Do Your Cleaners Have Animal Origins?
Q. Does Alconox or any other recommended detergent have animal origins?
A. No. All Alconox, Inc. detergents are free-rinsing, biodegradable and contain no animal derived or genetically modified organism ingredients.
Removing Polishing Compound from Aluminum
Q. What Alconox product is ideal for manual removal of polishing compound from aluminum?
A. For manual cleaning of aluminum use a warm 2% Citranox solution to remove the polishing compound. Citranox will not harm the mirror finish on the aluminum. Rinse thoroughly after washing.
Removing Silicone Grease from Syringes
A faster method to remove silicone grease from syringes is to use very hot water for cleaning and very hot water for rinsing. Along with a powerful, free-rinsing, high emulsifying detergent,
Medical Device Cleaning: Soft Acrylic Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)
Q: We are cleaning both hydrophilic and hydrophobic acrylic polymers. The cleaning process we use is mostly manual, involves no extended soaking, rather short contact with rubbing, and/or usage in an ultrasonic bath. Which of your products — Alconox, Tergazyme or Liquinox — would be most suitable for the cleaning of soft acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs)?
Solujet Inhibited for Cleaning Aluminum
Q. Specifications indicate that “Solujet is inhibited for Aluminum. Corrosion testing is advisable.” What does this mean?
A. Solujet contains sodium metasilicate which acts as a corrosion inhibitor to stop alkaline attack on aluminum. Solujet would not cause alkaline attack on aluminum as long as the bath is not overused and the metasilicate depleted. Learn more.