See You at Interphex 2016 in NYC
Join us in NY, NY on April 26-28, 2016 at INTERPHEX — the premier pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device development and manufacturing show.
Come visit our booth, #2226, to receive our unique gifts, expert technical support for critical cleaning applications and detergent samples.
Active Ingredients in Alconox Inc. Detergents
Q. Are there active ingredients in detergents made by Alconox Inc. that may cause health concerns?
A. From a pharmaceutical standpoint, there are no active ingredients in detergents made by Alconox, Inc. because Alconox makes no health claims about our cleaners, and so, there are no active ingredients that have to be disclosed that are responsible for our health claims.
Pharmaceutical Cleaning: Solujet for CIP Detergent
Solujet cleaner is the detergent to consider for your next new pharmaceutical cleaning project or when you want to take the opportunity to improve when you are revalidating your existing cleaning system.
Residue Testing with pH Strips
Q. Can I use pH paper to confirm cleaning and rinsing of labware to comply with lab accreditation requirements?
A. If you are going to use pH strips to comply with lab accreditation requirements, you need to verify that your detergents are not interfering with the strips and papers. Detergents and surface active agents can interfere with some pH paper by causing a decrease of several pH units in reading. Please test any pH paper you intend to use …
Cleaning Diatomaceous Earth & MICA Residues
Q. Cleaning is difficult due to geometry of parts with hard to clean areas. Aluminum mandrels are used for dipping neoprene; mandrels are predipped in calcium carbonate/mica/diatomaceous earth and baked at 200F. Acid dissolves carbonate but doesn’t remove all DE/mica.
A. We suggest cleaning in warm 2% Citranox® (circa 120 deg F, 2.5 oz/gal or 20 mL/L) followed by a thorough rinse. Citranox® is a mild …