ENCAPSULATION

Carpet stays cleaner longer and the facilities manager has stated that the dusting frequency has also decreased. I would have predicted the opposite.

Where does the dirt go? Good question. Many tests (quite unscientific I might add)  have been done by users of this process and almost nobody has found any significant accummulation of crystalline substance on the post vaccuuming the day after. The success is supposed to lie in the regular vaccuuming by the cleaning staff and that the dirt is being removed bit by bit with each vaccuuming.

I spoke to one of the leading manufacturers of carpet protectors chemists at length this week. I put forward the hypothesis that the polymers in the chemistry of the encapsulant are actually filling the gouches and scratches of the fiber and that is the reason the uglied out carpets look progressively better. He says that this is a possibility.

I believe that the chemistry does breakdown the physical forces that bind the dirt to fiber. (Vanderwal forces ? sp)

Of course the increased surface energy is the reason the carpets are easier to vacuum and therefore stay cleaner longer.

All I can say is that everyone of the dozens of naysayers I have heard of in North America who have  finally tried the process has been amazed at the results of this process. This includes myself.

Lee Senter
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