Basic Fields of Research
Analysis of scientific basics and optimising of process technology of cleaning and subsequent processes
- Fundamental physical and chemical steps
- Optimisation of process means
- Increase of process reliability (quality assurance, prevention of damages)
Development of technical targets of cleaning and maintenance processes and of evaluation methods
- Detergency and hygienic requirements
- Requirements for surfaces (i.e. cleanability)
- Interrelations between measured values and application properties
- Development of practical quick methods
Development of measuring techniques
- Compilation of quality characteristics
- Selection and/or development of suitable measuring systems
Environmental research
- Substitution of polluting systems by those that are less polluting
- Reduction of water, energy, chemical consumption of cleaning processes
- Reduction of the pollution of waste water and exhaust air
- Prolongation of the lifetime of materials by optimising cleaning processes
- Development of criteria for environmentally uncritical processes and products
Quality assurance
- Product and process criteria for quality assurance
- Development of concepts for quality assurance
Cleaning requirements for building materials
- Interrelations between materials and cleaning
Research Projects
Research Projects in Progress
CORNET-Research project 32 EN
New hygiene services in medical device cleaning and reprocessing by the use of liquid carbon dioxide and extremophile enzymes
AiF 16556 N
Development of renewable and slip resistant care coatings for ceramic floorings in water-loaded loaded barefoot areas as well as of a mobile system for the determination of the slip resistance
AiF 16490 N
Development of a rapid method for process control of surface disinfection based on enzymatic detection of apathogens
AiF 16259 N
Mobile system for improving the cleaning properties of elastic floorings by functionalisation with low temperature atmospheric plasma
AiF 16241 BG
Development of a self confining laser process for the removal of temporary floor care products
AiF 15911 N
Cleaning process based on thixotropic soil-release gels for the removal strongly adhesive industrial soilings
AiF 15910 N
Cleaning and disinfection of work shoes from the field of PPE
AiF 276 ZN
Development of improved sampling methods for the evaluation of cleaning and disinfecting measures within self control systems in hygienically demanding areas (with IUTA/DIL)
Finalised Research Projects
AiF 15469 N
Development of a validated, residue-free and mobile disinfection process for surfaces in hygienically demanding clean rooms based on cold atmospheric plasmas
AiF 15272 N
Development of care processes for conductive floorings
AiF 15271 N
Development of a mobile plasma cleaning method for facades
AiF 15110 N
Development of a process for the temporary coating of elastic floorings based on modified photocatalytic metal oxides for improving the sustainability of cleaning and disinfection
Leonardo da Vinci project DE/07/LLP-LdV/TOI/147065
Modification und transfer of the results of the Leonardo da Vinci-Project D/03/B/F/PP-146 082 on the education and training of cleaning service providers in the field of the appropriate application of the European Directive No. 852/2004 on food hygiene
AiF 14974 N
Development of a PCR based high-speed method for proof and documentation of a requirement-fair surface cleaning and disinfection in accordance with the new RKI guideline
AiF 14619 N
Development of a Mobile System for the Determination of the Slip Resistance on Floors under Operating Conditions in order to Optimize the Cleaning and Care Methods According to the New BGR 181
AiF 187 ZBG
Development of an effective and economical lasercleaning process to remove temporary floor care products
AiF 14374 N
Development of a disinfecting carbon dioxide cleaning process for sensitive materials using shoes for hygienically demanding fields as an example and of a commercially reprocessable model of a work shoe
AiF 14194 N
Development of Safe, Validated and Economical Cleaning Process Based on Optimised Wiping Processes in Combination with the Application of Carbon Dioxide Snow for Surfaces in Clean Rooms
AiF 14143 N
Development of an ice-blast cleaning process for heavily soiled hard surfaces in industrial, commercial and public areas
AiF 99 ZN
Development of a Method to Bind in Cytotoxics and Other Highly Effective Drugs Physically with the Aid of Gels and Foams for the Decontamination and Sampling of Surfaces (in Cooperation with the VEU, Duisburg)
AiF 13464 N
Development of an Effective and Economical Carbon Dioxide Snow Cleaning Process for Heavily Soiled Surfaces in Commercial and Industrial Areas in Order to Improve the Profitability of Small and Medium Sized Building Cleaning Services
AiF 13132 N
Determination of Realtionships Between Machine Parameters on the one Hand and Cleaning Quality and Performance per Time Unit on the other Hand for Elastic Floors - Basis for an Appropriate Determination of the Cleaning Technique for a Given Cleaning Task
AiF 15 ZN
Optimisation of Cleaning Processes for Medical Instruments Used in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS)
AiF 12346 N
Optimisation of the Cleaning Service of Floor Cleaning Enterprises with Regard to Life Time of Floorings - Identification and Optimisation of the Wear Properties of Film Layers and Resilient Floorings
AiF 11754 N
Optimising Floor Care Processes to Reduce Slip Resistance Problems of Floorings - Development of a Reasonable Slippage Test Method
AiF 11753 N
Improvement of the Care Properties of Non-Polar Floorings Consisting of Polyolefines
AiF 11067 N
Development of a Waste Water Free and Material Saving Method to Remove Polymer and Wax Coatings from Floor Coverings
AiF 10254 N
Optimisation in Mechanical Polishing and Spray Buffing of Resilient Floor Coverings with Regard to High-Speed Techniques
AiF 10001 N
Research on the Cleaning Ability of Resilient Floor Coverings Through the Characterisation of the Surface Properties to Facilitate the Selection of Optimal Cleaning and Maintenance Methods
Diploma Theses
The FRT was the initiator of a new course of studies at the Faculty of Industrial Engineering at the Hochschule Niederrhein (Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences). The main focus of this course is the Cleaning and Hygiene Management. In cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences, several diploma theses were conducted. Students are getting the possibility to do research at member companies to the benefit of all, the companies, the FRT, the university and, of course, the students, who have a close look on the work. Material is donated by the member companies.
