EnviroKleen® is the world's first Synthetic Organic Dust Control® product. Created in our laboratory and unique to the industry, EnviroKleen’s binder system captures dust and fines and keeps them locked into the surface, preventing fugitive dust and fines from escaping.
EnviroKleen’s synthetic fluid and polymeric binder interlocks and durably binds surface aggregate and fines together through both cohesive and adhesive mechanisms. As fines are generated over time from heavy traffic, they are captured, preventing them from escaping as dust.
EnviroKleen® is a patented, two-part system designed for the delivery of high-performance dust control. The system consists of a custom-engineered synthetic carrier fluid and the KleenBinder® viscoelastic polymer binder.
The synthetic carrier fluid is engineered on a micro-scale to optimize EnviroKleen’s ability to penetrate unpaved surfaces and permeate deep into individual aggregate and soil particles. This unique design ensures that EnviroKleen® distributes its powerful KleenBinder binder system evenly throughout the unpaved surface and coats all aggregate and soil particles to a depth of 2 – 3 inches.
From a performance standpoint, the KleenBinder ® properties are truly stunning. KleenBinder is specifically designed to have excellent adhesion properties and an extremely high viscosity. The polymeric binder behaves as both a viscous fluid and as an elastic solid. This phenomenon is made possible because the KleenBinder is comprised of very large and highly branched polymer molecules. These branches create a network of fiber-like tentacles that extensively intertwine and entangle between soil and aggregate particles, resulting in a strongly bound matrix.
As EnviroKleen® penetrates the surface, the carrier fluid permeates into microscopic pores in aggregate and soil particles but the KleenBinder intertwines and becomes entangled on the exterior surface of each particle. This phenomenon causes a high concentration of KleenBinder to accumulate on the particle surfaces, which activates the polymer design features. The large molecular weight and high viscosity of the binder create powerful adhesive and cohesive forces that lock soil particles together.
An additional benefit to the KleenBinder system is that it cannot be displaced by water because the large, high molecular weight molecules adhere to soil particles and are too large to be displaced or dislodged. The KleenBinder system is essential to EnviroKleen®, and it plays a critical role in its performance and extending the longevity of the surface.
EnviroKleen® is eco-friendly and completely safe on the natural environment. Using EnviroKleen® helps conserve resources like water and energy, and it prevents contributions to air, water, and land pollution. The positive environmental impact of EnviroKleen® has been demonstrated and proven by the most prominent environmental agencies of the United States and Canada, including the US EPA, the United States Geological Survey, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau de normalization de Quebec (BNQ).
As the Industry leader in eco-friendly solutions, Midwest has dedicated 45 years to inventing and manufacturing our innovative technologies with environmental and human safety as our top priority. EnviroKleen® is specifically designed to offer a safe, effective, and environmentally friendly solution that can be used in the most sensitive ecosystems without damaging effects to the surrounding environment.
EnviroKleen® has received independent environmental certifications for its patented eco-friendly formulation and is the most comprehensively tested and proven product in the world market today ….. bar none!
In addition to third party testing, six agencies evaluated and either approved or certified EnviroKleen® for use in their perspective jurisdictions. Each of these groups had one common incentive in the evaluation of dust suppressants – to protect the environment. As we all know, fugitive emissions are in the least a nuisance, and at the extreme an immediate or chronic hazard to both the environment and human health. The United States and Canada have no federal regulations on what chemical dust suppressants can contain. We as consumers must rely on understanding far reaching air and water quality standards and trust that the suppliers we select are forthcoming in their product ingredients. These agencies felt it necessary to evaluate chemical dust suppressants on an even playing field.
Three of the agencies; US EPA, PA SCC and USGS evaluated both environmental impact as well as performance of dust suppressants. The other three, WA DoE, WV DEP and Quebec BNQ evaluated and certified products solely based on environmental impact. Midwest worked closely with the US EPA on the development of their protocol, and we are currently a member of the Product and Process working group with the PA program. Midwest also worked closely with the USGS for many years on their multi-phase project and the study of the impact of chemical dust suppressants on the environment. The USGS study is particularly significant as it studied suppressants from the lab to the field - the first program of its kind. We are proud that EnviroKleen® was selected to be part of the study from beginning to end.
