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Steel & Aluminum Production |
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Penetone has over 60 years of experience in solving
maintenance and production cleaning problems in steel
and aluminum mills. We understand that steel and
aluminum production has its own unique cleaning needs.
The removal of hazardous oil accumulations and spills on
floors and production equipment. The need to remove
carbon, soot, grease and oil from machine parts. The
necessity to control fugitive dust throughout the plant
from slag pits to coil fields. We have a complete family
of products developed just for the special needs in
steel and aluminum mills. Environmentally safer, highly
effective products that make economic sense. |
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Right Chemistry For Steel & Aluminum Production. |
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With our 60+ years of cleaning solutions, we have an
extensive line of products to meet your cleaning needs,
as well as extensive knowledge on how to use them.
We've organized this by mill area and followed it with
some general information on product types and their uses
and then specific information on these products. |
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Click on the key words below to find the right product for your mill needs: |
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Click on the product name below for further information |
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MILL AREA |
PRODUCT |
DILUTION - HOW USED |
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General |
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Parts Washers |
Citrikleen RI |
5 to 1, follow with Pensolv L1060 or TPC dip
to prevent flash rusting |
Shops - machine, pipe, boiler, electrical -
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Electrical Shops - electrical equipment,
motors,
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armatures, contact switches |
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Inhibisol OS,
Pensolv Safe 100,
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Straight |
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Coke Plant
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Tar & Sludge in Underfire Gas Mains
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Pump Pits, Tools, Equipment Parts |
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Citrikleen
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2 to 1
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Blast Furnace
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Power House
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Navee 42,
TPC,
Pensolv L1060
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Straight
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Melt Shop
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BOF Trunyon Housing & Surrounding Equipment
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Navee 42
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Straight
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Caster
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Maintenace Aisle General Clean Up |
Citrikleen,
Old Salt |
2 to 1 |
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All Rolling Mills |
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Mill Entry Cutting Solvent |
TPC,
Pensolv L1060 |
Straight |
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Hot Mill
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Roll Shop - floors, roll chocks, transfer
cars |
Citrikleen XPC |
2 to 1 |
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Mill Aisle, Roughers, Mill Housings |
Citrikleen,
Navee 42,
Old Salt |
Straight |
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Oil Cellars, Motor Room |
Citrikleen,
Navee 42,
Old Salt |
2-3 to 1 |
General Cleaning - dip tanks for bearings &
bearing
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TPC,
Pensolv L1060 |
Straight |
Shear Lines - degrease equipment, rolls &
belts,
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Inhibisol OS |
Straight |
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Cold Mill
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Pickle Line Degreasing
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Clean & Flush Electrostatic Oilers |
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Citrikleen,
Navee 42,
Old Salt
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2 to 1
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Mill Cleaning |
Citrikleen,
Navee 42,
Old Salt |
Straight |
Temper Mill Degreasing
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Clean & Flush Electrostatic Oilers |
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Dry Up Solvent - for rolling special steels & |
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special reinspection processes |
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Citrikleen,
Navee 42,
Old Salt
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Straight to 5 to 1
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Slitter Lines
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Citrikleen,
Navee 42,
Old Salt
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Straight to 5 to 1
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Tension Leveler
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Citrikleen,
Navee 42,
Old Salt
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Straight to 5 to 1
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Cut Backs
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Citrikleen,
Navee 42,
Old Salt
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Straight to 5 to 1
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Roll Shop - roll chocks |
Citrikleen,
Navee 42,
Old Salt |
10 to 1 with power spray equipmment |
Shear Line
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Degrease Equipment, Rolls & Belts |
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Citrikleen,
Navee 42,
Old Salt
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5 to 1
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General Degreasing - floors, basements, oil
cellars |
Citrikleen,
Navee 42,
Old Salt |
Straight. Use 10 to 1 in floor scrubbers |
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Mobile Equipment, RR Maintenance, Steam
Cleaning
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Steam Cleaners
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Power Cleaner,
Slix,
Powermate |
Steam Cleaning - 30 to 1
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Floor Scrubbing - 10 to 1 |
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Power Washing - 10-20 to 1 |
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PCB Cleanup
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Powercleaner 155 |
5-20 to 1 |
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Hot Dip Tanks
- Bearings |
Penpower 226H,
Penpower 500L |
1/2 - 1 lb per gallon water |
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Cooler Banks -
Rust & Scale |
Penpower 226H,
Penpower 500L |
1/2 - 1 lb per gallon water |
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Heat Exchangers -
Rust & Scale |
Penpower 226H,
Penpower 500L |
1/2 - 1 lb per gallon water |
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Overhead Cranes
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Pensolv L805 |
Straight |
Water Treatment Plant
- Floors, Filter Pans,
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Citrikleen |
2-3 to 1 |
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Dust Control
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Haul Roads, Slag Crushing Sites, Coil
Fields, Slab
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Yards, Dirt Roadways & Berms |
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Melt Shop, Slat Pits, Castor Tundish Pits, |
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Dust Arrest HCC
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10 to 1 dilution, long term
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control, multiple applications |
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100-200 to 1 dilution, residual |
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Ice Control
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Barrier - for crane runways,
outside cat walks, areas surrounding cooling
towers, building eves, outside
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Breaker - for outside equipment, pumps & valves, overhead
doors, RR switches, coke plant conveyor systems, cooling towers. |
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De-Icer 818
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Straight
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Equipment |
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parts washers, deicer systems, Slix
application system, steam cleaning
equipment, Dust Arrest application systems. |
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ALUMINUM PROCESSING: Aluminum Cleaners &
Aluminum Etchants |
Penblitz 684L,
Penpower 690L
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Highly alkaline products designed to rapidly etch aluminum surfaces. Form
foam supression blanket. |
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Immersion tank |
Use 4-8 oz of 684L or 690L per gal of water
at 100-180 F. Immerse for 1-5 minutes for
most alloys. Follow with cold water rinse. |
Wedac
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An activated, high performance phosphoric acid based detergent etchant. |
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Immersion tank |
Use at a 20% dilution with water. Immerse
5-30 minutes depending on the etch required.
