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DRY CLEANING German chemical manufacturer Kreussler has introduced the new SOLVON K4 solvent at Clean Show 2017, a bio-based solvent which is a key component of its eco-friendly dry cleaning process, SYSTEMK4.


Richard Fitzpatrick, Vice President of Kreussler, said: “The new bio- based SOLVON K4 solvent formula, derived in part from corn, took two years to develop. It offers the same performance and safety, but also creative marketing approaches and increased opportunities for eco- labelling and certifications.”


Fitzpatrick says the most common question he gets is ‘How is the new formula different from the original SOLVON K4?’, but the new version of SOLVON K4 is chemically identical to the original, the only difference lies in


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the source of the carbon. Kreussler replaced the previous carbon source – crude oil – with carbon from corn.


Since its introduction in 2011, developers at Kreussler have known that it would be possible to produce the solvent for SYSTEMK4 using bio-derived components, but needed market acceptance and critical mass to move forward towards a greener product. In 2016 they reached 1,000 users, and the percentage of the solvent used in dry cleaning was now its dominating consumption point.


Kreussler was contacted by a chemist whose local dry cleaner had recently installed SYSTEMK4. After learning about the system, he recognised it might be a candidate for bio-based feed stock like that manufactured by his employer, Green Biologics, who were at the time retooling an ethanol plant in Minnesota. All the corn processed at the plant comes from more than 150 family-owned


farms, and the new plant has given Kreussler access to the raw ingredient they needed at the capacity, purity and price point that met their requirements.


SYSTEMK4 already offered a non- toxic, biodegradable, halogen-free solution with no risk for ground, water, or air contamination. The new, bio- based formulation is the first and only solvent produced in part from plant-based renewable resources. Fitzpatrick added: “We hope that our innovative new version of SOLVON K4 will carry the first-ever USDA bio- preferred label in the industry.”


Kreussler has invested in sustainable practices such as geo-thermal, solar, and wind energy at its global headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, and for years has collected 100% of its wastewater (and rainwater) for treatment and reuse.


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