EcoClean - ACR Systems

• Extends cleaning solution life
• Improves and stabilizes cleaning solution performance
• Reduces disposal costs
• Reduces chemical consumption and costs
• Decreases average cleaning cycle time
• Decreases average energy cost per unit part cleaned
• Increases average cleaned part work volume per hour
• Can be integrated into EPA mandated P4 (Permanent Pollution Prevention Plans)

An alliance between environment and business

The conventional wisdom, that a dollar spent on anything environmental was a dollar lost, is no longer true.  The EcoClean ACR System, while easing environmental compliance by reducing wastewater volume and conserving resources, makes money by allowing for less maintenance and for more continuous uptime between servicing of cleaning machines.   Average cleaning cycle times become stable and fairly constant.  And because the system creates a high value emulsion cleaner, your parts will probably be cleaned better and faster than with the cleaner you are currently using.

Dollars and sense

With an EcoClean ACRS unit, there is less soap to buy and less wastewater and spent cleaner to dispose of or pretreat.  Depending upon the specific application, the improved emulsion cleaner created by the EcoClean ACR System will also allow cleaning operations to run at lower temperatures, and reduce average cleaning cycle times, thereby conserving energy and associated expenses.  With all that, it still costs less to run than the average home computer, or about $.44 cents per day.

Process Description

The EcoClean ACR System is appropriate for any system using a cleaner with neutral to basic pH, with organic based soils to be cleaned.

Size, configuration options, and accessories

ACR Systems are currently available in two basic configurations:

1. Two  self contained, wall mounted units for connection to pedestal parts washers and similar situations,  the ACRS-SPW  500 and 1000 are now available.  Options include plumbing connection kits, inlet filters, a floor stand, and an automatic pH controller are also available.
2. Industrial class modular regeneration units for attachment to wash racks, cabinet washers or automated wash lines, with the base unit, the ACRS-HD10, and the ACRS-HD20, having twenty times the regeneration capacity of the ACRS-SPW1000.  Extensive customization is available with the addition of pre and post filtration, heating, pH and surface tension process control automation, and integrated bio reactor post treatment.

Regardless of volume or concentration there is an EcoClean ACR System to meet your needs.

• What it Does for Your Cleaning Process

The EcoClean ACRS reactor system chemically modifies organic oily contaminants, permanently, turning them into surfactants and emulsifiers, thereby increasing the cleaning solution`s ability to remove more oil, grease and dirt. The EcoClean ACR (Aqueous Cleaner Regeneration) systems regenerate aqueous cleaning solutions on site. Less watse water is generated. Less cleaning chemicals are required. Operational up time and throughput are increased.

• Major Benefits

1. Extends cleaning solution life.

2. Improves and stabilizes cleaning solution performance.

3. Reduces disposal costs.

4. Reduces chemical consumption, energy and maintenance costs.

• How it Works

Used cleaning solution is drawn from a nearby cleaning process reservoir and fed to a miniature internal reactor column. A self contained internal air cooled air compressor and ozone generator feeds ozone to the reactor column. The ozone reacts with organic contaminates in the reactor converting oleophilic organic contaminates into partially hydrophilic organic surfactants. By converting these oleophilic compounds into new surfactants, the surfactant concentration of the recycled cleaner is stabilized by replacing surfactants lost to solution dragged out on parts. In some cases the surfactant concentration increases resulting in the formation of a superior emulsion cleaner.

• Applications

The EcoClean ACR System is appropriate for systems, using an aqueous cleaner with neutral to basic pH, where organic based soils are being removed from parts. Standard ACRS-SPW series units have a maximum liquid input temperature of 120 F. An optional upgrade to 140 F maximum is available (ACRS-SPW-MT). Operating temperatures up to 180 F are also available if needed (ACRS-SPW-HT-SS).

• Installation Requirements

All that is required to install one of these units is to mount it near the cleaning process reservoir tank and near a 110 volt electrical service (it comes with a plug and cord installed but can be hard wired to the conduit fitting that is included on the control panel). There are three bulkhead fittings at the bottom of the units. These bulhead fittings are used for connection of the used cleaning solution feed supply to the internal pump. A treated cleaning solution return line connection and an overflow / vent return line are also connected. These can be plumbed with Polyethylene tubing, hard plastic pipe or stainless steel tubing at your discretion.

• Maintenance Requirements

The system includes its own pump, pressure switch to protect the pump from damage in case of loss of prime, a timer startup circuit for priming the pump, and an interlocking pressure switch to ensure that air and water are flowing before the ozone generator is allowed to power up. Also included are anti-siphon backflow prevention check valves to protect the ozone generator and air compressor. Independent on / off switches with power on indicator lights for the cleaning solution pump and ozone generator are also standard.

• Operating Costs

Operating cost is under 5 cents per hour.

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