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Green Chemistry for OEMs, Metalworking, Machine Shops, Fleets, Auto Repair Shops, Schools, Parks,
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United Bio Lube's Bio Degreasers - Cleaners represent yet another Green Chemistry breakthrough solution!

Bio Degreasers - Cleaners are engineered to penetrate and break down Grime, Oil, Hardened Grease, Adhesives, Inks, and Stains in less time than conventional solvents.

Better yet, they are safe to handle and work with!

Bio Degreasers - Cleaners will not expose workers to harmful fumes, as there are no hazardous Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), and these products will not permeate into the worker's blood through the skin.

Bio Degreasers - Cleaners are made from non-hazardous Biobased Solvents that are rated 100% Ultimate Biodegradable by the U.S.D.A.

United Bio Lube's Bio Degreasers - Cleaners are engineered to be cost-effective Drop In Replacements for Citrus-based solvents that under-perform in the shop and hazardous petroleum-based solvents, degreasers, and general purpose cleaners.

 
Safe, Powerful Bio Solvents For Your
Toughest Cleaning Jobs

SoyOrange™ All Purpose Degreaser - Cleaner
(Soy-based)

Nothing Cleans Better Than SoyOrange™

United Bio Lube's SoyOrange™ All Purpose Cleaner is a highly concentrated industrial degreaser that removes and cleans surfaces of stubborn stains, greases, and oily grimy dirt fast.

This fresh citrus scented nonflammable, fumeless biobased product is specially formulated with Soy and Orange based Bio Solvents to provide a workplace and environmentally safe solution for removing:
 

Bio General Purpose Degreaser-Cleaner (Water Emulsifiable)
(Soy-based)

Bio General Purpose Degreaser-Cleaner is a water emulsifiable, highly concentrated industrial degreaser that removes and cleans surfaces of stubborn stains, greases, and oily grimy dirt - fast.

Bio General Purpose Degreaser-Cleaner contains No Volatile Organic Compounds, VOCs!

Bio General Purpose Degreaser-Cleaner provides short term corrosion protection.

 
Bio Parts Degreaser
(Soy-based)

Bio Parts Degreaser-Cleaner is a safe, nonflammable product that contains No Volatile Organic Compounds, (VOCs), and has been formulated with Anti-Oxidants for improved stability.

Bio Parts Degreaser-Cleaner has an excellent electrical insulating value.

 
Bio Parts Degreaser +
Biobased Corrosion Inhibitors (BCI™)
(Soy-based)

Bio Parts Degreaser - Cleaner w/ Biobased Corrosion Inhibitors (BCI™) is a safe, nonflammable product that contains No Volatile Organic Compounds, (VOCs) and has been formulated with Anti-Oxidants and Bio Corrosion Inhibitors for improved stability and long term surface protection from rust and corrosion.

Bio Parts Degreaser - Cleaner w/ Biobased Corrosion Inhibitors (BCI™) has an excellent electrical insulating value.

 
Return On Capital Investment

Cost Justification For Selecting Bio Degreasers - Cleaners

Green Means Return On Investment

In most shops, the relative impact of solvent based Degreaser-Cleaner product purchasing costs on net profitability over the course of a year is relatively minor.

Return On Investment (ROI) is a far better measure of cost justification. Bio Degreasers - Cleaners derived from Biobased Solvents made from stabilized HOBS² present a cost reduction opportunity for businesses, delivering a ROI many times over the purchasing cost differential incurred from switching to these powerful, fast acting industrial solvents.

The typical Return On Investment from gained operational efficiencies is much greater than the total cost of purchasing Bio Degreasers - Cleaners over the course of a year.

 
No Hidden Costs

There are no extra costs incurred from switching over to Bio Degreasers - Cleaners made from Biobased Solvents.

 
Contamination of Workers

Workers not using Bio Degreasers - Cleaners are operating under unnecessary risk from potential contamination. Exposure from petroleum-based Degreasers - Cleaners is common; often unavoidable and toxic.

