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….
How to Clean Laboratory Glassware
Clean laboratory glassware is essential in all laboratories. No scientist, engineer, laboratory technician, or analyst has time to fail an experiment because of contaminated glassware.
Good, well-built, precision detergents (like the Alconox, Inc. portfolio of course) can make up for quite of bit incomplete, inefficient or incorrect glassware cleaning techniques.
Cleaning Laboratory Glassware for LC/MS
Q. What is the best way to clean LC/MS glassware?
A. We have published a whitepaper on the formal LC/MS glassware cleaning procedure. Contact us at cleaning@alconox.com for a copy.
Laboratory Cleaning: Dishwasher Leaving Residue
Q. We have been using your Detojet detergent in our lab dishwasher all year long. However, recently, we have been having issues with our dishware not getting clean. Have there been any changes made to the Detojet formula? Any ideas why this is occurring? A. Detojet® Low Foaming Liquid Detergent has not had any formation or formulation changes, so we can remove that out of the equation in solving for the source of your new problem. There are, however, many other aspects to consider….
Minimum Detergent Concentration?
My question is related to a minimum detergent concentration. We manually wash labware of all sizes in 0.3% Liquinox solution. We also pre-wash or pre-rinse the labware and control our parts load. We rarely have failures. We want to change our protocol to extend the wash water use for one day instead of based on a numerical parts load. Do you think a 0.3% Liquinox concentration is sufficient detergent capacity to go an entire day?
