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Trial Number 2

Client Number 341

Project Number 1

Trial Purpose:

To compare TMI Kitchen cleaner to alternative cleaners for kitchen soil cleaning.

Date Run:

12/21/2010

Experiment Procedure:

Soil Preparation
A mixture of three cooking oils/greases was made. A melt blend of 33% vegetable shortening, 33% lard, 33% vegetable oil and 1% carbon lampblack was made up fresh for the testing. Care was taken in the application of the soil onto the coupons so that light and heavy areas were avoided. Allow the soiled tiles to dry for 24 hours at room temperature.

Four sets of two coupons (Stainless Steel and Painted Steel) were initially weighed and recorded, then covered with DCC17 (Grease) using a hand held swab.

Cleaning Test
Place a soiled tile in the tray of the abrasion tester such that the direction of the soiling is perpendicular to the direction of the wiping media. Products were applied to the coated surfaces using a 3-5 sprays from manual spray pump and 4-7 sprays onto the reinforced Wypal X60 paper towel attached to the cleaning instrument. The cleaning was performed using Gardner Straightline washability unit and conducted for the prescribed 5 cycles (10 strokes). Following the initial cycle, if there was no discernable difference between the products and an additional 15 cycles were run.

Products were selected based on kitchen cleaning needs and health and safety options.

Trial Results:

All four products were successful in removing the kitchen soil using manual wiping application. The table lists the amount of soil added, the amount remaining and the efficiency for each coupon cleaned.

Cleaner Initial wt Final wt % Removed Average Overall Ave
TMI Kitchen Cleaner (Stainless Steel)          
  0.3727 0.0135 96.38 95.44 95.51
  0.6116 0.0246 95.98    
  0.3248 0.0196 93.97    
TMI Kitchen Cleaner (Painted Steel)          
  0.6018 0.0053 99.12 95.59  
  0.8641 0.0172 98.01    
  0.4629 0.0480 89.63    
Industrial Cleaner and Degreaser (Stainless Steel)          
  1.9145 0.0561 97.07 95.86 96.60
  0.6253 0.0132 97.89    
  0.6249 0.0461 92.62    
Industrial Cleaner and Degreaser (Painted Steel)          
  0.5589 0.0041 99.27 97.34  
  0.7796 0.0285 96.34    
  0.6590 0.0236 96.42    
The Natural Heavy Duty Degreaser (Stainless Steel)          
  1.2148 0.0087 99.28 94.52 95.14
  0.7346 0.0409 94.43    
  0.8098 0.0822 89.85    
The Natural Heavy Duty Degreaser (Painted Steel)          
  1.0162 0.0615 93.95 95.76  
  0.8688 0.0341 96.08    
  0.9299 0.0256 97.25    
The Natural Spray and Wipe (Stainless Steel)          
  0.5188 0.0048 99.07 99.48 98.90
  0.8586 0.0007 99.92    
  0.3919 0.0022 99.44    
The Natural Spray and Wipe (Painted Steel)          
  0.9911 0.0180 98.18 98.32  
  0.6903 0.0102 98.52    
  0.6904 0.0121 98.25    

Success Rating:

A follow up test, usually based on company input.

Conclusion:

All four products worked against DCC17 Grease. The most effective, according to this particular run, was The Natural Spray and Wipe, followed by the Industrial Cleaner and Degreaser.

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