Combining Detergents for Difficult Pharma Residues
Q: We are one of your dealers and we received a call from a pharmacy technician who is looking to manually clean and neutralize hormone and vitamin residues from labware. She is interested in combining Alcojet and Detonox. Would that combination be a good starting point? A: Combining detergents can open a whole new world if you will of cleaning applications….
Liquinox Vs Luminox For Environmental Cleaning
Q: We are an environmental lab and updating our equipment cleaning procedures. We are curious about the difference between Liquinox and Luminox? A: As discussed in Comply With EPA Field Equipment Cleaning and Decontamination, the EPA recommends….
A Solution For Using An Expired Detergent Solution
Q: Is there any damage that could be caused to our parts if they were washed in the Liquinox Solution after being expired for 5 days? Would reprocessing the products in Non Expired Solution be a safe resolution? A: As discussed here, Using Expired Detergent, the cleaning in expired Liquinox detergent….
Cleaning Soda Lime Glass
Q: Our substrate is coated soda-lime glass. It is coated in indium tin oxide, and/or fluorinated tin oxide. We are unable to remove salt/scale and would like to use detergent only and no volatile solvents. What does Alconox Inc. recommend?
A: For cleaning residues like indium tin oxide and fluorinated tin oxide from….
Ultrasonic Bath and Flammable Solvents
Q: We use ethanol somewhat effectively to remove some resin based botanical residues. We want to move forward with using an ultrasonic tank to ensure some precision in our cleaning. Do you have anything more effective?
A: We would very much recommend not running an ultrasonic with ethanol….