The application of cleaning agents

      The application areas of cleaning agents include light industry, household, kitchen, laundry, industrial, transportation and other industries. The basic chemicals used include 15 categories such as surfactants, biocides, thickeners, fillers, dyes, enzymes, solvents, corrosion inhibitors, chelating agents, fragrances, fluorescent brighteners, stabilizers, acids, bases, abrasive s, etc.

Classification and Applications

1. Household cleaning agents Household cleaning is the cleaning and maintenance of buildings or industrial equipment such as floors, walls, furniture, carpets, doors and Windows, bathrooms, and the cleaning of surfaces of stone, wood, metal and glass. This type of cleaning agent generally refers to the cleaning of hard surfaces.

Common household cleaning agents include deodorants, air fresheners, floor waxes, glass cleaners, hand sanitizers, cleaning soaps, etc. Disinfectants and bactericides containing o-phenylphenol and o-phenyl-p-chlorophenol or p-pentylphenol have a narrower application range and are mainly used in hospitals and guest rooms, effectively killing tuberculosis bacteria, staphylococcus and Salmonella.

2. Dishwashing is the cleaning of glassware, plates, cutlery, cookware, grills and ovens in the dining room. It is usually done by machine, but also by hand. Among kitchen cleaning agents, the most consumed are automatic cleaning machine detergents, along with the accompanying rinsing AIDS, biocides and drying AIDS.

3. In the transportation industry, cleaning agents are mainly used for cleaning the interiors and exteriors of vehicles such as cars, trucks, buses, trains, aircraft, ships, etc., as well as for cleaning vehicle parts (such as brake systems, engines, turbines, etc.), where the cleaning of outer surfaces is similar to metal cleaning in the industrial field.

The cleaning agents used in the transportation industry include wax and car body surface cleaners and windshield cleaners. exterior cleaners for trucks and utility vehicles can be either alkaline or acidic, but only alkaline products can be used for aluminium surfaces. Train exterior surface cleaners typically contain organic acids, inorganic acids, and surfactants. Aircraft cleaning agents are also an important consumer area. Cleaning aircraft surfaces not only enhances aviation safety but also improves economy. Aircraft cleaning agents generally have specific standards and need to be able to clean heavy dirt, mostly developed by the aviation industry itself.

4. Industrial cleaning agents for metal surfaces, plastic surfaces, tanks, filters, oilfield equipment, grease layers, dust, paint removal, wax removal, etc. require industrial cleaning. Metal surfaces must be clean before painting and coating to achieve better adhesion. Metal cleaning often requires the removal of grease and cutting fluid from its surface, so solvent-based cleaning agents are often used. Metal cleaning objects are divided into two major categories: rust removal and oil removal. Rust removal is mostly carried out under acidic conditions, which can remove oxide layers formed on the surface of metals such as steel, as well as metal insoluble substances and other corrosion products that have settled on boiler walls and steam pipes. Degreasing is carried out under alkaline conditions, mainly to remove oily dirt.

5. Cleaning agents are also used in other areas such as washing, such as cleaning textiles, as well as cleaning flat panel displays, photovoltaic cells, swimming pools, clean rooms, studios, storage rooms, etc.