NOTICE: Please describe current cleaning techniques and compounds with exact composition of tile, epoxy or cement so that the ideal mixture can be supplied.

1. Application

a. Initial treatment; Follow basic procedure as described in Tier 2000 series #2210 (Initial micro-etch procedures), however special attention should be given to all under-the-table areas. Floor machines are impractical. A twenty-four inch medium bristle, vinyl push broom is most effective. Pay special attention to high grease areas such as in front of grills. If kitchen is large (over 3000 feet) it is necessary to water spray original areas of application in order to not allow liquid to dry on tile until entire surface can be saturated. During rinse cycle, check surface for slippery hot spots. If necessary reapply such areas.

NOTE: Baseboard tile should be treated also. Avoid "slopping"' concentrated pHluorus on glass or aluminum. Ventilate where possible by opening all doors during initial application. Use grill fans when available. Ongoing pHluorus cleaner requires no special protective equipment or ventilation. Spotting will not occur on metal surfaces when using dilute cleaner. Dilute pHluorus cleaner is not recommended for any horizontal surfaces where food is prepared.

2. Result

a. The pHluorus applications in public restaurants where food falls on floors has special significance in kitchens because of the compounds permanent bacteriofrenic feature. Kitchens cleaned by professional Janitorial Services, where waste mop water was tested resulted in the identification of significant Salmonella cholerasuis contamination. A common form of food poisoning.

b. The pHluorus treatment and ongoing cleaner will produce a permanent fluorinated surface. Since the Al-F bond is also a fairly strong relative to the A1-O bond, treatment of kaolin (clay substance in tile) with HF (hydrofluoric acid) will result in replacement of -OH groups attached to Al by F groups. The equation is:

-Al - OH + HF --> Al-F + H₂O

c. The number of -OH groups replaced by F will depend on the strength of the (HF) solution and the dwell-time of solution. Under prolonged treatment segments of the AlOH surface are dissolved by even dilute (HF) (ongoing cleaner) to take amounts of the surface coating into solution. The equation is:

d. This process opens the underlying silicate micro-crack structure to attacks by (HF) and a slightly roughened, less slippery surface is generated. We have "glass frosting' in a very `gentlemanly fashion' because the ongoing cleaner solution is so dilute. Thus, the worlds first continual traction treatment. The negative fluorine ion in the (HF) is the most powerful element known to man for reacting to compounds common in stone floor surfaces. Thus safe, low dilution levels will most efficiently dissolve all slippery deposits normally occurring on floor surfaces (i.e. silicates, calcium, carbonates and other minerals). Dangerous disease organisms such as, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruqinosa Salmonella cholerasuis, infectious hepatitis, cold & flu virus) cannot survive on pHluorus treated surfaces because of the fluorination factor. The fluorinated surface has a significantly higher bond energy (see report 3030 p.3 III A.) reducing tile and grout deterioration caused by conventional cleaners, water and the micro-organisms/fungi supported by combination of the two.

e. In grout/cement the result of treatment is a reconstructed surface generation converted from the original molecular structure of calcium carbonate, (limestone) which is relatively soft and soluble, to hard, strong calcium fluoride. The equation is;

CaCO₃ + HF --> CaF_{2 (INSOLUBLE)} + H₂O + CO₂ ^ _(GAS)

f. Tests performed by professional scientists, (Tier 3000 report 3020 and 3110) confirm that wherever silicates, (tile), calcium, (grout), carbon and combinations thereof exist, fluorination will result when pHluorus is applied. The bond energy of CaCo is only 368 kJ/mole, whereas CaF(PO) is 540 kJ/mole. An increase in chemical and physical erosion resistance will result.

g. Separate test conducted at the Mesa Luther Hospital in Mesa, Arizona confirmed that when the tile surface was treated with pHluorus, no bacterial colonies could be grown. See Tier 3000 Series #3080.

3. Comparative Advantage

a. Conventional cleaners (acid, neutral or alkaline) where claims are made that they posses certain slip-resistant qualities did not produce as "acceptable a coefficient of friction" when extensive tests were conducted by pHluorus Inc.. (see Tier 3000 series Technical Reports, chart "Independently Certified Traction Comparison. The other cleaners totaled an average of over two entire (COF) levels below pHluorus. pHluorus produced a .87 (COF), ranked as excellent by the Ceramic Tile Institute. The increase in productivity, moral and fewer turnovers always occur when "superior" (COF) is present. To financially factor the savings into the cost of the floor cleaner would make pHluorus the most inexpensive chemical product you have ever purchased. pHluorus, is permanent surface infection control. The biological threat to employees and customers exposed to dangerous floor born diseases, because a kitchen or rest room was not fluorinated, is a serious unresolved health issue.