Posted on 27 June 2017.
Visit Alconox, Inc. at COSMOPROF North America, July 9-11, 2017. When you’re at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, stop by booth #22203 to receive our unique gifts, expert technical support for your critical cleaning applications, and detergent samples.
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Posted in Cosmetic, News
Posted on 15 June 2017. Tags: ADE, allowable daily exposure, cleaning validation, residue detection, residues
When beginning cleaning validation, a company must identify the residues to be tested and then select the best detection method. Alconox Inc. is here to help. We provide validation service support
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Posted in Articles, Cosmetic, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Validation
Posted on 04 May 2017. Tags: newsletter, optimum detergency
Q. What is the optimum percent liquinox detergent to use?
A. As a general statement, optimum detergency is reached at a 1% concentration (optimum defined as amount of soil removed per unit of detergent used).
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Posted in Cosmetic, Liquinox, Manual Lab Cleaning, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical
Posted on 12 April 2017. Tags: biopharma, bioprocessing, biotech manufacturing, CIP, Clean-In-Place, how much detergent
Q: We are starting a new bioprocessing facility where we will be cleaning stainless steel tanks via a Clean-In-Place sprayball system? How do I approximate how much detergent I will need? We are considering Alcojet or Solujet, follow by an acidic rinse with Citrajet. Is this a good plan? Any advice? A: A good rule of thumb for tis you need about….
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Posted in Biotechnology, Citrajet, Cosmetic, Keylajet, Pharmaceutical, Solujet
Posted on 27 January 2017. Tags: rinse, triple rinsing
Q. is there any industry guidance on triple rinsing…any literature that you know of that this is the accepted standard for manual cleaning that you could provide me?
A. To our knowledge, there are no authoritative source documents to define how many times you should rinse glassware. The logic behind a triple rinse is that, in filling and emptying a vessel three times with water, each time you are diluting by 2 orders of magnitude. In theory . . .
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Posted in Cosmetic, Laboratory, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical
Posted on 26 January 2017. Tags: Free rinsin, rinse aids
There are basically three kinds of rinse aids: Hydrophobic rinse aids that leave behind a residue, surfactants that wet surfaces and allow rinse water to sheet off a surface without leaving behind droplets, and acid rinses that dissolve insoluble alkaline salt residues.
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Posted in Biotechnology, Citrajet, Cosmetic, Environmental, Laboratory, Medical Device, Metalworking & Precision Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Solujet
Posted on 09 January 2017. Tags: newsletter, v blender
Q. How would you clean a 3 cu ft V blender?
A: I recommend using a 0.5% Solujet® solution of 12 L to clean the 3 cu ft V blender followed by 2 rinses and then a 3rd sampling rinse. You may wish
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Posted in Cosmetic, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Solujet
Posted on 13 December 2016. Tags: cleaning efficiency, detergent capacity, liquinox, optimum detergency
How do you determine optimum detergency for Liquinox detergent? As a general statement, optimum detergency is reached at a 1-2% concentration (optimum defined as amount of soil removed per unit of detergent used). Maximum detergency is typically reached at a…
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Posted in Cosmetic, Detergents, Featured, Liquinox, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical
Posted on 12 July 2016. Tags: cosmeceuticals, cosmetic
Concentrated for economical use, Alconox, Inc. detergents make critical cleaning for cosmetic applications faster, easier and more efficient. Whether you’re scrubbing 1,500-gallon kettles or wrestling with plastic tubes and fillers, proven detergents such as CITRANOX, TERGAZYME, and ALCONOX wash away the most tenacious materials without leaving residues.
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Posted on 29 April 2016. Tags: app, critical cleaning
Have a critical cleaning challenge? There’s an App for that!! Alconox, Inc. the critical cleaning experts, launches its first ever application to put your cleaning needs and detergent selection information right at your fingertips.
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Posted in Aerospace, Ask Alconox, Biotechnology, Cosmetic, Detergents, Electronic, Environmental, Filter, Food & Beverage, Foodservice, Healthcare, Industry, Laboratory, Manual Lab Cleaning, Medical Device, Metalworking & Precision Manufacturing, Validation