Table 1 Summary of the six cleaning treatments used in this work
From: Investigating the impact of cleaning treatments on polystyrene using SEM, AFM and ToF–SIMS
Cleaning agent | Composition | Structure |
|---|---|---|
Ethanol | C2H6O |
|
2-Propanol | C3H8O |
|
Orvus WA Paste | Anionic surfactant contains sodium lauryl sulphate (shown) |
|
Dehypon LS45 | Non-ionic surfactant ethoxylated propoxylated fatty alcohol (C12–C14) |
|
Deionised water | Resistivity = 18.2 MΩ cm at 25 °C |
|
Microfibre cloth (no agent) | 80% polyester, 20% polyamide | N/A |
