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Palm-Based General Cleaning Agent: Degreaser

Most conventional cleaning agents are derived from petroleum. There is a need and demand for an environment-friendly cleaning agent, which is biodegradable and safe to be used in shortand long-term. Palm-based degreaser possesses high solvency power, low flammability and low toxicity. It leaves no residue and it is safe on metal and machineries' surfaces.

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Palm-Based General Cleaning Agent: Degreaser

Most conventional cleaning agents are derived from petroleum. There is a need and demand for an environment-friendly cleaning agent, which is biodegradable and safe to be used in shortand long-term. Palm-based degreaser possesses high solvency power, low flammability and low toxicity. It leaves no residue and it is safe on metal and machineries' surfaces.

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MPOB INFORMATION SERIES ISSN 1511-7871

JUNE 2004
by: CHOO YUEN MAY; CHENG SIT FOON; YUNG CHEE
LIANG; MA AH NGAN and YUSOF BASIRON
MPOB TT No. 233
PALM-BASED GENERAL
CLEANING AGENT: DEGREASER
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Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Malaysia
P. O. Box 10620, 50720 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: 03-89259155, 89259775, Website: http://mpob.gov.my Telefax: 03-89259446
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based products. However, most of the
conventional cleaning agents are derived from
petroleum. They posed environment and safety
problems in the course of their applications.
Since the enactment of the Clean Air Act 1990
(Environmental Protection Agency, USA), many
conventional chlorinated, fluorocarbon and
petroleum industrial solvents have been
regulated out of market applications. Thus, there
is a need and demand for an environment-
friendly cleaning agent, which is biodegradable
and safe to be used in short- and long-term.
In this respect, research efforts to expand palm
oil utilization as well as to find new uses of palm
oil and palm oil products have brought to the
development of palm-based cleaning agent.
APPLICATIONS
Palm-based degreaser (Figure 1) is designed for
a variety of non-aqueous degreasing
applications.It is capable of r emoving grease, oil
and carbon without using conventional toxic
solvents. Therefore, it is useful for cleaning oily
or greasy metal components, oily machine beds,
painted surfaces and floors.
It is a versatile degreaser as it works well in a
vast number of applications. Washing or
cleaning processes are completed by a water
rinse.
ADVANTAGES
Generally, palm-based degreaser possesses high
solvency power, low flammability and low
toxicity. It leaves no residue and it is safe on metal
and machineries surfaces. It is odourless and
thus, provides a user-friendly working
environment. Besides exhibiting the most
desired solvent related properties, they are
derived from renewable raw materials.
Therefore, they are environment-friendly,
making it safe and advantageous to the end-
users. Manufacturers on the other hand will not
face regulatory issues. Low flammability or high
flash point also provides enhanced safety during
storage and transportation.
here are many types of industrial
cleaning agents available in the market.
For example, degreasers, cleaners, ink
removers, paint strippers and
numerous other industrial solvent-
Figure 1.
For more information kindly contact:
Director-General
MPOB
P. O. Box 10620
50720 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: 03-89259155, 89259775
Website: http:/ / mpob.gov.my
Telefax: 03-89259446

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