{"id":142,"date":"2010-12-06T19:22:12","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T19:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2010-12-06T19:22:12","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T19:22:12","slug":"what-are-2x-concentrates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neutralcleaner.com\/website\/?page_id=142","title":{"rendered":"What are 2X concentrates?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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> products that have stability and shelf life limitations due to the high loading of inorganic ingredients like silicates and hydroxides. Water can only hold so much before these ingredients can fall out or precipitate out of solution (become insoluble). Ingredients becoming insoluble will adversely affect product cleaning performance and shelf life. In addition, the more concentrated an <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> cleaner becomes, the more hazardous it becomes (typically).<\/p>\n<p>Neutrals, on the other hand, do not have those formulation limitations. <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 can be concentrated without the performance, solubility and shelf life issues of <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.<\/p>\n<p>Why is this important?<\/p>\n<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>neutrals can save significant freight costs because buying a 2X concentrate is in essence like getting two containers in one. Instead of shipping two containers of normal strength material, only one container of the 2X material is shipped, which has several advantages:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Shipping fewer containers can cut freight costs roughly in half<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Using the 2X concentrate saves money on soap costs! The <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> have an equalized cost savings of roughly 20% per gallon when compared to 1X strength material<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fewer containers needed for the same amount of cleaner saves valuable floor space, particularly in cellular manufacturing<\/p>\n<p>A simple adjustment would then be made to adding soap to the washer. For instance, to maintain 5.0% concentration on a 500 gallon wash tank, 25 gallons of normal strength material would be added. For the <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>neutral 2X concentrate, only 12.5 gallons would be needed to maintain that same 5.0%. Basically, since the <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>neutral is 2 times more concentrated than the normal strength material, only half as much is needed to maintain cleaning efficacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alkaline products that have stability and shelf life limitations due to the high loading of inorganic ingredients like silicates and hydroxides. Water can only hold so much before these ingredients can fall out or precipitate out of solution (become insoluble). Ingredients becoming insoluble will adversely affect product cleaning performance and shelf life. 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