- Cleaning means washing
clothes, other textiles and leather products using solvents or
detergents, in their original forms. It is classified roughly into dry
cleaning with organic solvents and laundry with water. The dry cleaning
process is a process for removing dirt, stain, soil, etc. on textile
products with organic solvents and detergents.
- Dry cleaning is any
cleaning process for clothing and textiles using an organic solvent
other than water -- generally known as dry cleaning fluid, and typically
this is tetrachloroethylene. Dry cleaning is necessary for cleaning
items which would otherwise be damaged by water and soap or detergent.
It may also be sought if washing by hand.
- The modern solvents
used in dry cleaning are perchloroethylene, high flash point
hydrocarbons , modified hydrocarbons blends , glycol ethers , cyclic
silicone decamethylcyclopentasiloxane and liquid CO2 . Dry cleaning is a
chemical-dependent operation. Each type of dry cleaning uses a blend of
chemicals, detergents, and additives for cleaning. Spot or stain-removal
operations are also heavily chemical dependent.
- Dry-cleaning operations
generate wastes and emissions from many sources. Residuals from
industrial dry-cleaning operations may also contain various aromatic and
chlorinated solvents, oils and greases, and other hazardous materials
from the rags and clothing cleaned. Mask cleaning has always been a
challenge for the semi-conductor industry mainly because of the mask
material susceptibility to the chemistry applied. Nonetheless, the
industry was able to successfully develop wet cleans based on sulfuric
and ammonia chemistry with good cleaning efficiencies and minimum impact
on the mask optical properties.
- A novel dry cleaning
technology has been developed by GaSonics, which was successfully
applied to post etch residue removal. Densified Fluid Cleaning (DFC) is
a dry source, liquid mode cleaning technology. It is based on
application of densified gases at elevated pressures and low
temperatures. When used together with microwave downstream plasma
treatments, DFC enables the damagefree removal of heavy post etch
residues, containing Al, Ti or Cu, not readily affected by other wafer
cleaning methods.
- One of the troubles in
dry cleaning is color patch occurrence. It doesn't usually happen during
cleaning but in drying, through transfer of colorants and residue left
on fabric. In short, colorants that have less affinity to fabric shift
through evaporation of the solvent then are left on the spot, thereby
producing a color patch.
- People in big cities
are now inclined to use more sophisticated measures to cleaning their
clothes. These people range from middle class to upper class. The major
target market for the dry cleaning services will depend on the location
where dry cleaning business is situated. The target customers for
proposed business will not only be general public but also the
commercial sector i.e. hostels, catering companies, film industry and
hospitals.
- The new regulations and
dry-cleaning processes have prompted a new crop of dry-cleaning
start-ups that provide a more environmentally-friendly approach to
dry-cleaning. The trend for U.S. consumers to spend less on dry-cleaning
because of environmental concerns and changes in workplace dress will
continue to impact the dry-cleaning industry.
- The drycleaning
industry is very fragmented. The International Fabricare Institute
reports that approximately 30,000 dry-cleaning businesses currently
operate in the U.S. today, employing 200,000 people.
