Why is there no Liquid Tergazyme?
Q. Is there a liquid equivalent to Tergazyme® enzyme-active powdered detergent?
A. There is not a liquid equivalent to Tergazyme detergent. Liquid products do not give comparable shelf life and robust, reliable enzymatic activity compared to powders like Tergazyme detergent.
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.
Improve Lab Cleaning Results with Labware Washer
Q. How can I get better cleaning results from my labware washer? A. Failure to clean successfully often results from loading glassware in a way that it does not drain properly . . .
Cleaning Sludge from Lab Glassware
Q. I hope that you can help recommend a product that might help a customer of ours that’s having great difficulty getting cleaning lab glassware. It has remnants of sludge from a water treatment facility laboratory. They are manual cleaning, and willing to soak the glassware, but they are not sure Tergazyme will be strong enough. Have you run into this before? Do you know if Tergazyme will work?
Cleaning Blood on Quartz Cuvettes
Q. How can I clean blood off of quartz cuvettes for laboratory cleaning?
A. I recommend using a lukewarm (100 F or 40 deg C, definitely not exceeding 130 F or 55 deg C) 1% Tergazyme solution (10 g/L or 1.25 oz/gal) to soak your quartz cuvettes.
A: I recommend using a lukewarm (100F or 40C, definitely not exceeding 130F or 55C) 1% Tergazyme® Enzyme-Active Powdered detergent solution (10 g/L or 1.25 oz/gal) to soak your quartz cuvettes.