Using United Bio Lube's Bio Degreasers - Cleaners eliminates the potential negative health effects on workers or the environment. Worker are safe when ever there is incidental contact with the Bio Solvent products due to naturally occurring events or human error.

 
Green Means Real Operational Cost Savings

Bio Degreasers & Cleaners offer Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Machine Shops, Metalworking Facilities, and Auto Repair Shops a cost-effective way to effectively remove hard scale build-up, hardened grease, and deposits from work-pieces while improving the indoor air quality in workplaces.

 
Made From Renewable Resources

HOBS Promotes U.S. Oil Independence

United Bio Lube's Bio Degreasers - Cleaners were developed in collaboration with Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), Dept. of Interior (DOI), Dept. of Energy (DOE), and Dept. of Defense (DOD) through bipartisan initiatives, lead by senators Thomas Harkin (D, Iowa) and Richard Lugar (R, Indiana), to reduce America's dependency on fossil fuels and foreign oil while promoting rural economic development.

The High Oleic Base Stocks (HOBS) program is a cornerstone technology America is deploying to gain Self Reliance, Economic Security, Workplace Safety, and Environmental Protection for the next 100 years.

 
Biobased Solvents & Stabilized High Oleic Base Stocks (HOBS)

United Bio Lube's Bio Degreasers - Cleaners (BCI™) are formulated from Biobased Solvents derived from U.S.D.A. sponsored High Oleic Base Stocks (HOBS)² and processed with Stabilized² chemistry for:

• High Performance
• Longevity of corrosion and rust prevention
• Anti-Oxidation
• Cold Flow
• No Deposits
• Easy Clean-Up of parts after storage
• Fire Safety
• 100% Ultimate Biodegradation

HOBS are specialized commodity vegetable oil crops, i.e. Soy, Sunflower, Canola, and Corn. Once stabilized against oxidation, these basestocks yield the safest, most efficient solvents available in today's marketplace.

Note:  United Bio Lube's Green Policy position supports the Hybrid Breeding method for naturally growing Mid and High Oleic Base Stock commodity oil crops.

 
HOBS Promotes U.S. Green Chemistry Policy

Renewable agricultural High Oleic Base Stocks (HOBS) represent a growing Green Chemistry market segment that is directly addressing:

• U.S. dependency on fossil fuels and foreign oil.
• Solutions for sequestering CO₂ and other harmful green house gases.
• The elimination of hazardous waste streams from toxic lubricants, solvents, and fuels.
• The fostering of new renewable, Green Chemistry based marketplaces.
• The preservation of U.S. manufacturing.
• The creation of new employment opportunities.

Each of these National Security Interests are inclusive, and in alignment with, the Green alternative energy policies advocated by ApolloAlliance.org, a Ten-Point Initiative for Clean Energy and Good Jobs. ApolloAlliance.org is an strategic alliance of government (U.S. Senators, Congressman, Governors, Mayors) and industry leaders (Labor Unions, Corporate Executives) organized to transition the U.S economy away from a Fossil Fuel dependent Hydrocarbon-based Economy towards a more sustainable, renewable Carbohydrate-based U.S. Bio Economy.

 
Green Chemistry Life Cycle

Broad use of vegetable oil based solvents creates a continuous, long term economically sustainable Green Chemistry cycle within the greater U.S. Biobased Economy whereby U.S. industries clean machinery and equipment with Bio Solvents derived from stabilized High Oleic Base Stocks (HOBS)² grown on U.S. farms.

Notably, no CO₂ is produced in the manufacturing of Bio Degreasers - Cleaners. As High Oleic Base Stock (HOBS) vegetable oils are grown and scaled to U.S. commodity crop volumes, harmful Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) gas is simultaneously sequestered, or pulled, from our atmosphere.

 
HOBS Sequesters CO₂ From The Atmosphere

As Soy, Sunflower, Canola, and Corn HOBS commodity crops are grown, harmful CO2 is sequestered, or pulled out of the atmosphere. By scaling out HOBS development across the country, the U.S. can begin to reverse its contributions to the dangerous trend of global warming.

