1. Before any soil
comes off; the detergent cancels all of the electrostatic charge
bonding the soil to the fibers.
2. Nearly all of our
cleaning agents are alkaline. Most soils and stains are acidic.
Our goal is to neutralize the acidity and bring the pH back to
a balanced state.
3. The solution can
actually cause a chemical reaction between the detergent and certain
oily soils in the carpet. Oils such as these will react with the
alkaline solution and form soap. This is another reason that the
Bane-Clene system results in better cleaning.
4. Our solution also
softens the water further as it cleans, making the detergent more
effective and preventing resoiling due to scum formation.
5. Penetration is
another essential part of the solution used in the Bane-Clene
system. Soil is filled with air pockets. Most detergents "eats"
away at soil mass layer by layer. Our detergent actually drives
the water into the particle, forces the air out, and explodes
it apart.
6. From this point,
the soil is evenly distributed throughout the solution. The suspending
agents within our detergent keep the soil particles from going
back into the carpet until the solution is extracted.
7. Emulsification
is the next step. This is the process of removing those oils that
do not react with the alkali solution and turn into soap. These
are often motor oils, exhaust fumes, lubricants, lotion, skin
oils, and pet hair. We put a molecule into our detergent called
Emulon. Emulon is a two part molecule, one part is oil-soluble,
the other is water-soluble. The reaction of Emulon with the oils
breaks it up into smaller and smaller components, allowing us
to extract it along with normal soil.
8. Now, before going
up the vacuum tube, the entire solution is physically released
from the mechanical action of the water flow.
9. The solution is
now extracted from the carpet. 95% of what is injected is extracted,
preventing rapid resoiling. It also allows the carpet to dry quickly
and thoroughly.
