Active Enzyme in Tergazyme
Q. How long will the enzyme in a 1% solution of Tergazyme remain active?
A. A 1% Tergazyme solution is designed to give good reliable cleaning performance for 8 hours at 120 deg F. This is designed to correspond to an 8 hour work shift.
Plastic Soak Containers for Cleaning
Q. What kind of plastic container can I use to hold a detergent soak solution?
You can use any container that is robust enough to hold typical aqueous solutions of chemicals. A polypropylene or other chemical resistant plastic container such as HDPE will work just fine for cleaning.
Effects of Increased Tergazyme Concentration
Q. Currently we allow parts to soak in 1% Tergazyme® enzyme-active powdered detergent overnight. If we were to increase the concentration to 3-4%, do you think it would increase the stability of the solution being active for a longer period of time?
A. You will both increase the rate of auto-digestion due to increased enzyme concentration
Max Concentration for Tergazyme
Q: When using Tergazyme® enzyme-active powdered detergent, the recommended concentration is 1%. Are there occasions when a greater concentration is used? If so, is there some kind of saturation point where a high concentration will be ineffective?
A: Tergazyme detergent has a solubility limit around 10% (w/w) in water depending on temperature.
Non Corrosive Hospital Detergents for Aluminum Trays
The Problem: Aluminum trays used in washer/sterilizers can be attacked by corrosive hospital detergents used in the wash cycle.
The Solution: Use neutral pH non-corrosive Luminox hospital detergent . . .