 
HOBS Provides Unique Cradle-to-Grave Opportunities

United Bio Lube's Bio Degreasers - Cleaners can be made from Recycled or Re-refined biobased fluids and oils, such as Bio Hydraulic Fluids or Bio Gear Oils.

Still non-hazardous after usage, Bio Hydraulic Fluids and Bio Gear Oils can be reclaimed and processed into additional biobased lubricant or solvent products, i.e. Bio Degreasers - Cleaners and Bio EP Greases, Bio Bar & Chain Oils. In turn, these re-refined biobased lubricant and solvent products will completely biodegrade as they are expelled into the environment upon usage.

Re-refining biobased fluids and oils into biodegradable Bio Degreasers - Cleaners in the Total Loss Lubricant category represents an industry breakthrough in Cradle-to-Grave low environmental impact product lines. Such Green Chemistry solutions represent the future for controlling waste streams from lubricants and solvents.

 
HOBS Protects Against Soil Contamination

The non-hazardous naturally occurring esters found in HOBS are rated Ultimate Biodegradation¹ and are renewable, recyclable, and sustainable national resources.

United Bio Lube's Bio Degreasers - Cleaners are formulated with a non-toxic additive package with No Heavy Metals and No Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).

 
HOBS are Safe, Non-Hazardous, and Worker-Friendly

Bio Degreasers - Cleaners have an additional benefit of being non-toxic to humans.

Meeting and exceeding many OEM specifications, Bio Degreasers - Cleaners are preferred over petroleum based products when:

• High performance is required
• There is incidental worker contact with degreasers - cleaners
• Direct exposure to the environment is likely

 
Government Regulatory Compliance

Supports a Sustainable U.S. Biobased Economy

United Bio Lube's Bio Degreasers - Cleaners are produced from renewable and sustainable agricultural commodity crops grown here in America. One day soon, the United States of America will proudly begin Exporting these oil producing crops to a World caught up in a Peak Oil crisis.

United Bio Lube's Bio Degreasers - Cleaners represent a concerted bipartisan response to the numerous Call To Action statements recently espoused by our government and industry leaders, namely to:
 

1. Commercially develop a renewable domestic U.S. Biobased Oil Supply, Distribution, & Reserve Infrastructure on par with existing petroleum reserves.
    
2. Scale out development and ongoing deployment of High Oleic Base Stock (HOBS) oil crops as a key renewable national resource.
    
3. Scale out construction of Biobased Lubricant Refineries with outputs on par with existing petroleum refineries.
    
4. Produce safer, non-toxic, Energy Conserving industrial oils from applied Green Chemistry principles.
    
5. Directly lower Global Warming by providing our nation with a mechanism for sequestering harmful Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) from our atmosphere.
    
6. Export these Earth saving technologies to industrialized and developing nations of our World.
    

Urgently, America needs to secure the functioning of its industries in the event of an oil shortage. Broad use of HOBS based Bio Degreasers - Cleaners throughout U.S. industries supports the immediate objectives of federal, state, and local governments whom collectively are striving to:
 

1. Move America forward towards U.S. Oil Independence.
    
2. Foster Rural Economic Development by supporting domestically grown renewables.
    
3. Reduce Green House Gas Emissions by supporting Biobased Manufacturing.
    
4. Eliminate worker health impacts caused by using hazardous petroleum based solvents.
    
5. Promote, accelerate, and prosper from an emerging U.S. Biobased Economy.
    

2002 Farm Bill Act Mandates All Federal Agencies Purchase Biobased Products

Currently, the U.S. government mandates stewardship of our environment explicitly in the 2002 Farm Bill Act.

Bio Degreasers - Cleaners enable governments and corporations to comply with White House Executive Order 13101, 'Greening of the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition', issued in 1998 by President William J. Clinton and signed into federal law by President George W. Bush via the 2002 Farm Bill Act.

