Laboratory Cleaning: Removing Petrolatum and Wax
Which Alconox Inc. product do you recommend for removing petrolatum and paraffin from stainless steel, glassware, and plastics? We will be washing utensils and equipment by hand in the lab.
Laboratory Cleaning: Eliminating Residual Nitrogen
If your concern is residual nitrogen interfering with analysis, we recommend Liquinox® Critical Cleaning Liquid Detergent. Liquinox is phosphate-free and is completely free-rinsing.
Cleaning Iron Residue in Lab Glassware (Fe+2 and Fe+3)
Q. Please provide advice on cleaning iron residues, Fe+2 and Fe+3, in lab glassware. We need to clean down to sub ppm levels.
A. The best iron salt removing detergent for manual cleaning of lab glassware is Citranox®. Citranox is a mild acid, high chelating detergent for high performance removal of…
How to Clean Labware: Don’t Use Grocery Store Detergents
Q. We use grocery store detergents to clean our labware and it recently came to my attention that we may need to switch to a laboratory grade detergent such as Alconox or Liquinox. Why is that necessary?
A. Here are some insights as to why a grocery store detergent is not suitable for use in a lab…
Lab Glassware Cleaning: Liquid or Powder Detergent in Washer?
We have purchased one of your liquid low foaming detergents (the dishwasher dealer recommended liquid detergent) and have been using it straight out of the bottle into our dishwasher cup. Do we dilute the detergent before putting in the dishwasher dosing cup? Is liquid or powder better? Read on….