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Trial Number 3

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate potential alternatives for dairy equipment using manual cleaning.

Date Run:

04/17/2009

Experiment Procedure:

Five products were selected based on past testing results matching client supplied information. All products were used at full strength in 400 ml beakers and heated to 120 F on a hot plate.

Peweighed stainless coupons were coated with the whole sweet milk contaminant using a squeeze bulb. The contaminant covered coupons were put in an oven at 130F and dried for 15 minutes. Once dry, the coupons were weighed a second time to determine the amount of milk applied.

Three coupons were sprayed with cleaning products and then cleaned with manual wiping. Rinsing was not needed and coupons were air dried. Final weights were recorded and efficiencies were calculated for each coupon cleaned.

Trial Results:

Cleaner  Initial wt Final wt % Removed
LF 2100 1.2488 0.1054 91.56
  1.0350 0.0735 92.90
  1.9015 0.0758 96.01
Amberclean L12 1.5568 0.0878 94.36
  1.1759 0.0337 97.13
  1.1170 0.0605 94.58
Simple Green D 1.5266 0.0442 97.10
  0.9132 0.0163 98.22
  0.7400 0.0189 97.45
Soysolv II Plus 1.0213 0.2122 79.22
  1.4441 0.2962 79.49
  1.0613 0.2120 80.02
DFC 5 1.5232 0.0065 99.57
  1.3616 0.0265 98.05
  1.3078 0.0102 99.22

Success Rating:

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

Conclusion:

Four of the five removed over 90% of the sweet milk from the stainless steel coupons using manual wiping. The top performers will be tested on the equipment at the facility.

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