ABRASIVE PADS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FLOOR CLEANING

Authors

  • Alexander Knapp University of Applied Sciences FH Technikum Wien, Hoechstaedtplatz 6, 1200 Wien, Austria
  • Maximilian Lackner University of Applied Sciences FH Technikum Wien, Hoechstaedtplatz 6, 1200 Wien, Austria
  • Erich Markl University of Applied Sciences FH Technikum Wien, Hoechstaedtplatz 6, 1200 Wien, Austria

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Abstract

Industrial and institutional floor cleaning today relies on mechanical action combined with chemicals, which
is costly and a burden to the environment. There are floor cleaning pads on the market which claim increased service
time due to diamond particles contained in the nonwoven materials. In this study, it was investigated whether cleaning
results can also be obtained with hard-particle-coated pads using only water. SiC, diamond and Al2O3 were used with
particle sizes between 5 and 125 µm. 5 g/m² of hard particles were applied to the pads in epoxy resin. Weight loss from
abrasive cleaning in 500 cycles and gloss increase were measured. Diamond and silicon carbide particles were found to
work with pure water, without the need for chemical cleaning agents.

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Published

2018-08-25

How to Cite

Alexander Knapp, Maximilian Lackner, & Erich Markl. (2018). ABRASIVE PADS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FLOOR CLEANING. International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), 5(8), 84–86. Retrieved from https://www.ijaerd.org/index.php/IJAERD/article/view/3795

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 8 (2018): Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2018

Section

Articles