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 (All tests performed by Internationally recognized independent laboratories)

 

 

United States Department of Agriculture:

For use in official establishments operating under the Federal meat, poultry, shell egg grading and products inspection programs. July 18, 1973

United States Department of Agriculture:

 Acceptance as a degreaser and or carbon remover for food cooking or smoking equipment, utensils, or other associated surfaces in official establishments operating under the Federal meat, poultry, rabbit, egg shell and egg products inspection programs. May 11, 1989.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory for design of a Full Scale Debris Washing System. Cincinnati, Ohio. Blue Gold was selected as the solution best suited for cleaning grease-laden, metallic debris at Hazardous Waste Dump Sites. May 30, 1991.

Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc:

Under the direction of the United States Department of Energy. Evaluation of Blue Gold versus chlorinated solvents. Blue Gold was selected as the best solution from a field of fifty-two (52) chemical suppliers, with over two-hundred (200) industrial cleaning/degreasing chemicals tested. This three year study was concluded in May 1988.

Raytheon Missile Systems:

Blue Gold is used as a replacement for solvent degreasing agents, which did not affect the subsequent plating or surface treatment, such as chromating, copper plating, anodizing and electro-plating.

Rolls Royce Engines:

Approval has been authorized for the use of Blue Gold as a primary cleaner alternative for OP-102 formally TCE. Blue Gold has been assigned OMAT No. 1/24 and appears in the Rolls Royce maintenance manuals from May 1992. OP-102 was formerly the operating cleaning procedure for Trichloreoethylene (TCE).

T.R.W:

Replacement of caustic soda used in plant soda kettles. Using Blue Gold as an alternative to caustic soda produced a 27% cost diffential (reduction) per year at T.R.W.

United Airlines interior cleaning specifications & Boeing specifications:

Federal Standards Test Methond 536/6701 "Cleaning Efficiency Test":

General Electric (Aircraft Engines). Task 70-21-22-110-042:

Blue Gold has been approved as an alternative to mineral oil and hydrocarbon based solvent cleaners. Additionally, Blue Gold is a safe alternative, when used as a degreaser prior to F.P.I. and M.P.I. Blue Gold is authorized to be used on all engines components.

Pratt & Whitney (Commercial Engines Division):

Internal wire to inform operators of the changes that have been made regarding Pratt & Whitney chemical cleaning requirements for the JT8D, JT9D, PW2000 and PW4000 engines. SPOP-3 (TCE) has been deleted and replaced with SPOP-208 and SPOP-209 (Blue Gold). SPOP-7 (cold carbon solvent) cleaning has been deleted and replaced with SPOP-208 and SPOP-209 (Blue Gold). Both of these SPOP's are effective September and October of 1991.

Pratt & Whitney, Canada:

Blue Gold is listed in the PWA Turbojet Engine Standard Practive Manual as an approved cleaner/degreaser, meetin  PMC-1284, PS-343 and PS-374. It is suitable for use in accordance with SPOP-208 and SPOP-209, which replaces SPOP-3 (TCE).

Aviall:

Allison Engines has authorized the use of Blue Gold, to be used in lieu of Trichloroethylene (TCE). Blue Gold is also acceptable to use on titanium parts. The technical aspects of the information are F.A.A. approved.

Department of the Army:

Modifications have been made regarding cleaner/degreasers at the (Fixed Wing Division) headquarters, U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command in St. Louis, Missouri. Modification #P00033 (Blue Gold).

Babcock & Wilcox (Nuclear Equipment Division):

Blue Gold has been added to their N.E.D., approved list for cleaning gears, as a replacement for Trichloroethane (TC-ane) degreasing method.

Babcock & Wilcox (Nuclear Equipment Division):

Blue Gold is used in the water treatment plant as a tank degreaser and general cleaning agent. Blue Gold is used in the cleaning cycle of the ultra-filtration unit for machine coolant separation. Blue Gold is used to clean the sleeves of their pressure filters. By using a 1:150 dilution, significant pressure reductions have been achieved. A reduction of maintenance hours has also been achieved.  

Lerberco Toxicological Laboratories:

Assay # 43359 Toxicity in mice (May 1974).

Assay # 43360 Acute Dermal Toxicity, Single Exposure (May 1974).

Assay # 43361 Federal Hazardous Substances Act (August 1961).

Scientific Materials International:

Report on Analysis for Surface Tension.

O.S.H.A. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS):

North American Rockwell International:

These set of tests are on Titanium Alloy for aircraft parts and fuel lines.

North American Rockwell International:

Quality Assurance Reports.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

ICOLP is the Industry Cooperative for Ozone Layer Protection. Blue Gold is listed as a vendor for replacement of CFC-113 and Methylene Chloroform Solvent Cleaning Substitute in the ICOLP Manual, November 1990 draft.

New United Motors Manufacturing Co., LTD:

Blue Gold is being used as a substitute replacement for silicone soap in the factory in Freemont, California. Report 1992. 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Logan, Ohio:

Blue Gold is being used as a mold release agent cleaner substitute to clean car plastic dashboards which come off the injection molds with remaining mold residue.

Blue Gold was selected as a mold release agent cleaner (substitute for five previous existing mold release agents) along with replacing Isopropyl Alhohol (IPA) and Freon. Three year study released February 14, 1992.

Bell Helicopter Textron, Division of Textron Inc:

Blue Gold is listed in the Materials Bulletin 1608-J with an update as of 1-1-95. This specification is Bell Process Specification BPS-4138.

United Technologies Sikorsky Aircraft:

Blue Gold is an acceptable degreaser for specifications SS-8705 and SS-8423 per Revision 14.

Union Carbide/Prax Air, Industrial Gas Divsion:

Blue Gold has been accepted worldwide for the oxygen industry. Blue Gold was tested to ASTM G-72-82 and ASTM D-24076. Union Carbide has approved Blue Gold for their usage. Most of these companies belong to the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) and have similar procedures for cleaning which aplpy to the use of Blue Gold.

Lockheed Missile & Space Systems Company Inc., Sunnyvale, California:

Blue Gold was selected as a mold release agent cleaner (substitute for five previous existing mold release agents along with replacing Isopropyl Alhohol (IPA) and Freon. Three year study released February 14, 1992.

 

 

 

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