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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 ***NOTE: This Blog has moved. Click here for the updated blog.*** Acidic Cleaners Question: What is the definition of an acidic cleaner? Answer: "An acidic cleaner is defined as an aqueous cleaner that has a pH significantly below 7, typically below a pH of 5.5. Acid cleaners contain acids and often other cleaning ingredients, such as surfactants. Acid cleaners use a mechanism known as "acid stabilization" in which an acid reacts with a soil molecule to create a water soluble molecule and "acid hydrolysis" in which an acid reacts with a soil molecule and breaks it into a smaller water soluble soil." The Aqueous Cleaning Handbook p. 157 Request your copy of the Aqueous Cleaning Handbook here. (Acidic Cleaners)

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