| FRT 104 (2009) | Comparative investigations concerning the Dutch and German quality measurement system in maintenance cleaning |
| FRT 103 (2009) | Investigations on nano-particular raw materials application in professional cleaning pro-ducts demonstrated for a new developed sanitary cleaner |
| FRT 102 (2009) | Investigations on cleaning and disinfection of heat sensitive medical devices by liquid and super critical CO2 |
| FRT 101 (2009) | Investigations concerning slip behaviour of dust mats |
| FRT 100 (2009) | Development of an alternative procedure for inspection In escalator’s spaces and for reduction of flammable loads |
| FRT 99 (2009) | Offer-analysis of a cleaning enterprise in open tenderings |
| FRT 98 (2009) | Development of a “Green Floor Stripper Product” based on naturally sourced raw materials respecting sustainable aspects |
| FRT 97 (2009) | Development of economical and technical parameters for changing to effect-oriented maintenance cleaning in old peoples‘ homes |
| FRT 96 (2009) | Strategies reducing the status of employee’s illness in the field of maintenance cleaning |
| FRT 95 (2009) | Investigations on the determination of thin films |
| FRT 94 (2008) | Comparative investigations of automatic carpet cleaning processes |
| FRT 93 (2008) | Development of an alternative test procedure for supervision of re-processing of medical instruments |
| FRT 92 (2008) | Intensification of handling the Chinese cleaning market – staring-points for developments of an existing joint venture |
| FRT 91 (2008) | Comparison of wiping clothes in practise of maintenance cleaning |
| FRT 90 (2008) | Decontamination of protein and microorganisms in various test bodies for medical instruments with respect to cleaning and disinfection agents |
| FRT 89 (2008) | Investigations on dye destruction and germ reduction with photo catalysts based on TiO2 for process water re-processing |
| FRT 88 (2008) | Analysis of quality audit systems |
| FRT 87 (2007) | Situation of reprocessing conditions of medical instruments in doctor’s practises and hospitals |
| FRT 86 (2007) | Investigations on particle contamination and their reduction during production of drinking glass and semi-manufactured glass products |
| FRT 85 (2007) | Technical and economic investigations of PU-finished PVC flooring properties in practise |
| FRT 84 (2007) | Cleaning problems during production and processing of food |
| FRT 83 (2007) | Analysis of textile washing behaviour in private households with respect to hygiene |
| FRT 82 (2007) | Removal of thin film layer contaminations from hard surfaces in clean rooms |
| FRT 81 (2007) | Development and application tests of strippers for use in maintenance floor cleaning |
| FRT 80 (2007) | Development of a testing procedure for evaluation of cleaning performance to rust |
| FRT 79 (2007) | Development of a testing procedure for evaluation of soiling properties of working clothes |
| FRT 78 (2007) | Effect of cleaning and disinfection processes on sewage parameters of canteen kitchens |
| FRT 77 (2007) | Particle emission of textile clean room wiping cloths under practical conditions | |
| FRT 76 (2006) | Investigations about soil residuals after textile washing in private households |
| FRT 75 (2006) | Analysis of the market potential on the application of ecological cleaning and care products in Germany |
| FRT 74 (2006) | Hygienic situation in food industry and related problems |
| FRT 73 (2006) | Development and creation of a complaint management system for a medium sized enterprise |
| FRT 72 (2006) | General preliminary investigations for the introduction of a quality management system in the field of comparative product testing |
| FRT 71 (2006) | Selection and effect of suitable soil carrier fabrics for improvement of differentiation of primary washing effects |
| FRT 70 (2006) | Development of a process for the defined application of cleaning liquor to cleaning textiles in washing machines
