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Soiling Tendency of Worn, Plastic Flooring Materials Related to their Surface Topography

  • R. Kuisma , E. Pesonen-Leinonen , I. Redsven , E. Reunanen , H.-R. Kymäläinen , A.-M. Sjöberg and M. Hautala
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Tenside Surfactants Detergents
From the journal Tenside Surfactants Detergents Volume 42 Issue 3

Abstract

The soiling and cleanability of eleven worn commercial plastic floor coverings were examined. The new and worn floor coverings appeared very similar in both visual and stereo microscopic inspection. However, wear had caused changes to both topography and cleanability parameters. Profilometer measurements provided information on the topography of new and worn floor coverings. According to the results new surfaces did not always clean better or become soiled more easily than worn coverings. Therefore, we cannot derive a general rule of relationship between wear, soiling and cleanability. The general premise that a rough surface will yield poor cleanability was not confirmed here for all materials.

Kurzfassung

Die Verschmutzung und Reinigungsmöglichkeit von elf abgenutzten, kommerziellen Kunststoffbodenbelägen wurde untersucht. Neue und abgenutzte Bodenbeläge erscheinen in der visuellen und stereomikroskopischen Prüfung sehr ähnlich. Jedoch verursacht die Abnutzung Veränderungen der Oberflächenbeschaffenheit und der Reinigungsparameter. Profilometrische Messungen liefern Informationen über die Oberflächenbeschaffenheit von neuen und abgenutzten Bodenbelägen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass neue Oberflächen nicht immer besser zu reinigen und leichter anschmutzbar sind als abgenutzte. Daher können wir keine allgemeingültige Richtlinie zur Beziehung zwischen Abnutzung, Verschmutzung und Reinigungsmöglichkeit ableiten. Die allgemeine Prämisse, dass eine rauhe Oberfläche eine schlechte Reinigungsmöglichkeit ergibt, wurde hier nicht für alle Materialien bestätigt.

Keywords:: Colorimetric method; SEM; contact profilometry; floor coverings; soiling tendency; wearing
Schlüsselwörter: Farbmetrische Methode; SEM; Kontakt-Profilometrie; Bodenbeläge; Verschmutzungsneigung; Abnutzung
1Risto Kuisma, University of Helsinki Department of Agrotechnology P.O. Box 28 FIN-00014 University of Helsinki Finland Phone: +35 89 19 15 85 06 Fax: +35 89 19 15 84 91 E-mail:

Risto Kuisma, born in 1970, is a research scientist of the Department of Agrotechnology, University of Helsinki.

Eija Pesonen-Leinonen, born in 1955, is a research scientist of the Department of Agrotechnology, University of Helsinki.

Irma Redsven, born in 1953, is a research scientist of the Department of Agrotechnology, University of Helsinki.

Eija Reunanen, born in 1961, studied Household and Institution Technology at the University of Helsinki. The results published in this paper are a part of her Master's Thesis.

Hanna-Riitta Kymäläinen, born in 1967, is a research scientist of the Department of Agrotechnology, University of Helsinki.

Anna-Maija Sjöberg, born in 1946, is a professor at the Department of Agrotechnology, University of Helsinki.

Mikko Hautala, born in 1954, is a doctor of Physics at the Department of Agrotechnology, University of Helsinki.

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Received: 2004-12-21
Published Online: 2013-05-08
Published in Print: 2005-06-01

© 2005, Carl Hanser Publisher, Munich

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https://doi.org/10.3139/113.100256
Keywords for this article
Colorimetric method; SEM; contact profilometry; floor coverings; soiling tendency; wearing

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