The 2002 Farm Bill Act mandates all U.S. Federal Government Agencies purchase environmentally safe, "Biobased", vegetable oil lubricants and solvents. Signed into law May 13, 2002, by President George W. Bush, the new law includes a Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program (FB4P) which obliges all federal agencies to purchase biobased products "to the maximum extent practicable."

Products covered by the procurement program include Lubricants, Solvents, Fuel Conditioners, Inks, Paints and Coatings, Plastics, Adhesives, Cleaners, and more.

The term Biobased Product is spelled out in Section 9002 of the Farm Security & Rural Investment Act of 2002, which says,

TITLE IX. Energy is where the procurement preference for Biobased Products is mandated.

 
Enables Compliance with Environmental Policies and Laws

Today, U.S. leaders are recognizing their leadership role in jump starting the U.S. Biobased Economy in order to unlock the vast world-wide economic and social opportunities awaiting this century.

Using Bio Degreasers - Cleaners enables compliance with the following White House Executive Orders, Federal Mandates, and U.S. Law:
 

		White House Executive Order 13101 - Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition
		Executive Order 13134 - Developing and Promoting Biobased Products and Bio Energy
		Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program (FB4P)
		Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA)
		Bio Mass Research and Development Act of 2000, TITLE III of the Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000
		ISO 14000 Environmental Management Standards

 
UBL's Quadruple Bottom Line

1.  High Performance

		Quickly and effectively cleans many types of surfaces from dirt and grime.
		Bio Degreases - Cleaners replace lesser performing leading Cirtus brands and hazardous petroleum solvents.
		Allows for easier parts clean up with no fumes.
		Bio Corrosion Inhibitors are incorporated into our Bio Parts Degreaser formula to add rust and corrosion protection to freshly cleaned workpieces placed in storage or packaged.
		Meets or exeeds ASTM D-92 Flash Point:  300 oF - 518 oF   (149 oC - 270 oC).

2.  Health & Occupational Safety

		Bio Degreasers - Cleaners do not contain any chemical listed as a carcinogen or potential carcinogen by OSHA, IARC Monographs or National Toxicology Program.
		Bio Degreasers - Cleaners have no known hazards.
		The extremely low volatility of HOBS increases this product's flash point and fire safety features.
		Bio Degreasers - Cleaners will not cause asthma or trigger difficulties in breathing! Bio Degreasers - Cleaners are Free of Aromatics, Chlorine, and Sulfur! Bio Degreasers - Cleaners have no Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
		Using Bio Degreasers - Cleaners eliminate unpleasant and irritating petroleum oil odors.

 
3.  Environmental Compliance & Protection

		Bio Degreasers - Cleaners are EPA and ISO 14000 compliant.
		Bio Degreasers - Cleaners are preferred over petroleum based solvents in applications where there is a direct danger of polluting the air, water, soil, or work environment through loss of solvent.
		United Bio Lube's Bio Degreasers - Cleaners have the hightest U.S.D.A. rating of Ultimate Biodegradability.  Bio Degreasers - Cleaners are 100% biodegradable meeting the ASTM D-5864 method, "Aerobic Aquatic Biodegradation of Lubricants".
		Bio Degreasers - Cleaners are Environmentally Responsible solvents formulated from Renewable agricultural plant resources.

4.  Return On Investment - ROI

		Save in time and labor required to degrease and clean dirt and grime.
		Reduces toxic exposures to workers.
		Enables compliance with environmental regulations.
		Reduces hazardous materials handling and storage costs.
		Helps begin to foster U.S Oil Independence.
		Promotes a renewable U.S. Bio Economy.

¹Ultimate Biodegradation (Pw1) within 28 days in ASTM D-5864 Aerobic Aquatic Biodegradation of Lubricants.

²High Oleic Base Stocks (HOBS) are agricultural vegetable oils.  Stabilized technology enables HOBS to perform as a high performance formula in high and low temperature applications, reducing oil thickening and deposits.