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 cleaning 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 break 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.