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Soil & Soil Removal

Soil & Soil Removal . Soil is anything you want to remove from a surface. The soil influences the type of cleaner to be used. The soil and cleaner will react with each other (neutralize) causing the soil to become more water soluble and thereby rinsed away with water.

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Soil & Soil Removal

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  1. Soil & Soil Removal

  2. Soil is anything you want to remove from a surface. The soil influences the type of cleaner to be used. The soil and cleaner will react with each other (neutralize) causing the soil to become more water soluble and thereby rinsed away with water. Soils can be classified by pH. Examples are: Acid Soils - Food related materials (FOG) Alkaline Soils – Mineral deposits, Soap Scum, Milk Stone Neutral Soils – Petroleum oils/greases, Cosmetics SOILCHARACTERISTICS

  3. ALKALINE pH soil  remove with an ACID based product NO pH soil  remove with a SOLVENT ACIDIC pH soil  remove with an ALKALINE based product SOILCHARACTERISTICS

  4. COMBINATION SOILS

  5. Surfaces also have chemical properties. Alkaline: Metals, concrete, masonry (acidic products will damage) Neutral: Most plastics, many paints, floor finishes (use a neutral pH cleaner) Acidic: Aluminum (more or less), human skin (caustic products will damage) Surfaces may restrict the type of cleaner that can be used. SURFACECHARACTERISTICS

  6. BASIC CLEANING CONCEPT ALKALIEScleanACIDS NEUTRAL pHcleansNEUTRAL pH(pH: 5 to 9) ACIDScleanALKALIES SOLVENTScleanNO pH (Solvent)

  7. Spray and Wipe- Light duty cleaning, leaves little residue. High Pressure- Extra heavy duty, not much labor involved. Not with acids or caustics typically Foaming- Allows for long contact time. Can use acids and caustics with care. Not much over spray. Clean In Place (C.I.P.)-Re-circulates in closed loop, high agitation with a low foaming product. CLEANING METHODS

  8. These are interdependent upon each other. If one is removed or changed, one or more of the others must also be changed to compensate. WATCH - FIVE VARIABLES THAT AFFECT CLEANING • Water Quality • Agitation • Time • Concentration • Heat

  9. Water Quality • Hard Water: • Water that contains calcium and/or magnesium ions. These metal ions, when present in sufficient amounts, impact the cleaning and foaming characteristics of aqueous cleaning products. • Soft Water: • Water that contains no or very little magnesium and/or calcium ions.

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