Cleaning Carbon Steel Soot
Q: We typically clean our carbon steel with Citrajet detergent but following an unintentional overnight soak, we found a dark layer of black soot. What might this be and how should we clean it?
A: All steels that aren’t stainless will eventually get attacked by acidic solutions over time, so what you are seeing there is the action of the acids in both Citrajet® Low-Foam Liquid Acid Cleaner/Rinse (and would be the same case with its foaming sibling Citranox® Liquid Acid Cleaner and Detergent) on the carbon steel that you are using…..
Fuel Injector Cleaning in Jet Engines
Need a wetting agent for aircraft approval, PMC 1610? More on Pratt & Whitney specification for Alconox used in fuel injector cleaning in jet engines.
Cleaning HPLC Systems and HPLC Glassware
Question: What are the best practices for cleaning HPLC systems and glassware to ensure optimalperformance and prevent contamination? Answer: Maintaining a clean HPLC system and glassware is essential for accurate and reproducibleresults. Contaminants can lead to column degradation, increased backpressure,…
Cleaning Proteins, RNA and DNA from Lab Equipment
Q. How can I clean proteins, RNA, and DNA from laboratory equipment?
A. Thank you for your question concerning cleaning proteins, RNA and DNA from laboratory equipment.
We will address each separately . . .
Differences between Alconox and Liquinox
Q. Currently using Alconox, but are considering a switch to liquinox. We have seen less residuals with Liquinox, which is desireable. What are the recommendations and concerns with switching from Alconox to Liquinox? What are the difference in ingredients between the two?
A. Alconox and Liquinox are functionally equivalent cleaners, but are not chemically identical. Click to learn more and access the Liquinox and Alconox msds.