Follow with a cold water rinse. |
PL-998
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A phosphoric acid based cleaner etchant. Deposits a light phosphate coating
for increased paint adhesion. |
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Immersion tank or
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Use at 5-25% dilution with water. Use cold
or heated. Rinse with water |
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PRODUCT TYPE |
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Soils |
Features/Benefits
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Products |
Best Applications |
How Used |
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SOLVENTS
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Grease & Oils |
No odor
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TPC Solvent
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Parts washers & Dip tanks.
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Straight |
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CHLORINATED SOLVENT REPLACEMENTS
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Grease & Oils, Soot, Light to Medium Soils |
No flashpoint
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Pensolv PB2000
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General electrical cleaning.
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Temper Mill/Slitter Line dry up for |
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special steels & special re- |
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Hot & Cold Roll Shear Line dry-up |
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Spray & wipe
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SOLVENT EMULSIONS
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Grease, Oil, Baked Carbonaceous Soils,
Sludge, Tar |
Moderate to no flashpoint
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Citrikleen
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Remove oil in Coil Storage areas
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Remove 1-2" grease from Roll |
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Floor scrubbers, 10 to 1
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Apply undiluted. Mild odor. |
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Apply undiluted. Odorless. |
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ALKALINE CLEANERS
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Grease & Oils, Soot, Light to Heavy Soils |
No flashpoint
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Liquids: |
Power Cleaner
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Steam cleaners
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30 to 1 dilution
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Powders: |
Penpower 226H
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Hot tank for bearings. Remove rust & scale
in Cooler Banks & Heat Exchangers. |
1/2 - 1 lb per gallon water. For bearings,
dip in rust preventative after cleaning. |
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TYPICAL PROPERTIES of ABOVE PRODUCTS ** |
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ACIDS |
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Acid
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SG
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pH
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Use pH
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Foam
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PL 998 |
phosphoric
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1.25
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<1
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1-2
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low
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Wedac |
phosphoric
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1.38
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<1
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1-2
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moderate
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ALKALINES - Liquid |
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SG
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pH
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Use pH
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Caustic
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Phosphate
Free
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Foam
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Penblitz 684L |
1.26
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>13
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12-13
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no
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yes
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low
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Powercleaner |
1.17
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>13
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11.5-12
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yes
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no
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low
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Powercleaner 155 |
1.13
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12.3-12.7
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11.5-12
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yes
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no
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low
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Powermate |
1.07
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12.5-13
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12-12.5
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yes
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yes
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high
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Slix |
1.05
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11.8-12.3
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10.5-11
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yes
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yes
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high
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ALKALINES - Powders |
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Penpower 226H |
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10.5-11
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yes
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yes
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high
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Penpower 500L |
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>13
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no
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yes
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low
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Penpower 690L |
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>13
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no
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yes
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low
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SOLVENT EMULSIONS |
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Solvent
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Content
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SG
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pH
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Use pH
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TCC
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COC
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% VOCs
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Citrikleen |
d-limonene
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medium
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0.97
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10-10.5
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9.5-10
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125
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165
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30
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Citrikleen RI |
d-limonene
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medium
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0.97
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10-10.5
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9.5-10
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125
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165
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30
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Citrikleen XPC |
d-limonene
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high
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0.86
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8-9
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125
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130
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90
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Navee 42 |
aromatic HC
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medium
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1.02
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11.8-12.2
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11-11.5
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NTB
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NTB
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50
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Old Salt |
aliphatic HC
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