Medical Cleaning: Liquinox vs. Dawn
Q. Does Liquinox have the same oil removing power of Dawn detergent? Will Liquinox remove glycol ether residue?
A. Yes, both Liquinox and Dawn contain a blend of nonionic and anionic surfactants. Certain oils are best cleaned by detergents that have mixed micelles of anionic and nonionic surfactants.
Antimicrobial Properties of Citranox?
Q. Does Citranox have any antimicrobial properties associated with its use as a cleaner, and if so does Alconox have any technical literature on this topic?
A. Citranox is not designed to be antimicrobial. Click for the Citranox MSDS.
Substitute for Extran® AP15 detergent ?
Q: Is there a substitute for discontinued liquid cleaner Extran® AP15 for use in automatic washers?
A: Yes we do! Solujet® Low-Foaming Phosphate-Free Liquid detergent is an ideal substitute. Solujet detergent is a highly alkaline detergent containing potassium hydroxide, silicate of soda, and high wetting surfactants. These high wetting surfactants enhance emulsifying, wetting, and dispersing. The surfactants also allow …
Alcojet for Cleaning Soft Metal
Q. Equipment says use soft metal safe detergent. Can you recommend a product?
A. I recommend you use soft-metal-safe Alcojet in your Labconco washer. Download the Alcojet MSDS for more information.
Aluminum Eletrostatic Filter Soak
Q. I am looking for a soak cleaner for my aluminum electrostatic filter in my air purifier.
A. I recommend you soak in a warm 2% solution of Citranox. Citranox will not attack aluminum and is an effective soaking detergent. Download the Citranox MSDS or Technical Bulletin. To test an Alconox, Inc. detergent for free, please complete the questionnaire at Get Sample. And if you have a question for our experts about critical cleaning, please visit Ask Alconox.