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High Foam Or Low Foam Cleaner? Which Is Best?

by Henry Zeller | Nov 4, 2012 | Chemicals, Did you know?

¿Mejor en Español?

¿Sabía usted que los limpiadores de alta espumación realmente NO limpian mejor que los productos de baja espumación? El nivel de espuma producido por un limpiador está determinado por la elección de SURFACTANTES AGENTES ACTIVOS superficiales utilizados en el producto. La idea de que los limpiadores de baja espumación no son tan efectivos probablemente viene de años atrás, cuando el JABÓN era el surfactante primario. En agua blanda (agua con bajo contenido de minerales), el jabón es un buen limpiador bastante buen espumante. Sin embargo, en agua dura (agua con alto contenido de minerales), el jabón se convierte en insoluble. La espuma desparece y el jabón se segrega y realmente se convierte en mugre.

Los primeros surfactantes SINTÉTICOS, especialmente el Lauril Sulfato de Sodio, eran también altos espumantes, pero no eran impactados en el mismo grado por el agua dura. Permanecían en la solución, y, aún más importante, continuaban rindiendo aún cuando eran utilizados en agua dura. De ahí nace la idea de que trabajaban mejor debido, a que en comparación al jabón, lo hacían.

Los surfactantes sintéticos de baja espumación han estado disponibles por muchos años. Ciertamente, los primeros no rendían tan bien como sus contrapartes de alta espumación, especialmente para remover suciedad aceitosa. Sin embargo, a través de los años, el rendimiento de éstos ha sido mejorado, y ahora son igualmente efectivos, especialmente cuando forman parte de una fórmula moderna de limpieza. Adicionalmente, hay aditivos de-espumantes que pueden incorporarse a los productos para reducir o eliminar la espuma producida por los surfactantes mas ‘convencionales’, de manera que el viejo adagio sobre que la alta espumación era sinónimo de buena limpieza, ya no es cierto.

Continúe leyendo en Inglés

Did you know that high foaming cleaners do NOT really clean better than low foam products? The level of foam produced by a cleaner is determined by the choice of the SURFACTANTS or SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS used in the product. The idea that low foam cleaners are not as effective probably comes from years back when SOAP was the primary surfactant. In SOFT WATER (water with a low mineral content), soap is a good cleaner and a fairly high foamer. However, in HARD WATER (water with a high mineral content), soap becomes insoluble. The foam disappears and the soap scums out and actually becomes a soil.

The earlier SYNTHETIC surfactants, notably Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, were also high foamers, but they were not impacted to the same degree by hard water. They would remain in solution, and, more importantly, they would continue to perform when used in hard water. Thus was born the idea that they worked better because, in comparison to soap, they did.

Low foaming synthetic surfactants have been available for many years. Admittedly, the earliest ones did not perform as well as their high foaming counterparts, especially for oily soil removal. However, over the years, the performance of these has been improved and now they are equally as effective, especially when compounded into modern cleaning formulations. In addition, there are even defoaming additives that can be incorporated into products to reduce or eliminate the foam produced by more ‘conventional’ surfactants, so the old adage about high foam equating to good cleaning no longer holds true.

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