{"id":139,"date":"2010-12-06T19:20:35","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T19:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2011-02-28T20:56:02","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T20:56:02","slug":"what-are-neutral-cleaners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?page_id=139","title":{"rendered":"Advantages of Neutral Cleaners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?page_id=136\" title=\"Since 1993, Environmentally Sensitive Solutions, Inc. has developed and produced safer and more environmentally friendly cleaning products for industrial, commercial and consumer applications.\">ESS <\/a>true <a href=\"http:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?page_id=139\" title=\"pH neutral non-acid or alkaline alternatives to hazardous cleaners\">neutral cleaners<\/a> have a number of important benefits, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-349\" href=\"http:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?attachment_id=349\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-349\" title=\"j0285108\" src=\"http:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/j0285108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/j0285108.jpg 320w, https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/j0285108-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a>Considered to be non-hazardous by OSHA standards when compared to corrosive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?page_id=156\" title=\"Alkaline cleaners typically clean oils by reacting with them via saponification and\/or strong emulsification. This chemical reaction is effective at cleaning, but usually not easily reversible. Once the alkaline cleaner grabs onto the oil, the oil is not recoverable and the soap concentration available for cleaning depletes quickly (because it ties up the oil).\">alkaline<\/a> cleaners, reducing worker exposure issues and risks<\/li>\n<li>Do not contain inorganic ingredients (like silicates and caustics) that can leave residues behind even after rinsing &#8211; resulting in white films and potentially white rust &#8211; that can interfere with bonding, welding, or coating operations<\/li>\n<li>Splits out oils automatically allowing for easy skimming, recovery with possible re-use, longer bath life and, overall, lower soap costs<\/li>\n<li>Eliminates calcifications and scale build up in the washers, eliminating the need for periodic <a href=\"http:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?page_id=156\" title=\"The pH scale goes from 0 \u2013 14, with 7 being considered neutral. From 0 up to 7 would be considered acidic and from just above 7 \u2013 14 would be considered alkaline. Technically, the pH is the inverse log of the hydrogen ion concentration.  From a practical standpoint, products are considered to be more acid or alkaline the further away from 7 the pH gets. The more acidic or alkaline a product is also can help to determine how reactive it is to skin, eyes and surfaces.\">acid<\/a> boil outs. <a href=\"http:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?page_id=136\" title=\"Since 1993, Environmentally Sensitive Solutions, Inc. has developed and produced safer and more environmentally friendly cleaning products for industrial, commercial and consumer applications.\">ESS <\/a>neutrals will actually remove the accumulated build up over time. The current record is over 15 years without a single <a href=\"http:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?page_id=156\" title=\"The pH scale goes from 0 \u2013 14, with 7 being considered neutral. From 0 up to 7 would be considered acidic and from just above 7 \u2013 14 would be considered alkaline. Technically, the pH is the inverse log of the hydrogen ion concentration.  From a practical standpoint, products are considered to be more acid or alkaline the further away from 7 the pH gets. The more acidic or alkaline a product is also can help to determine how reactive it is to skin, eyes and surfaces.\">acid<\/a> boil out or washer neutralization on a washer!<a href=\"http:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/Electron-Micrographs1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-404\" title=\"Electron-Micrographs\" src=\"http:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/Electron-Micrographs1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"316\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eliminates the need for washer maintenance personnel to wear moonsuits, gloves and other protective clothing (other than the basics like safety glasses)<\/li>\n<li>Eliminates the need for wastewater pH adjustment (assuming the soils being cleaned do not contribute to pH outside neutral range) prior to treatment or discharge<\/li>\n<li>Will not attack soft metals like aluminum, copper, and brass with no need for a corrosion inhibitor<\/li>\n<li>When using a rust inhibited product, truly multi-metal safe with both ferrous and non-ferrous metals washed through the same washer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?page_id=156\" title=\"ESS neutral cleaners:      Are true neutral cleaners that have a true neutral pH of 6.5 \u2013 7.5, thus are considered to be non-hazardous     Are comprised primarily of a proprietary blend of non-ionic surfactants and other organic (carbon-based) ingredients     Do not contain inorganic components like hydroxides, silicates, phosphates, silicones or bicarbonates     Are formulated to be in the neutral pH range, and not just mild alkaline cleaners neutralized with acid to be less alkaline like some so-called competitive \u201cneutrals\u201d\">Neutral pH<\/a> of wastewater prevents regulated heavy metal ions from solubilizing into solution, thus simplifying wastewater treatment and allowing more consistent compliance<\/li>\n<li>Will pass through virtually all types of filters (including micro filters) without selective ingredient removal, thus extending bathlife, allowing for higher soil removals and even allowing for soap re-use<\/li>\n<li>Available in a <a href=\"http:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/checkout\/product_info.php?products_id=37\" title=\"Concentrates are a easy and cost effective way to offer neutral cleaners to supplement existing traditional alkaline cleaners with safer and \u201cgreener\u201d cleaning alternatives.\">2X concentrates<\/a> that can cut freight charges in half (because it is like getting two totes in one)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESS true neutral cleaners have a number of important benefits, including: Considered to be non-hazardous by OSHA standards when compared to corrosive alkaline cleaners, reducing worker exposure issues and risks Do not contain inorganic ingredients (like silicates and caustics) that can leave residues behind even after rinsing &#8211; resulting in white films and potentially white<a href=\"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?page_id=139\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=139"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":495,"href":"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139\/revisions\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}