A simple solution for solvent substitution for surface cleaning is hard to come by. In attempt to address this issue, the Surface Solution Laboratory (SSL) at TURI has created this database linking performance evaluations to specific testing parameters and environmental assessments based on the testing performed at the lab.

SSL was designed with the capability to evaluate the effectiveness of different cleaning chemistries and equipment for a variety of substrates and contaminants. The goal of SSL is to assist industry in the search for safer cleaning processes by developing and promoting safer alternatives to hazardous solvents with a special focus on aqueous/semi-aqueous cleaners and state-of-the-art surface cleanliness analyses.

From the testing performed at SSL, data has been accumulated on the performances of industrial cleaning products. In order to use this information effectively, the CleanerSolutions Database was created. This web-based interface to the CleanerSolutions Database is field-searchable by surface contaminants, surface substrates, cleaning equipment, solvents replaced and vendor product data.