Eastmen Contract & Domestic Services
SNOW
Bags £32.07 Tubs (8 in a box) £73.68
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Inert and amorphous super absorbent
Why
It is objectively difficult to explain with simple words the extraordinary
absorbing qualities of SNOW, because any technical or empiric description
of specialty is absolutely unsuited to represent the speed, efficiency and
completeness of the jobs it performs. The qualities of SNOW are many and
of a diverse nature and to better understand them we will divide them in
three categories: qualities of a Practical order, qualities concerning the
its Ecological/Safety aspect and for last we will describe its prerogatives
of an Economical order.
Qualities of a practical order
1. SNOW is aspecific, it absorbs any liquid or semi liquid substance from any
surface, none excluded. Are therefore included all fluids of organic, inorganic,
synthetic or natural origin.
2. Inglobes the absorbed substance keeping it within the particle of dust.
It is a phenomenon known as ?Silica encapsulation?. Such an aspect is enormously
amplified in the structure of the particles of our product, which present themselves
as real ?cotton buds?, with a hollowed, webbed and absorbent structure that
inglobes, holds and does not release the substance collected. In the common
granular products, the liquid, instead, coats somehow the grain of powder,
but does not hold. The compound obtained by absorbing liquid with granular
products is not stable; the fluids absorbed are only on the surface of the
granules and are ready to leach back in the environment in their original status.
3. SNOW Dries up the spillage. The final effect will be that the surface treated
(including porous ones) will be completely dry. Viscous substances such as
varnish, paint, hydraulic oil, are literarily pumped out from the floor leaving
it dry. The use of SNOW to absorbe spillage, does not usually require further
washing operations.
4. The absorption is Fast: the whole procedure of absorption with SNOW rarely
requires more then 60 seconds.
Qualities from the Ecological/Safety point of view
1. SNOW is inert; it does not react with any of the substances absorbed. Any
englobed element is simply a guest within the particle of SNOW. This is a very
original aspect, if we think that normal granular products usually interact
with the substances collected. For instance, the clay or sepiolite type products,
melt in acid, sawdust swell with watery substances and releases tannin, with
resins, both clog up (in effect it is the resin that hold the absorbent material
and not vice versa).
2. SNOW is amorphous, and being an inert and armless material to the environment,
it does not require any particular procedure for its disposal in its original
state: it is comparable to sand or similar. All products with an organic nature
such as saw dust, peat, cellulose, etc. have disposal procedure to observe,
this makes worst and complicate the procedures for the disposal of the substances
absorbed.
3. It is non-flammable: it does not ignite nor it feeds fire in any circumstance.
4. SNOW is Safe; it is not armful to the environment (soil, waterway, sea or
the atmosphere). It does not provoke any pathology in humans or animals, including
silicosis; it does not have a bacterial charge nor attracts insects. It does
not constitute food for larger animals or microorganisms. If ingested accidentally,
it is sufficient to drink some water in order to ease its transit through the
intestine.
Qualities of Economical nature
1. SNOW is Light: the volume of one liter, weights only 250 grams (specific
weights 0.25). This entails a great economical advantage as far as disposal
operations are concerned because the costs of these operations are determined
by the total weight of the refuse, liquid + absorbent.
2. Has Advantageous Absorption, from 3 to 8 times its own weight. 250 grams
of varnish or 600 grams of hydrocarbon solvent can be absorbed with only 80
grams of SNOW. This means that beside the savings, due to its lightness, there
is the advantage determined by the yield of the product. With normal sepiolite,
500 grams are needed to pick up 250 grams of paint and 750 grams to absorbe
600 grams of solvent. SNOW picks up from 5 to 15 times more compared to a normal
absorbent.
3. It is Reusable many times until its hallowed particle is saturated. Saw
dust, sepiolite or anything else of the kind have to be removed and replaced
as soon as they are dump, because they loose their effectiveness.
We are sure that we have outlined sufficient reasons to prefer SNOW. However,
the most convincing of all reasons is still missing and that is to see the
product at work!
How
SNOW works by encapsulation; therefore, to obtain the aim, it has to be worked
at. A quantity estimated sufficient to absorbe the spillage has to be placed
near, not on top of the spillage, surrounding it. Do not worry if it is more
then necessary: we have stated that one of the product virtues is its reusability.
With a brush with hard bristles and well spaced within each other, we will
push the powder over the spillage lightly pressing while applying a circular
movement at the same time in order to encapsulate the spilled substance. At
the end of the operation, if SNOW is not completely saturated (this can be
easily judged by the characteristic loss of volume of the powder), it can be
recovered, stored for further usage. It is also possible to absorbe from floors
old oil or dirt stains by applying the following method: Soak the stain with
a solution of 30% of STEAM 100 or THOR 91, leave to act for 10-20 minutes,
keeping the surface wet by adding to the solution then cover the stain with
SNOW, pressing well and giving time to the powder to suck up the solution applied
for at least 10 more minutes. At this stage collect the lot with circular movements.
The disaggregated stain will be completely absorbed by the powder.
P.S.: SNOW cannot be used on Mercury, because it is not englobable, nor on
Fluoridric Acid, because of the possible formation of toxic gasses due to the
interaction of the absorbent.
Where
Industrial Sector
Catering Sector
Anywhere a spillage of liquid of any origin or nature can occur, exception
made for Mercury and Fluoridric Acid.
Packaging
Item Detail: 4.5 kg bags
Packaging: 1 bag
Product Code: 218.005
Item Detail: 5000 ml drum
Packaging: 8 tubs per case