Technology / Features

Pyramids of Garbage

While the great pyramids of Giza and Khufu in Egypt make interesting photography, the courtyards and homes of the Zabaleen community in Cairo make equally exhilarating and unbelievable picture. Every…

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Quality of Water in Cleaning

In a broader perspective, water is a very good solvent and is a major component of cleaning technology. However, there are a number of incidences where some of the parameters of water hinder the cleaning process. Let us see how water helps in cleaning – the critical .

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Dealing With Heights

Facade Access Systems While the construction industry in India has graduated from 20 to 60 floors, the façade cleaning sector, to a large extent is still comfortable with the rope…

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Cleaning & Restoring of historic buildings and monument

Anyone faced with the task of performing restorative cleaning on a historic building has a whole series of fundamental and far-reaching decisions to make. The unique testimonies of the past must not be irretrievably damaged or even destroyed by inappropriate methods, as facade cleaning is one of the most demanding cleaning tasks. There is hardly any other cleaning task that requires so much know-how and experience or the use of a range of technical procedures and equipment. The diversity of materials used in building facades, the state of decay caused by weathering, the varied structures & shapes and the numerous types of contamination found on the exteriors of buildings, always necessitate a solution which is specifically designed to suit the conditions on site. A distinction is made between mineral soiling such as efflorescence, sintering, pigment discolouration and the products of corrosion, i.e. verdigris, manganese dioxide and rust and organic soiling,i.e. soot, algae, moss,lichen and bird droppings. Dirt containing oil and grease adheres to smooth surfaces and provides a good base for further deposits.

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Need For Long Term Goals

Starting with making and marketing of simple household projects way back in the 70s, Chennai based Surfactants & Allied Chemicals Pvt Ltd has grown into a leading manufacturer of cleaning…

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