It’s a beautiful summer’s day, the sun is shining and the countryside beckons. What better time to open up the garage, spark up the motor of your shiny car and take a leisurely cruise along the highways and byways. But, wait a minute, what’s this? Dirty again? Didn’t you clean it recently, just last weekend? Wouldn’t it be great if your car — or bus, lorry or train — stayed spotlessly clean for a little longer after each wash?

GELITA might have the answer you’ve been looking for. The company has developed a novel class of functional proteins that will revolutionise a wide range of domestic and industrial applications. How? By changing surface technology from hydrophobic to hydrophilic.

Many of us know that when cleaning the surface of something like a car, dirt removal is only one part of the game. Today’s modern cleaning systems want more: they actually aim to protect the cleaned surfaces from re-soiling with additives such as wax or silicones. The idea behind it is to make the cleaned surfaces water repellent, so that water actually rolls off the surface, taking the dirt with it. There’s a problem though; water-repellent dirt sticks to the water-repellent surface and foils the plan! This can make the dirt even more difficult to remove requiring more effort and more frequent cleanings.

GELITA has developed an innovative solution called NOVOTEC^® CB800. It’s a revolutionary cleaning concept — essentially, a new additive for detergents — based on functional proteins. It works by forming protective layers of hydrated protein chains that help to facilitate dirt removal. So, during cleaning, NOVOTEC^®’s proteins help to completely displace the dirt and leave an invisible, aqueous protein film that acts as a stable surface protectant.

Talking about car cleaning this doesn’t just mean that any newly acquired dirt can be easily washed off with water, the patented, easy-to-clean effect works so well that even a light rain shower can be enough to leave your car sparkling clean. In the presence of water or high humidity levels, the dirt floats on the protein layer and washes off with ease. Obvious benefits include less frequent washing and, at the same time, massive water, energy and effort savings.

Easy-to-clean cars is one thing; but, when developing the NOVOTEC^® product family, GELITA focused on the metal working industry, in particular, which has an absolute requirement for highly effective, environmentally friendly cleaning solutions. Here, this versatile ingredient can help to remove oil, fats, rust and other contaminants from various surfaces.

As NOVOTEC^® CB800 forms hydrophilic protection films on cleaned surfaces, this simple and safe-to-use concept not only protects and cleans materials such as metal, glass or plastic, it also renders them ready for further processing, such as phosphating or coating.

With NOVOTEC^® CB800, GELITA offers a versatile, fully biodegradable cleaning additive that is safe for both operators and the environment. A perfect addition to your water-based cleaning solutions!

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