Tony Shelton
BS Detector, Esquire
Please do a google search for "Hot water is the same as soap" or "Hot water is an emulsifier".
These are lies.
Even when trying to use hot water to emulsify oils it is almost impossible to make a stable emulsification that isn't easily separated without constant agitation or the addition of extra chemicals to cause emulsification to occur.
http://www.makingcosmetics.com/articles/27-how-to-make-water-in-oil-emulsions.pdf
Do a search for Robert's claim that: Hot water is an emulsifier and similar to using a detergent. Then be prepared to be educated on soaps, detergents, and surfactants but be warned, the statement Robert makes will be proven to be completely FALSE. It is simply a lie.
It is a lie that is being presented to authorities as the truth and is an actionable offense. It is actionable because Robert has already been informed and shown that this is a false claim over three years ago, yet he still continues to assault our industry with this claim.
The fact is, hot water, without careful lab conditions does NOT emulsify oil. It can "melt" oil to make it more easily removable, but it remains separate from the water molecules, as easily shown by just looking at the oil sheen the rides on TOP of hot water runoff when cleaning. Even a child could see that.
The runoff that comes from hot water only cleaning is EASILY separated from the water using simple oil booms that have been industry standards for years. It can be done ON THE GROUND, without the need of adding more power equipment to introduce additional, unnecessary pollution into the air.
When using soap or detergents in some cases the oil becomes bound to the surfactants making them more difficult to remove. At this point in the evolution of our industry there are few options in this case other than picking up the water and dumping it in the sewer or into landscaping which breaks it down to the individual parts over time.
Hot water cleaning is the most environmentally responsible way to clean. For it to be effective, it needs to be done frequently. Adding further restrictions based on lies, that add more cost to cleaning will do nothing but DECREASE frequency and have the opposite effect on water quality. Added, unnecessary vacuum equipment will have the opposite of the desired effect on AIR QUALITY.
Making policy based on a false premise is a roadmap to failure on many levels.
These are lies.
Even when trying to use hot water to emulsify oils it is almost impossible to make a stable emulsification that isn't easily separated without constant agitation or the addition of extra chemicals to cause emulsification to occur.
http://www.makingcosmetics.com/articles/27-how-to-make-water-in-oil-emulsions.pdf
Do a search for Robert's claim that: Hot water is an emulsifier and similar to using a detergent. Then be prepared to be educated on soaps, detergents, and surfactants but be warned, the statement Robert makes will be proven to be completely FALSE. It is simply a lie.
It is a lie that is being presented to authorities as the truth and is an actionable offense. It is actionable because Robert has already been informed and shown that this is a false claim over three years ago, yet he still continues to assault our industry with this claim.
The fact is, hot water, without careful lab conditions does NOT emulsify oil. It can "melt" oil to make it more easily removable, but it remains separate from the water molecules, as easily shown by just looking at the oil sheen the rides on TOP of hot water runoff when cleaning. Even a child could see that.
The runoff that comes from hot water only cleaning is EASILY separated from the water using simple oil booms that have been industry standards for years. It can be done ON THE GROUND, without the need of adding more power equipment to introduce additional, unnecessary pollution into the air.
When using soap or detergents in some cases the oil becomes bound to the surfactants making them more difficult to remove. At this point in the evolution of our industry there are few options in this case other than picking up the water and dumping it in the sewer or into landscaping which breaks it down to the individual parts over time.
Hot water cleaning is the most environmentally responsible way to clean. For it to be effective, it needs to be done frequently. Adding further restrictions based on lies, that add more cost to cleaning will do nothing but DECREASE frequency and have the opposite effect on water quality. Added, unnecessary vacuum equipment will have the opposite of the desired effect on AIR QUALITY.
Making policy based on a false premise is a roadmap to failure on many levels.