Midwest takes seriously our mission to “do no harm” and feels responsible to the ecosystem and our customers to maintain those standards in our industry.
US EPA Environmental Technology Verification test data verifies that EnviroKleen® is safe for people and the environment as well as effective in suppressing PM10 and PM2.5 levels. No other synthetic fluids have achieved this designation.
EnviroKleen® holds the Bureau de normalisation de Quebec (BNQ) Certification. A rigorous and impartial third-party provider of international environmental standards, the BNQ provides a transparent and uniform process: each product is evaluated according to eight stringent parameters that evaluate its ecotoxicological impact.
The non-corrosive properties of EnviroKleen® has been certified by Boeing Document D6-17487, the most stringent corrosion standard in the United States.
EnviroKleen® holds certifications from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of Washington Department of Ecology and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.
EnviroKleen® complies with requirements of the Clean Water Act and National Pollution Discharge Elimination System and realizes fines preservation for surface stability and dust control.
EnviroKleen® meets the criteria for the term synthetic as established by the US EPA for sediment toxicity, biodegradability, PAH content, aquatic toxicity, and being oil-sheen free.
There are countless examples in many applications and environments, but they all have the same thing in common — substantial, proven results. That’s why Midwest EnviroKleen® meets state, territory, country and company standards for approvals and certifications:
The KleenBinder system is essential to EnviroKleen® and it plays a critical role in its exceptional performance and extending the longevity of the surface – offering a proven alternative to palliative, frequent and ongoing water-based dust control efforts.
THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE PERFORMANCE
Once applied, EnviroKleen® rapidly penetrates an unpaved surface, where the KleenBinder’s very large and highly branched polymer molecules intertwine and become entangled on the exterior surface of each particle - creating a network of connections between all their neighbors. This entanglement between the molecules creates the viscoelastic properties of the binder because the interaction between the molecules is very strong and restricts them from moving freely. As branches of adjacent molecules catch on each other the molecules can flex, but their movement and ability to flow becomes restricted.
The KleenBinder system is specifically designed to have both an ultra-high molecular weight and an extensive amount of branching on each molecule. The purpose of these features is to impart an extremely high viscosity and excellent adhesion properties to the polymer. On a microscopic scale, the high molecular weight reduces the ability for molecules to move past each other, which causes an increase in cohesive force.
The large molecular weight and high viscosity of the binder create powerful adhesive (a powerful attracting force between different kinds of molecules) and cohesive (with the same types of molecules) forces that lock soil particles together.
Since fugitive dust can’t escape, it will not enter the surrounding environment of the treated area.
GOOD FOR:
Durable, long-lasting fines preservation beats temporary dust control any day (particularly when those days turn into years of superior performance). Better still, a program that’s built around preserving fines serves as a long-term method to protect the wellbeing of the community and reduce the long-term cost of traditional temporary dust control activity.
EnviroKleen® is different because it doesn’t simply damp down dust for a short period. Traditional dust control methods are rudimentary treatments that must be frequently re-applied, which results in escalating maintenance costs. Instead, Midwest preserves fines by capturing them with a patented “KleenBinder” binder system and keep them in place over the long term to do its job.
> Improve air quality by reducing nearly all fugitive dust
> Increase safety through better worksite and road visibility
> Safeguard the ecosystem with an organic formula that meets EPA standards
> Safeguard the ecosystem with an organic formula that does not damage trees and vegetation
> Safeguard the ecosystem with an organic formula that does not contaminate rivers, streams or lakes
> Safe to use in wetland areas.
> Enduring performance strengthens structural integrity
> A smooth surface avoids rutting, potholes, erosion
> Reduces ongoing maintenance and equipment
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