Cleaning Glass Between Salt Tests
Q. What do you recommend for cleaning glass equipment between salt tests? We are removing inorganic salt residue. A. There are many kinds of salt tests, such as corrosion, resistance, conductivity or solubility. When removing inorganic salt residue from a glass substrate, such as sodium chloride, calcium chloride, calcium carbonate or magnesium carbonate, we recommend…
Replacing Bleach in Removal of DNA
Q. We need to remove all DNA from material, bleach destroys DNA, but we use a lot of it. Any Alconox-type cleaners that can completely remove/destroy DNA without the bleach step? Click to read the answer.
Removing Silicone Oil from Polyimide Surfaces
Q. How do you remove silicone oil from polyimide surfaces during a lamination process (polyimide bonded to Inconel metal foils)? The oil is only contacting the polyimide. What can be used to clean this polyimide surface that will leave behind no residue?
Determining Aquatic Toxicity
Alconox® Powdered Precision Cleaner, Liquinox® Critical Cleaning Liquid Detergent, Tergazyme® Enzyme-Active Powdered Detergent, Citranox® Liquid Acid Cleaner and Detergent, and Alcotabs® Tablet Pipet Detergent all contain roughly 5-20% sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate surfactant. The aquatic toxicity is derived from the surfactant. This surfactant is sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate.
Cleaning Residues with Acidic Cleaners
Q. What types of residues are best cleaned by acidic cleaners and does Alconox manufacture any acidic cleaners?
A. Amines, alkaloids, amphoteric proteins, starches, carbonates and bicarbonates, metal oxides, and insoluble hydroxides are generally best cleaned by acidic cleaners. Alconox manufactures two acidic cleaners. Learn More.