Steven Button
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I'm researching chemicals and compounds for grease cleanup and high foot traffic areas on concrete...
is there a comparable alternative to caustic?
When caustic reacts with the fatty acids in grease it converts them into soap (layman's terms) and produces heat which helps 'melt' the grease away.
I have looked at a combination of Sodium Bicarbonate and Citric Acid which produces a kind of 'effervescent' effect... but I don't know how this would affect grease.
I have also looked at sodium metasilicate which I understand has a high pH, therefore would help with 'saponification' - turning the grease to soap.
I have also looked at the breakdown of fatty acids and starch in our own bodies, which is always assisted by an enzyme (a molecule that increases the rate or a reaction)... is there a possibility of something like this in an alternative to caustic.
I will continue to look into it... I don't want to be an amateur chemist and mess with the chemistry set - but if anyone has any knowledge, experience or thoughts I would really appreciate it.
... just having a brain fart at the moment!!
is there a comparable alternative to caustic?
When caustic reacts with the fatty acids in grease it converts them into soap (layman's terms) and produces heat which helps 'melt' the grease away.
I have looked at a combination of Sodium Bicarbonate and Citric Acid which produces a kind of 'effervescent' effect... but I don't know how this would affect grease.
I have also looked at sodium metasilicate which I understand has a high pH, therefore would help with 'saponification' - turning the grease to soap.
I have also looked at the breakdown of fatty acids and starch in our own bodies, which is always assisted by an enzyme (a molecule that increases the rate or a reaction)... is there a possibility of something like this in an alternative to caustic.
I will continue to look into it... I don't want to be an amateur chemist and mess with the chemistry set - but if anyone has any knowledge, experience or thoughts I would really appreciate it.
... just having a brain fart at the moment!!
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