Cleaning in Food & Beverage Manufacturing: Does Liquinox Kill Bacteria?
Q. Will Liquinox kill bacteria, yeast and molds in a nutritional food and beverage manufacturing facility? Has it been approved or verified for this purpose?
A. Alconox, LLC detergents assist in the removal of pathogenic residues, but they do not kill them, and none of the detergents from Alconox, LLC have sporicidal properties. We do speak, in our literature about how….
How to get the lot and expiration date for Alconox, LLC detergents
To assure that you are using effective detergent, you want to know that the detergent has not expired. Alconox, Inc. detergents have a shelf life of two years from the date of manufacture. You need to know the date of manufacture to determine the expiration date.
Remove Biofouling from Ultrafilters
Q. We are a waste treatment plant with an in-house ultrafiltration system. We keep experiencing rapid fouling of our filters causing an excessive need to take the system out of service for cleaning. We suspect that microbes are growing inside the system and rapidly clogging the pores of the filter. We have tried hot NaOH flushes and we see little to no improvement on the filter permeability and very poor permeability recovery.
Nonpolar Residue Recommendation
Q: Do you have a detergent that effectively targets nonpolar residue contamination and is safe for use with cold-rolled steel? A 1% Liquinox cleaning did not help….
A: This typical indicates a hydrocarbon or oily residue. Liquinox should be quite ideal for such applications. So we would look to tweak….
Cleaning Lithium Electrolytes from Aluminum
Q: What do you recommend for cleaning lithium electrolytes / lithium salts from aluminum?
A: We would recommend Citranox® Liquid Acid Cleaner and Detergent or Liquinox® Critical Cleaning Liquid Detergent at….