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Conserving resources — cleaning chemicals
Author(s) -
BARRON WENDY
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.1987.tb02387.x
Subject(s) - rationalization (economics) , risk analysis (engineering) , biochemical engineering , land reclamation , cleaning agent , waste management , environmental science , process engineering , computer science , business , engineering , chemistry , history , organic chemistry , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology
Conservation of cleaning chemicals requires a detailed survey of all departments, by a suitably qualified person, to establish the products and methods of application employed. This information can then be applied to rationalize and reduce the multiplicity of suppliers and products used. Suitability and selection of chemicals for specific cleaning operations and sources of waste are discussed, and three basic approaches to reduction and rationalization are suggested. The requirements, importance and benefits of correct control, monitoring and dosing of cleaning chemicals are examined, and attention is drawn to the need for properly controlled trials to establish which products are the most cost‐effective. The reclamation and re‐use of chemical solutions are also discussed.