| | FRT 69 (2006) | Modification of surfaces in sanitary rooms by application of nanoparticles
| | FRT 68 (2005) | Reorganisation in the field of industrial cleaning with respect to staff, chemicals and machines
| | FRT 67 (2005) | Determination of Appropriate Hourly Rates for Special Cleaning Procedures in Maintenance Cleaning
| | FRT 66 (2005) | Reorganisation of Maintenance Cleaning of Office Buildings Taking into Account the Personnel-, Chemical and Machine Demand
| | FRT 65 (2005) | Development of an Environmentally Compatible Acid Cleaner for Containers in the Food Industry
| | FRT 64 (2005) | Investigations on Transfer of the HighTemp Grill Cleaning Technology to the Automatic Cleaning of Convection Machines
| | FRT 63 (2005) | Optimisation of the Yarn Pad Procedure for Carpet Cleaning
| | FRT 62 (2005) | Comparison of Permanent and Temporary Coating for Elastic Floorings under Technical and Economical Aspects
| | FRT 61 (2005) | Adaptation of Standard Operation Procedures in the Maintenance Cleaning to Current Price Lists of Services within Preparation of Work
| | FRT 60 (2005) | Development of a Method for the Evaluation of Cleaning Agents for Meat Processing Enterprises
| | FRT 59 (2004) | Development of a Benchmarking System for Maintenance Cleaning
| | FRT 58 (2004) | Development of a Testing Procedure for Evaluation of the Cleaning Performance of Flat Mop Systems for Floorings
| | FRT 57 (2004) | Market Potential Analysis for Cleaning Products in Facilities for Leisure Time, Sports and Fitness as a Basis for the Development of Sales Strategies
| | FRT 56 (2004) | Optimisation of Roller Brushes in Scrubber-Driers with Regard to Processing and Economical Aspects
| | FRT 55 (2004) | Application of Polymer Dispersions for Care of Conductive Elastic Floorings
| | FRT 54 (2004) | Comparison of Manual and Mechanical Floor Cleaning Processes under Technical and Economic Aspects
| | FRT 53 (2003) | Comparative Testing of Cleaning Systems for Hospital Maintenance Cleaning
| | FRT 52 (2003) | Performance testing of dry cleaning processes with different cleaning clothes on elastic floorings of Wiping Textiles for the Dry Cleaning of Elastic Floorings
| | FRT 51 (2003) | Performance test of Wiping Textiles consisting Different Fiber Materials under Practical Conditions
| | FRT 50 (2003) | Performance test of Wiping Textiles consisting Different Fiber Materials under Lab Conditions
| | FRT 49 (2003) | Investigations on the Cleaning Properties of Micro Fibre Clothes on Different Material Surfaces
| | FRT 48 (2002) | Development of a Standardised Test Soil for Combi Steamers for Simulation Roast Soiling
| | FRT 15 (1995) | Investigation of the Daily Cleaning Proceong>FRT 47 (2002) | Comparative Examinations of selected Systems and Procedures to the Station Cleaning in Hospitals under Hygienic Aspects
| | FRT 13 (1994) | Comparison of Different Wiping Methods on Linoleum |
| FRT 12 (1994) | Investigations of the Repair Processes of Polish on Vinyl Flooring |
| FRT 10 (1994) | Investigation of Different Cleaning Cloth Used in Contract Cleaning |
| FRT 08 (1993) | Investigation on the Friction Properties of Resilient Floor Coverings - Comparison of Different Measuring Devices |
| FRT 07 (1992) | Investigation to Simulate Wear Stress on Resilient Floor Coverings |
| FRT 06 (1992) | Comparative Evaluation of Invitations for Tenders in Contract Cleaning |
| FRT 05 (1992) | Investigation of Process Technology in the Cleaning of Resilient Floorig |
| FRT 04 (1992) | Investigation on Bioluminesence-Process as a Quick Reference Test of Microbes on Surfaces |
| FRT 03 (1991) | Comparative Investigation on the Cleaning of Hard Surfaces Using Different Cleaning Cloth |
| FRT 01 (1989) | Investigation of soiling resistance and cleaning ability of resilient floor coverings with and without floor polish with special regard to hygienic and ecological questions |
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