Are your "environmentally friendly" cleaners more expensive than unfriendly, store-bought cleaners ?
This question is a common one that we are frequently asked. The fact is that when comparing prices of our products to regularly-used products, the main concern should be the overall benefits of our products for your health and your environment. However, since a number of our products are in concentrated form, our Micro-Nice® products tend to be less expensive. For example, a 1-liter bottle of our Bio Clean bathroom cleaner costs $9.50, which includes an empty 32 oz. spray bottle for mixing the concentrate into a cleaning solution. Considering the fact that you can make 6 spray bottles of cleaning solution out of this 1-liter bottle, the price breaks down to about $1.58 per 32 oz. bottle of cleaner. This price tends to be quite a bit lower than those harsh, store-bought alternatives!
What is meant when you say that Micro-Nice® products
are more than 90% biodegradable?
Micro-Nice® products have been tested by the Dept. of Science
Services in Thailand under their guidelines for biodegradability testing. The test lasts for a period of 9 days. It was determined that after the 9 day test period, Micro-Nice® products are at least 90% biodegraded. As a specific example, when Micro-Nice® Bio 3 Mex was tested, the result was that the product was 96% biodegraded after 9 days. Tests for longer time durations will be performed soon,
and these results will be made available after the tests are
performed.
What’s the difference between Bio 3 Mex and Bio 3 Mex
RP1?
Bio 3 Mex is an oil and grease cleaner that is acidic in nature
(3.0 to 4.0 pH), where Bio 3 Mex RP1 is alkaline in nature (10.0
to 11.0 pH). While they both serve similar applications, the
use of Bio 3 Mex is not recommended on metals that contain iron
due to its potential corrosiveness to such metals.
What is the difference between Bio 3 Mex RP1 and Bio 3 Mex
RP2?
Bio 3 Mex RP2 contains a stronger concentration of Micro-Nice® phytochemical
than Bio 3 Mex RP1, thus the RP2 product is used for heavier
oil and grease deposits.
What is the recommended cleaning
method for Micro-Nice® products?
It is recommended for all Micro-Nice® products to simply
take your time. The longer the Micro-Nice® products remain
on the area desired to be cleaned, the better the cleaning
action that will occur.
Is there a method of cleaning an automotive engine compartment
that will eliminate the need to hose off the engine and thus
reducing the amount of oil and grease that goes on the ground?
Yes indeed! We at Technogreen USA recommend a method that
we call “Dry Cleaning.” Simply spray the Micro-Nice® Bio
Engine Cleaner on the area desired to be cleaned, and
allow to sit for about 4 or 5 minutes. Then take a wet rag and
wipe or polish the area, then dry with a towel or dry rag.
You’ll notice
that the oil, grease, and dirt remains on the rag and does not
fall to the ground as with the usual hose-down method. Rinse
the rag in a bucket with water, and repeat on all the areas necessary
to be cleaned. (Don’t worry about the water getting dirty!
It will still be effective in cleaning.) When finished, you may
properly dispose of the oily water in the bucket, doing away
with the contamination of the ground underneath the vehicle.
You should also notice that your hands will remain quite clean
with this method of engine cleaning, despite having your hands
touching the oily rag. This is a result of Micro-Nice®’s
remarkable molecular-level cleansing ability.
How do I determine how much Micro-Nice® D-5 to
add to my cooling tower water?
Micro-Nice® D-5 is recommended at 500 ppm in cooling tower
applications to remove and control scum and scale build-up. We
have created a calculator for your use to calculate how much
Micro-Nice® D-5 to initially add to the system, and also
how much D-5 needs to be added as a result of the addition
of make-up water.
