Advanced Cleaning Mechanisms: Oxidation
Oxidation or bleaching is one of the many cleaning mechanisms that a detergent formulator can bring to bear by formulating with appropriate ingredients. In cleaning, oxidation, or bleaching, changes the structure of a residue to render it more easily removed. Oxidation is loss….
How to Clean Labware: Removing Algae
Q. We are a large energy company working with algae. It is proving tough to remove from glass and labware. We are using Liquinox detergent currently, which is good. Anything better? Eventually we would like to move to cleaning these in our washer.
A. Algae, and the viscous oils that you are working with, require not just powerful emulsifiers….
Biopharma Cleaning: Hormone Residue
Q. How can I clean residual hormone residue from our process lines and tanks?
A. For manual cleaning we would highly recommend TergazymeⓇ Enzyme Active Powered Detergent. It contains protein enzymes that can effectively break down protein based hormones along with powerful emulsifiers.
CPAP Mask Manual Cleaning
Q. What do you recommend for cleaning of CPAP masks manually? In the directions from the mask manufacturer we use at our facility it says to clean with ‘Alconox’ so I assume the powdered precision cleaner? A. Continuous positive airway…
Advanced Cleaning Mechanisms: What is a nonionic detergent?
Q. What is a nonionic detergent? How can a nonionic detergent like Alcojet have ionic sodium salts in it? What does it mean when a mil spec requires the use of a nonionic detergent? A. Surfactants are surface acti