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Trial Number 0

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate three supplied products for all purpose cleaning following GS 37 requirements

Date Run:

08/12/2014

Experiment Procedure:

Three sets of nine ceramic, stainless steel, and polycarbonate coupons were weighed and then coated with the Hucker's Soil Formulation (Jif Creamy peanut butter 9.2%, salted butter 9.2%, Arrowhead Mills stone ground wheat flour, 9.2%, egg yolk, 9.2%, evaporated milk 13.8%, distilled water 45.8%, Printer's ink with boiled linseed oil 0.9%, saline solution 2.7%) using a handheld swab and allowed to dry for 2 hours at room temperature.

The contaminated coupons were weighed again to determine the amount of soil added. Three coupons were placed into a Gardner Straight Line Washability unit. A Kimberly-Clark Wypal x60 reinforced paper towel was attached to the cleaning sled and soaked with 1 spray of cleaning solution. Each coupon was sprayed 1 time with the same cleaning solution. The cleaning unit was run for 20 cycles (~33 seconds). Final weights were recorded, efficiencies were calculated and recorded.

ChemistriesEvaluated: Zbioscience A1+; Clorox 409; Greenworks;

Trial Results:

All three products were effective at removing the Hucker’s soil from some surfaces using manual wiping. Zbioscience resulted in the lowest efficiency average, removing just below 85% of the Hucker’s soil. The table lists the amount of soil added, the amount remaining after cleaning and the calculated efficiency for each coupon cleaned.

Cleaner Initial wt Final wt % Removed % Average
Z Bio new formula 1:50_painted aluminum 0.2769 0.0879 68.26  
Z Bio new formula 1:50 painted aluminum 0.2752 0.0180 93.46  
Z Bio new formula 1:50 painted aluminum 0.2734 0.0458 83.25 81.65
Z Bio new formula 1:50 plastic 0.2712 0.0419 84.55  
Z Bio new formula 1:50 plastic 0.2734 0.0130 95.25  
Z Bio new formula 1:50 plastic 0.2660 0.0137 94.85 91.55
Z Bio new formula 1:50 ceramic 0.2710 0.0384 85.83  
Z Bio new formula 1:50 ceramic 0.2691 0.0473 82.42  
Z Bio new formula 1:50 ceramic 0.2666 0.0742 72.17 80.14
409 painted aluminum 0.3248 0.1047 67.76  
409 painted aluminum 0.2833 0.0465 83.59  
409 painted aluminum 0.2997 0.0483 83.88 78.41
409 plastic 0.3350 0.0278 91.70  
409 plastic 0.3243 0.0158 95.13  
409 plastic 0.3334 0.0549 83.53 90.12
409 ceramic 0.3066 0.0230 92.50  
409 ceramic 0.3346 0.0274 91.81  
409 ceramic 0.3401 0.0773 77.27 87.19
Greenworks painted aluminum 0.3586 0.0719 79.95  
Greenworks painted aluminum 0.3853 0.0119 96.91  
Greenworks painted aluminum 0.3716 0.0275 92.60 89.82
Greenworks plastic 0.4060 0.0082 97.98  
Greenworks plastic 0.3866 0.0045 98.84  
Greenworks plastic 0.3644 0.0179 95.09 97.30
Greenworks ceramic 0.3273 0.0363 88.91  
Greenworks ceramic 0.3198 0.0157 95.09  
Greenworks ceramic 0.2461 0.0638 74.08 86.03

Success Rating:

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

Conclusion:

Conclusion: Greenwork All Purpose was found to be most effective for removing the Hucker’s soil from various surfaces using manual wiping with a 91% average. Zbioscience was effective in removing Hucker’s soil from plastic but not from painted aluminum or ceramic.

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