Detergent Bottle Reuse and Recycle?
Q. Can we send back empty Alcotabs jars for re-use?
A. Alcotabs® Tablet Pipet Detergent is indeed a great product and ideal for siphon pipette washers and similar applications where an effervescing detergent is required. We very much echo your sentiment for reusing wherever possible. After all, we live and breathe effective, critical cleaning!
Cleaning pH Probes & Dissolved Oxygen Probes
Q. Which Alconox Inc. brand cleaner is well suited for cleaning pH and dissolved oxygen probes?
A. Dissolved oxygen and pH probes used in fermentation vessels can get buildup from the fermentation media that degrades the probe performance and increases the likelihood of batch to batch contamination. Even CIP systems cannot always reliably clean the port crevices and o-rings.
Detergents vs. Soaps
What is the difference between soaps and detergents ? The short answer is soaps are formed from a process called saponification and detergents are a combination of chemicals that emulsify, disperse, sequester and/or chelate. Read further….
How Does Tergazyme Enzyme Detergent Work?
Q: You recently sent a sample of Tergazyme detergent for a tough biologic cleaning challenge and it worked better than anything we had previously tried. I realize this must be due to the enzyme component. What information can you provide me on how enzyme detergents work, so I can share it with our decision makers / executives who want to better understand why this detergent got such different results?
Electronics cleaning with no hazardous chemicals or volatile solvents
For electronics cleaning, Detergent 8 contains no conductive metal cations, and therefore it cannot leave conductive residues