STEPOSOL CITRI-MET ®

A Breakthrough in Cleaning Technology

REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY THAT DELIVERS CLEAN AND GREEN.

EASILY WIPE AWAY TOUGH SOILS FOR BREAKTHROUGH CLEANING.
INDUSTRIAL
JUST DILUTE WITH WATER TO MEET YOUR NEEDS.

STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET is a fully formulated solution comprised of STEPOSOL® MET-10U Nobel Prize-
winning metathesis chemistry, ecologically responsible citrus terpenes, and surfactant emulsifiers.
Diluted to a solution of 96 percent water, STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET surpasses the cleaning and solvency
power of products containing up to 40 percent petroleum-based solvents and requires a low use level,
less dwell time, and less mechanical action.

This patent-pending technology comes to you ready for dilution to meet your specific product needs.
STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET has a low VOC of 0.5% at a 1:14 dilution level and active ingredients are derived
from bio-based sources to give it a greener profile.

STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET covers a wide range of industrial applications. Various dilutions can produce
products for cleaning metal parts, removing crude oil stains, washing oil field rigs, industrial laundry
pretreatment, stripping latex, removing adhesive, and cleaning up graffiti.

TAR REMOVAL Bug and Tar Remover Here’s a mixed crude-oil tar stain on a
Commercial Tar Remover with STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET
40% Solvent: Petroleum Distillates, EB, IPA Formulation No. 1237 simulated automobile surface.
40% VOC 0.5% VOC
With just a few wipes, the 1:14 dilution
Before

of STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET, containing

96% water, completely removes the
baked on tar.

The commercial product specifically

CLEANING One Application

made for the job, containing petroleum

distillates and glycol ethers, just smears
the soil.

For Oilfield applications, a 1:2 to 1:4

dilution may be required for heavy
Three Applications Two Applications

baked on soils.

Soil: Tar baked on car panel at 50 °C for one hour

Test: Three cycles of spraying product, waiting 30

seconds, then wiping

EB: Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether

IPA: Isopropyl alcohol
 Deionized 5% STEPOSOL® 10% STEPOSOL® 10% Commercial
METAL CLEANING Water CITRI-MET CITRI-MET Metal Cleaner
No water droplets on the 5% STEPO-
SOL® CITRI-MET metal coupon indicates
successful removal of the hydrophobic
oil. STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET, at half the
concentration, provides equivalent per-
formance to the alkaline commercial
metal cleaner containing phosphates,
potassium hydroxide, and silicates.

water
Soil: droplets
Anti-corrosion on the
petroleum STEPOSOL
lubricating oil ®
MET-10U coupon indicates successful
Test: Spread oil on stainless steel coupon. Immerse half of coupon in product for 15 minutes. Rinse coupon with water. Observe water-breaking

GRAFFITI REMOVAL Graffiti Remover

Commercial Graffiti Remover with STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET The product on the left is 100% solvent-based with
100% Solvent: Acetone, NMP Formulation No.1239
50% VOC 1.5% VOC NMP. Although the harsher solvent works quickly, it
can strip the paint from the underlying surface and
also smears the paint during removal.
Before

STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET at 1:4 dilution, containing

87% water, takes a few minutes to penetrate spray
paint, but minimizes the potential for damage while
dissolving the paint for easy removal.

Soil: Dried spray paint on baked enamel traffic sign panel

After

Test: Spray product, wait one minute, follow with wiping

NMP: N-Methylpyrollidone
DB: Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether
PPh: Propylene glycol phenyl ether
ADHESIVE REMOVAL
Adhesive Remover Adhesive Remover
Commercial Adhesive Remover with STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET Commercial Adhesive Remover with STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET
100% Solvent: d-Limonene Formulation No.1243 15% Solvent: EB, Benzyl Alcohol, DB, PPh Formulation No.1243
20% VOC 1.5% VOC 3% VOC 1.5% VOC
Before

Before
One Application Two Applications
Wiping
After

The 100% solvent product spreads the adhesive. STEPO- The water-based, 15% solvent product requires an ad-
SOL® CITRI-MET 1:4 dilution dissolves it for easy clean-up. ditional 15 seconds of wiping to remove the adhesive.
Soil: Dried adhesive on panel Soil: Dried adhesive on panel

Test: Spray product, wait five minutes. Wipe with paper towel Test: Spray product, wait five minutes. Wipe for 10 seconds. Spray
product again, wait two and a half minutes. Wipe for 15 seconds.
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