Cleaning Innovation - dirt removal tests
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| Coordinator | RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN AB - SP Food and Bioscience, Göteborg |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 1 100 000 |
| Project duration | August 2016 - October 2017 |
| Status | Completed |
Important results from the project
The overall purpose of the project was to, within the concept of testbed Cleaning Innovation, improve industrial cleaning and disinfection by reducing environmental impact while achieving good results. The objective achieved in this project was that the testbed should offer new complementary methodology for evaluating climate impact, toxicity and cleaning efficiency on relevant dirt targets targeting several industries. At the end of the project, 12 new types of dirt and 4 new methods can be offered within the test bed.
Expected long term effects
Through the selection and review of methods for assessing climate impact and toxicity, the environmental evaluation offer within Cleaning Innovation has been strengthened and comparisons between different cleaning products can now take into account more parameters than before. Thanks to the availability of dirt (including evaluation methods) that cover more types, the testbed now offer more environmental and efficiency tests and are relevant to other industries and sectors. Seminars, outreach meetings and conferences have spread these new opportunities to applicable users.
Approach and implementation
The project was carried out within the framework of the Cleaning Innovation testbed and with the help of various RISE experts and within 5 clearly defined work packages. The project´s ambitious broad approach, ie covering several types of dirt, several tests with efficiency methods and environmental evaluation and efforts for dissemination of results, were achieved well for the different approaches, but at the expense of coordination and conceivable synergies.