Detergents

Q: We are looking to hire someone to design and implement a turnkey cleaning process for our Photovoltaic manufacturing application. Do you provide this service?

A: Yes. We do this type of work often. With increased governmental commitments to support renewable energy initiatives, winners and losers in solar module fabrication will be determined more quickly and by a variety of factors. One factor will be the elimination of defects to increase yields in the manufacturing process. Critical cleaning of substrates and superstrates is an essential component in achieving an optimal solar module fabrication process which reduces the cost per watt.

Q. I am searching for waterbath cleansing agent. We only do our maintenance twice a year, so, we need something on a smaller scale. We are preventing expired reagents. What do you recommend?

A. Our smallest size waterbath cleansing agent is Liquinox in a 1 quart bottle. This has a 2-year-from-date-of-manufacture shelf life and can have a 1-year-shelf-life extension on request. You can find this in our catalog as number 1232.

One quart will make 25 gallons…

When cleaning stationary equipment exposed to raw or cooked proteins, clean with Tergazyme® using the following method:

Make a fresh solution of Tergazyme® using 2/3 cup in 4 gallons of warm water (See Table 2). For effective cleaning only use warm water, NOT hot water, to avoid having the hot water degrade the enzyme. Tergazyme® solution should be …

Q. We’re looking for a beer filtration system cleaner that will effectively clean our fouled filters.  What do you recommend? A. In breweries, filters are used to control and improve flavor and clarity of beer. Filtering removes beta-glucan, yeast, tannins and…

Q. I visited the Alconox booth at MDM East in New York and wanted to follow up our conversation about cleaning tantalum. Does the detergent recommendation change if we do automated vs. manual cleaning? A. Tantalum cannot be cleaned with classic high…