Anybody found any info on the chemistry of why one acid is better than the other for plastics?
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How much citric acid to water ratio do you folks use?
According the stuff you buy from BRS it's 3/4 cup per gallon water.What ratio do you use to clean your pumps?
Anybody found any info on the chemistry of why one acid is better than the other for plastics?
I use about a cup to a gallon of water.How much citric acid to water ratio do you folks use?
InterestingThanks for the link - very nice summary chart.
According to the chart citric acid is no better than vinegar across a wide range of plastics.
The chart actually shows citric acid to be worse than vinegar on ABS.
So, I'm wondering where this idea that citric acid is better than vinegar came from.
I see three possibilities:
-actual scientific data
-anecdotal evidence
-a tendency for humans to think a new idea somehow better than an old idea <--my guess
@Randy Holmes-Farley could tell you. It has something to do with the size of the molecules or something. It's over my head, ha.
Anybody found any info on the chemistry of why one acid is better than the other for plastics?
Does tribasic acid enter hydrophobic plastics as easy as acetic acid?and won't enter very hydrophobic plastics.