Detergents

Q: In shipping, assuming the distribution routes are not temperature controlled, what happens if there are detergent shipping temperature excursions?

A:  Temperature excursions outside 15-30C / 60-85F are permitted during transit with Alconox Inc. detergents (all of which should be stored at 15-30C). 

Q: How do you dispose of Alnochromix cleaner and sulfuric acid mixtures?   What kind of container can hold the mixture, and what are the outgasses?

A: Excellent question about what disposal and containers are recommend, and what outgasses are there from an Alnochromix®/sulfuric acid solution. The mixture of Alnochromix and concentrated sulfuric acid forms peroxydisulfuric acid, bisulfate salts, and persulfate salts along, which will be present with sulfuric acid.  The mixture will outgas sulfur dioxide and oxygen when oxidizing organic residues.  This is why you want to store in a vented container.  Vent caps are available at Alconox.com in the shop.

Q. Why are critical cleaners essential in flavor and fragrance industries? A. Many major flavor and fragrance companies use Alconox or Liquinox detergent to soak, scrub or sonicate their manufacturing equipment. The reason they use these detergents is that they are free of all flavors, fragrances, dyes, cationic biocides or disinfectants, and emollients that might leave residues. This way…

Q. How to clean installed solar panels using minimum amounts of water.

A. For field cleaning of solar modules I recommend using Liquinox detergent. This is a concentrate that would be used at a 1% solution (1.25 oz/gal, or 10 mL/L). Liquinox is not harmful to discharge onto the ground in an agricultural setting.

Q. How do you calculate the swab limit, once it has been extracted in solution?
A. In general the swab limit for cleaning validations calculations go as follows: