Ten reformulated Purple Tiger products were created and tested: PT 2021, PT 2021A, AHS, GSC, Conc, Conc A, Conc AL, Conc 10%, Conc A 10%, and Conc AL 10%. Three aluminum coupons were obtained and weighed for each of the reformulation products being tested. Coupons were then soiled with soda and baked in the oven at 400°F, for 10 minutes. After baking, coupons were allowed to cool, and a dirty weight was recorded. Coupons were then loaded onto a Gardner-scrub Straight Line Wash unit set to 10 cycles per minute for 20 cycles. Three pumps of cleaner were applied to each of the respective coupons and four pumps of cleaner were applied to the scrubbing blocks. The cleaner was allowed to sit for 30 seconds. Following the 30 seconds of resting, the SLW unit was run to simulate scrub cleaning. Coupons were then removed from the machine and allowed to dry in air for 24 hours. After the drying period, coupons were weighed, and a final clean weight was recorded. Effectiveness of the cleaners was determined.
Concentration A 10% and Concentration AL 10% were the most effective reformulations to clean dried soda from aluminum substrates, removing an average of 96.38% and 92.73%. Next steps are to send data to the company for further evaluation.