Chemspec Smoke Solv and Odor Solv

With the increasing awareness of indoor air quality (IAQ) and its effect on our everyday lives, cleaning and odor control are becoming more and more intertwined. Homes and offices are better insulated than in the past, contributing to the IAQ problem because of the decrease in the exchange of fresh air.

Smoke Solv and Odor Solv products were developed to effectively cure odor problems of many types. Smoke Solv and Odor Solv products handle a variety of odors such as: smoke odors caused by fires to mold and mildew odors attributed to water damage to everyday odors caused by cooking and pets. Smoke Solv and Odor Solv products provide the solutions you need to improve the environment in our customer's homes and offices.

An Odor Control Primer
The current scientific data of how we actually smell odors proposes that odor molecules fit into smell receptor sites in our noses based on their shapes and sizes. Thus, a combination of odor molecules fitting into a specific group of receptors will send a message to our brain that we smell lemon, for instance. So it stands to reason that if we eliminate odor molecules, or change them so that they don't fit the receptors in out noses the same way as before, we can reduce odor problems.

The Process of Odor Control

Locating the source and cleaning the area are also reasonably straightforward. The substances to be removed dictate the types of cleaning methods, and the products used. (The product references that follow will discuss cleaning methods).

Treatment of residues can take many forms. Selection of a particular treatment depends on the problem (or problems) being addressed. Generally there are eight types of deodorizers available, and each works in a different fashion:

1) ADSORBENTS - are solid materials, usually in granular or powdered form. Adsorbents act to "scrub" odor molecules from the air. A typical adsorbent is activated charcoal.
2) BIOCIDES - kill or inhibit the growth of odor-causing microorganisms like mold and mildew.
3) ENCAPSULANTS - coat odor molecules and set up an odor barrier.
4) ENZYMES - eat up odor-causing organic products like grease and food.
5) MOLECULAR MODIFIERS - change the physical structure of odor molecules causing them to be perceived differently in our noses.
6) NEUTRALIZERS - halt off-gassing caused by chemical reactions. Neutralizing a sulfuric acid reaction will eliminate the associated sulfur smell.
7) OXIDIZERS - speed up the organic decomposition process and "use up" the available odor causing source materials. Skunk odor and stale food smells in refrigerators respond well to oxidizers.
8) MASKING AGENTS - are not really deodorizers, but are commonly used in conjunction with the above products to replace unpleasant smells while the products are working to eliminate the odor sources.

Application Guide
Smoke/Odor Problem	Product(s) Used	Method
Pet/Urine Odors	Acid Pre-Spotter and Enzyme Odor Remover Area Spray	Pre-treat with Acid Pre-Spotter, rinse and extract with Enzyme Odor Remover. Treat hard surfaces and areas under carpets with Area Spray
Mold/Mildew Odors Tobacco Smoke Odors	All Surface Decontaminant Cleaner Air Neutralizer Liquid or Orange Odor Counteractant	Clean affected area per label instructions. If necessary treat after with Microban Disinfectant. Clean affected area(s), then apply deodorizer as per label instructions. Use Orange Odor Counteractact on hard surfaces, per label instructions.
Spoiled Food Odors	Enzyme Odor Remover or Liquid Oxidizer	For food spilled on carpets, clean and remove as much as possible, and treat with Enzyme Odor Remover. For odors in refrigerators , freezers, etc. clean surfaces and apply Liquid Oxidizer per label instructions.
General Cooking/Living Odors	All-Purpose Deodorizer Additive or Deodorizing Carpet Detergent with Enzymes or Odor Counteractant Detergent Rinse or All-Fiber Deodorizing Acid Rinse or Kill Odor Mist	Add All-Purpose Deodorizer Additive to detergent solution per label directions. For greasy carpets: use Deodorizing Carpet Detergent with Enzymes. For carpets with combinations of odors: use Odor Counteractant Detergent Rinse as a final cleaning step. If you prespray and rinse with an acid solution try All-Fiber Deodorizing Acid Rinse. Use Kill Odor Mist as a general deodorizing fog after cleaning per label instructions.
General Smoke Odor Removal	General Purpose Smoke Odor Remover Ultimate Odor Remover Granular Odor Counteractant Solvent Based Thermal Fogging Agent, or Water Based Thermal Fogging Agent Blue Degreaser Powdered Wall Wash Liquid Wall Wash	Step 1: Spray a solution of General Purpose Smoke Odor Remover and water onto odor sources. For heavy odor situations, add Ultimate Odor Remover to the spray solution. Step 2: Apply Granular Odor Counteractant per label instructions. Step 3: Hot fog with either Solvent Based or Water Based Thermal Fogging Agent. Step 4: Spray walls with a solution of Blue Degreaser and hot water and wash with a solution of General Purpose Smoke Odor Remover and either Powdered Wall Wash or Liquid Wall Wash.
Deodorizing Dry-Cleanable Garments	All-Fabric Deodorizing Fog	Lightly cold-spray with All-Fabric Deodorizing Fog, thermal fog eith All-Fabric Deodorizing Fog and then dry-clean.
Deodorizing Wet-Washable Garments	Anti-Odor Cleaning Booster	Soak garments overnight in cold water with Blue Degreaser and Anti-Odor Cleaning Booster added, then launder garments as usual.