How to: Clean a Microfluidics System
Q: We are looking for a cleaning solution to remove sodium contamination to a sub ppt level from a microfluidics system. Can Alconox, LLC help?
A: Microfluidics is the field of accurately and precisely transporting small amounts of liquid. This requires small channels which can be a challenge to clean. To remove inorganic residues from a narrow ID system, we would want to use a low foaming detergent….
How To Clean SCUBA Equipment?
Q: We already recommend Tergazyme for many of our customers (brewery). But do you have any recommendations for SCUBA equipment after use? Lots of salt water exposure. Is there anything you would recommend to soak dive equipment in?
A: If Tergazyme detergent is in play already via ease of selling/recommending to them, or if your customers have it, by all means that would be a fine choice to clean SCUBA and Buoyancy Compensator Devices, for both fresh and sea water.
Cleaning Animal Products Residue
Q: We are looking for the best cleaner for cleaning equipment used to process animal products. We would like an option for cleaning animal products residue on small parts in an ultrasonic and an option for a large scale washer.
A: To clean equipment used to grind, dry and defat animal products we would enthusiastically recommend
Labware Cleaning: Solujet Leaving Ring
Q. It appears that the Solujet is leaving a ring on some of the labware that cannot be removed. What is this ring (sodium silicate?)? How do we remove it? The labware has not been completely submerged. We have just added the Solujet soak for some labware that may have stubborn organics. We have been giving the labware a 4 hour soak in 1% Solujet, followed by warm tap water rinse then wash with Liquinox followed by 3x DI rinse.
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Laboratory Cleaning: Alcojet Detergent not Dissolving in Washer
Q. Alcojet is not dispensing/dissolving in my lab washer. Do you know why this would happen?
A. When this happens to customers, the most common cause is putting Alcojet into a wet dispenser cup. The caking effect is made worse if the Alcojet does not immediately dispense before running the washer. This causes the wet Alcojet to sit in the wet detergent dispenser cup, cake up solidly and form a cement. When the wash cycle finally pops the dispenser door, the detergent will not dissolve.
