While enzymes are effective in laundry detergents and even dish washing cleaners, institutional floor cleaners and heavy-duty concrete cleaners benefit from the addition of microbes in addition to the standard enzyme package. In the case of restaurant floors, we have evaluated a highly biodegradable surfactant package blended with biosurfactants, enzymes and preserved microbes. The benefits from this package over the surfactant only cleaner was:
- Improved removal of stains in tile grout
- Reduction in slip hazard caused by fatty acid film left by traditional cleaners
- Pest reduction (drain flies specifically) that breed on residual organics in floor drains
- Fewer plumber call outs related to grease clogging lines
- Improved stain removal with multiple applications
- Reduction in hydrocarbons in water collected in storm water retention basins
- Less risk to employees as the product had a more neutral pH than other cleaners