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General and Process Flow
- Dry Cleaning
Information
- History and Solvent
Processing
- Dry-Cleaning
Operation
- Dry Cleaning
Chemical-Dependent Operation
- Dry Cleaning - Process
Modifications
- The Perc Dry Cleaning
Process
- Dry Cleaning Process -
Process Map
Dry
Cleaners
- Alex's Dry Cleaning
Valet
- The Dry Cleaners
- Central Florida Dry
cleaning Inc
- Johnson Cleaners
- Martinizing Dry
Cleaning
- The Masters
Cleaners
- Sonic Dry Clean
Inc
- Vogue Cleaners &
Alterations
- Wash point
- Vic's Dry
Cleaners
Consultants
- International Fabricare
Institute
- Laundry
Consultants
- Certified Restoration
Dry-cleaning Network
- Sidney Chelsky
- Dry Cleaners
Consultants Ltd
- Intota
- Business Development
Consultants
- Alastair
Campbell
- Mario Michael
Material
Safety Data Sheet
- Recycled
Perchloroethylene
- Fabric Restoration Dry
Cleaner
- SafeChoice Safety
Clean
- Dry-erase Cleaner
Spray
Patent
- Dry Cleaning
Process
- Wet- Dry Vacuum
Cleaner
- Accessory kit for
converting a home dryer to a dry cleaning machine
- System and Method for
Dry Cleaning Articles
- Button Protector For
Laundering, Dry Cleaning and Ironing Operations
- Wet/dry floor cleaning
unit and method of cleaning
Projects and Plant
- Perchloroethylene dry
cleaning plant flow diagram
- Busy Dry Cleaning
Plant
- Biggest Dry Cleaning
Plant
- Design for the
Environment Dry Cleaning Project
- Dry Cleaning Pollution
Prevention Projects
- Dry-cleaning with CO2,
a sustainable Alternative
- Pollution Prevention
Center Projects
- A Comparative Analysis
of Perc Dry Cleaning and an Alternative Wet Cleaning Process
- Managing a Stacks
Cleaning Project
Control of
Safety and Hazards
- Control of Ergonomic
Hazards in Commercial Dry-cleaning
- Control of Spotting
Chemical Hazards In Commercial Dry-cleaning
- Control of Fire Hazards
in Commercial Drycleaning Shops Using Petroleum-Based Solvents
- Control of Exposure to
Perchloroethylene in Commercial Drycleaning (Ventilation)
- Control of Exposure to
Perchloroethylene in Commercial Drycleaning (Machine Design)
- Hazards in Commercial
Drycleaners
- Safety and
Health
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Technology
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Advanced
in-situ Dry Cleaning and Metrology Process
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EPA’s Cleaner
Technologies Substitutes Assessment for the Dry Cleaning
Industry
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Novel
Dry Clean Technology Using Densified Fluid Cleaning
- Cool Clean
Technologies
- Transfer of Colorants
in Dry Cleaning
Market
-
Dry Cleaner
Switches to Eco-Friendly Method
- Alternative Aqueous
Cleaning Systems for Dry Cleaners
- Laundry
chain White Tiger plans Rs 70-cr expansion
- Save Money on Dry
Cleaning
- Laundries and Dry-Cleaners in
Australia
- Outlook for Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services in Greater
China
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Proposed
Amendments to the Dry Cleaning Regulation
Report
- Laundry & Dry
Cleaning
- RCRA in Focus - Dry
Cleaning
- Laundry & Dry
Cleaning Industry Report
- Integra Report
- Air Quality Control
General Permit for Dry Cleaning Facilities
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The
Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act Program
- Johnsons builds for the
future with Clean Way
- 1995 Project
Report
- Rachel's Environment
& Health News
- Post Show Report
- 9th International Trade
Fair for the Cleaning Industry
- Parts2clean is Well on
its way to Becoming a Leading Trade Fair
Service
Providers
- Dry Cleaning Chemicals
Suppliers
- Dry-cleaning &
Laundry Franchises
- Dry Cleaning &
Laundry Services
- Dry Cleaning &
Laundry Systems Suppliers
- Morris & Eckels
Company
- Dry Cleaners &
Laundry in Hyderabad
- Laundry
Services/dyers/dry Cleaners
- G P Enterprise
- Dry Cleaning Industry
- Laundry and Dry
Cleaning Supplies, UK
Equipments Suppliers and Buyers
- Dry
Cleaning Machinery
- Super Fab India
- Air Filter Dry Cleaning
Machine Manufacturers
- Gulf States Laundry
Machinery Company
- Kingson
Corporation
- Machineries
Suppliers
- Techno-Dry
- Dry Cleaning Equipment
Buyers List
Guides
- Dry Cleaning
Adviceguide
-
Environmental
Guide for Ohio Dry Cleaners
- Wet Cleaning and Dry
Cleaning Alternatives
- Laundering &
Drycleaning Symbols
- Guide for the Dry
Cleaners
- Regulations and
Permitting Requirements for NYC Dry Cleaners
- Pollution Prevention
Guide for the Dry Cleaning Industry
- Environmental guide for
Georgia Dry Cleaners
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