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Revolutionary acid replacement technology |
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- Eliminate the need for corrosive acid cleaners
- Excellent environmental and safety profiles
- Superior performance
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What is AR-52?
AR-52 technology is a low pH organic salt solution that performs like an acid. This unique chemistry replaces such acids as Hydrochloric, Sulfamic, Phosphoric, Hydroxyacetic, Oxalic, Citric, Formic, Glycolic, Nitric (in some applications) etc. while offering significant performance advantages.
The following unique features of AR-52 chemistry is what makes our *SAFE-AR brand of products so special:
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1. Non-corrosive (to skin and metal per DOT/OSHA test protocol
2. Non-fuming
3. DOT "non-regulated"
4. Outstanding safety, handling, and performance properties vs. traditional acids
5. Contains no phosphorous compounds thus eliminating the potential to cause eutrophication (algae blooming) Excellent environmental profile.
6. Contains no bleaching agents
7. Safe on carpeting
8. Completely bio-degradable
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* "SAFE-AR" is the trade name for those products developed using AR-52 technology.
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Dermal Irritation/Corrosion Test
A modified Draize method was used as described in OECD Guidelines for testing of Chemicals, Sec. 404, Paris 1981 (revised: 1992). This study complies with the of OECD Principles of GLP, Annex 2, Paris, revised as of July 1992.
* AR-52 chemistry received a Primary Irritation Score of 2.1+ - 0.9 and is classified as a "mild irritant". |
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Mutagenicity
The chemistry that makes up AR-52 was found no to be mutagenetic when tested by the Ames Assay, (OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals, Sec. 471)
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LD-50:
1211 mg/kg |
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Metal Corrosion:
TEST: NACE Standard
The corrosion rate is 0.6379 millimeters per year (mmpy). According to OSHA and DOT, a product is not corrosive if it does not exceed 6.25 mmpy at a test temperature of 55 degrees C. when tested in accordance with NACE Standard TM0169-76. |
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Biodegration:
The COD is 3500 mg/L. The test method used was Hach's Reactor Digestion Method for Waste Water and Sea Water. The Hach Digestion Method is a semi-micro adaptation of the Standard Methods. (For comparison, organic acids, surfactants, and glycol ethers will typically have COD's in the range of 1,000,000 - 2,000,000 mg/L). The BOD is 500 mg/L after 5 days and 600 mg/L at 10 days. The test method used was Part 507 Oxygen Demand (Biochemical) of the Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater, 1985, 16th Ed. |
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Kem Tech Industries Inc. N8076 Maple St. Ixonia WI. 53036 Ph: 262-567-8020 Fax: 262-567-6114
www.kem-tech.com |
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