How do they work?

Discussion in 'Upholstery & Carpet Cleaning' started by trevor toms, Dec 22, 2011.

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  1. trevor toms Cleantalk Member

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    So how do cleaning agents work? There's a good newbie question for you all!! Obviously different manufacturers put in their own proprietary additives but the core chemicals must be pretty much the same. I might be talking out of my bottom here but I assume that soap and detergents emulsify the oils and reduce the surface tension between fibre and soil. But what about microsplitters, enzymes, solvents(probably obvious) and polymer encapsulants (also probably obvious until I think a little deeper) This should really be part of basic training, but wasn't. We could probably leave that 'colloidal magic' out of the list for the time being!! I only ask since I've been using some of these products for the past year and although they work, (some better than others) I don't know why. regards, trev
    trevor toms, Dec 22, 2011
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