Trial #9
To evaluate the effectiveness of Four Green Mountain Ammenities floor care products in comparison to two floor care products already on the market.
Eighteen coupons per cleaner, three of each substrate, were used. The initial weights of each coupon were taken. The initial L value (measure of fluorescence) was also taken with the colorimeter. The coupons were contaminated with synthetic dirt using a handheld swab and dried overnight. The contaminated coupons were weighed and the dirty L value was measured before placing three coupons per cleaner of the same substrate into a Gardner Straight Line Washability (SLW) unit. A Kimberly-Clark Wypal reinforced paper towel was attached to the cleaning sled. The Wypal and each coupon were treated with three sprays and cleaned for 20 cycles (~30 seconds of cleaning). Clean coupons dried for 24 hours before final weights were taken to assess the amount of soil removed. The final L value was taken in order to assess the amount of staining left behind by the soil.
| Cleaner
|
Soil
|
Initial wt of cont.
|
Final wt of cont.
|
%Cont Removed
|
% AVG
|
% Overall
|
| GMA Citric Acid and Washing Soda
|
Vinyl
|
0.0232
|
0.0000
|
100.00
|
99.28
|
96.04
|
| 0.0092
|
0.0002
|
97.83
|
| 0.0066
|
0.0000
|
100.00
|
| Ceramic
|
0.0149
|
0.0012
|
91.95
|
91.80
|
| 0.0133
|
0.0003
|
97.74
|
| 0.0049
|
0.0007
|
85.71
|
| Laminate
|
0.0091
|
0.0000
|
100.00
|
97.04
|
| 0.0084
|
0.0005
|
94.05
|
| 0.0102
|
0.0003
|
97.06
|
| Murphy Oil Soap 50%
|
Vinyl
|
0.0055
|
0.0004
|
92.73
|
88.73
|
89.34
|
| 0.0059
|
0.0009
|
84.75
|
| 0.0062
|
0.0007
|
88.71
|
| Ceramic
|
0.0081
|
0.0003
|
96.30
|
96.43
|
| 0.0212
|
0.0007
|
96.70
|
| 0.0108
|
0.0004
|
96.30
|
| Laminate
|
0.0101
|
0.0014
|
86.14
|
82.86
|
| 0.0257
|
0.0031
|
87.94
|
| 0.0051
|
0.0013
|
74.51
|
| Fabuloso 50%
|
Vinyl
|
0.0097
|
0.0005
|
94.85
|
96.86
|
97.09
|
| 0.0183
|
0.0004
|
97.81
|
| 0.0240
|
0.0005
|
97.92
|
| Ceramic
|
0.0152
|
0.0001
|
99.34
|
96.29
|
| 0.0164
|
0.0004
|
97.56
|
| 0.0187
|
0.0015
|
91.98
|
| Laminate
|
0.0055
|
0.0000
|
100.00
|
98.12
|
| 0.0107
|
0.0003
|
97.20
|
| 0.0177
|
0.0005
|
97.18
|
Gravimetric
| Cleaner
|
Soil
|
Initial L
|
Dirty L
|
Clean L
|
% AVG
|
% Overall
|
| GMA Citric Acid and Washing Soda
|
Vinyl
|
80.23
|
56.77
|
63.24
|
52.19%
|
70.54%
|
| 79.34
|
58.71
|
68.78
|
| 77.73
|
59.41
|
74.1
|
| Ceramic
|
90.21
|
73.75
|
89.73
|
95.22%
|
| 90.77
|
69.23
|
89.91
|
| 90.68
|
74.68
|
89.49
|
| Laminate
|
62.47
|
43.8
|
57.96
|
64.21%
|
| 64.35
|
47.91
|
58.04
|
| 61.47
|
43.33
|
53.34
|
| Murphy Oil Soap 50%
|
Vinyl
|
79.07
|
53.42
|
61.57
|
31.00%
|
44.73%
|
| 79.52
|
60.47
|
62.74
|
| 79.67
|
51.62
|
65.45
|
| Ceramic
|
90.57
|
75.86
|
86.88
|
90.35%
|
| 90.41
|
64.11
|
90.04
|
| 89.91
|
68.66
|
89.39
|
| Laminate
|
55.51
|
45.99
|
48.25
|
12.82%
|
| 59.92
|
40.21
|
48.56
|
| 59.83
|
51
|
48.56
|
| Fabuloso 50%
|
Vinyl
|
81.89
|
52.88
|
62.99
|
23.40%
|
40.87%
|
| 80.08
|
55.53
|
59.61
|
| 79.69
|
52.71
|
57.76
|
| Ceramic
|
90.38
|
65.68
|
89.65
|
90.69%
|
| 90.14
|
61.28
|
89.73
|
| 90.17
|
70.55
|
85.55
|
| Laminate
|
62
|
48.13
|
48.95
|
8.51%
|
| 63.52
|
46.33
|
47.23
|
| 64.63
|
48.71
|
51
|
Colorimeter
The GMA Citric Acid Washing Soda was effective in removing soil from the coupons, performing better than the Murphy Oil Soap comparative product.
The GMA Citric Acid Washing Soda was effective in removing staining from the coupons. All other comparative products were not successful in removing staining from the coupons.
No relation