pH of Warewash Products

pH is a measure of the relative acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

It is a logarithmic scale (0-14) showing intensity or desire to react.
pH is not a measure of strength as pH increases from 7-14
and decreases from 7-0, each digit indicates a 10-fold increase in intensity.
0 10 7 7
10
14
10 6 13.2 Caustic
1 13
6
Mineral Acids 10 NaOH
HCl
2
10 5 Ac
idi s es 10
5
12
Mech.
Organic Acids ty rea Dishwash
10 4 Inc I nc 4

Laundry Sour 3 rea

nity 10 11
10 3 se
s ali
Alk
3

4 10 10
10 2 Soap
5 9
2
10
Skin
10 1 Bicarbonate of Soda
Boric Acid
1
10
6 8
Manual
Use acids to Dishwash Liquids
Use alkalines to
remove alkaline 7
remove acid soils
soils such as lime Neutral
Pure H2O
such as greases, fats
and mineral
and oils
deposits

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