Cleaning

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This article is about the process of removing unwanted physical substances from an object or environment. For other uses, see Cleaning (disambiguation).

Cleaning is the process of removing unwanted substances, such as dirt, infectious agents, and other impurities, from an object or environment. Cleaning occurs in many different contexts, and uses many different methods. Several occupations are devoted to cleaning.

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History of cleaning

The very first cleaning and cleaning products were used with water, back in prehistoric times. In the 1900's modern soap products and detergents started to emerge. In the course of recent years, cleansers and cleansers extended to incorporate programmed dishwasher items, fluid cleansers, clothing cleansing agent, protein items, cool water cleansers, concentrated powders, and most as of late super-concentrated cleansers, gels, and refills.

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Cleaning contexts

Cleaning occurs in various commercial, industrial, environmental, and domestic contexts, which differ in scale and requirements.

Commercial cleaning
- Terminal cleaning, in healthcare settings
Environmental remediation, the removal of pollution or contaminants from the natural environment
Housekeeping, including spring cleaning
Hygiene, including personal grooming

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Cleaning methods

Cleaning is broadly achieved through mechanical action and/or solvent action; many methods rely on both processes.

Washing, usually done with water and often some kind of soap or detergent
- Pressure washing, using a high-pressure stream of water
Abrasive blasting, typically used to remove bulk material from a surface, may be used to remove contaminants as well
Acoustic cleaning, the use of sound waves to shake particulates loose from surfaces
- Ultrasonic cleaning, using ultrasound, usually from 20-400 kHz
- Megasonic cleaning, a gentler mechanism than ultrasonic cleaning, used in wafer, medical implant, and industrial part cleaning
Carbon dioxide cleaning, a family of methods for parts cleaning and sterilization using carbon dioxide in its various phases
Dry cleaning of clothing and textiles, using a chemical solvent other than water
Flame cleaning of structural steel with an oxyacetylene flame
Green cleaning, using environmentally friendly methods and products
Plasma cleaning, using energetic plasma or dielectric barrier discharge plasma created from various gases
Sputter cleaning, performed in a vacuum by using physical sputtering of the surface
Steam cleaning, in both domestic and industrial contexts
Thermal cleaning, in industrial settings, involving pyrolysis and oxidation
Wet cleaning, methods of professional laundering that avoid the use of chemical solvents

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Materials and items cleaned

Some items and materials require specialized cleaning techniques, due to their shape, location, or the material properties of the object and contaminants.