run:

06/17/2008

Experiment Procedure:

Seven products were selected from the laboratory's web database, www.cleanersolutions.org, based on supplied information from the client. Each product was used at full strength and room temperature. Twenty-one preweighed glass coupons were contaminated with a strip of the supplied adhesive tape. Coupons were weighed again to determine the amount of contamination added. Three coupons were then cleaned with each solution.

Cleaning was performed by soaking a WypAll X60 reinforced paper towel with the cleaning solution. The coupons were then manually wiped for 2 minutes followed by a 10 second wipe with a dry towel. Visual observations were made and recorded during cleaning. Once dry, the coupons were weighed a final time and removal efficiencies were calculated for each product.

Trial Results:

Three of the seven products removed more than 90% of the adhesive within 2 minutes of the manual wiping and three removed more than 60%. The Green Works Glass cleaner need less than a minute to remove nearly all the adhesive. The table lists the amount of adhesive added, the amount remaining after cleaning and the efficiency for each coupon cleaned.

Cleaner Initial wt Final wt % Removed
Bio Gold 3 0.1425 0.0313 78.04
  0.1363 0.0040 97.07
  0.1563 0.0018 98.85
Gaffiti Remover SAC 0.1543 0.0602 60.99
  0.1798 0.0591 67.13
  0.1728 0.0661 61.75
Gaffiti Remover 0.1490 0.1168 21.61
  0.1299 0.1523 -17.24
  0.1771 0.1665 5.99
Soy Strong 0.1606 0.0185 88.48
  0.1646 0.0022 98.66
  0.1533 0.0235 84.67
Bean-a-doo 0.1844 0.0651 64.70
  0.1622 0.0789 51.36
  0.1711 0.0437 74.46
United 605 0.1395 0.0469 66.38
  0.1681 0.0619 63.18
  0.1504 0.0515 65.76
Green Works Glass Cleaner 0.1937 0.0011 99.43
  0.1317 0.0012 99.09
  0.1625 0.0011 99.32

Success Rating:

A follow up test, usually based on company input.

Conclusion:

The three products that removed over 90% (Bio Gold 3, Soy Strong and Green Works) will be evaluated for compatibility with end product materials.

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