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Do enzymes only live for 8 hours

Using enzyme based cleaning fluid I found a claim on Walker Audio which said
"That It is important to understand that the enzymes remain active for only about eight to ten hours before they die".
So does that mean the 1 gal of VPI cleaning solution I made up last year is doing sweet FA when it comes to cleaning my albums?
As I am no a chemist and no nothing about enzymes and there life span can someone elaborate?

Does a record cleaning fluid that uses enzymes only have a working window of 8 hours, or is this statement just marketing bull?
punkuk

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dan_ed
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Yeah, this topic was discussed before. IIRC, the enzymes that Walker uses may be of a type that lose effectiveness after a few hours. But I can't really say for sure. Enzymes don't really "die" per se, they are organic compounds but not living organisms.

The enzymes used by AIVS seem to still be effective after several months of siting next to my RCM cuz they're still cleaning my records.
dan_ed
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But the query is questionable. What should be asked is: in the absence of biological contamination on my records, what effect do enzymes have as cleaners?

The answer is very simple. None whatsoever.

Well. Duh! ;-)

Punkuk, I can highly recommend AIVS cleaning products. There are others as well, but I like AIVS very much.
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