Did You Know About The 18° Rule? English Español Did you know, as a general rule, that increasing the temperature of a chemical reaction 18°F (10°C) effectively doubles the rate of that reaction. In more practical terms, if you are cleaning at 150° F and it takes an...
Did You Know – The Easiest Way To Break An Emulsion Is DON’T MAKE ONE? English Español That’s right. Don’t form it in the first place. This is especially applicable to operators cleaning tanks that contained lube oils and lube oil additives, because, once...
Did You Know That Cleaning Animal Fats Causes Foaming? English Español Did you know that fatty materials, such as animal fats and vegetable oils, will react with alkaline cleaning solutions and that this reaction both reduces the potency of the solution and can...
Did you know that stainless steel can rust? Stainless steels are primarily alloys of iron and chromium. When treated properly, the iron in the surface layer is removed and the remaining chromium is converted to chromium oxides. This process is known as PASSIVATION....
English Español Did you know that tanks that have been used to carry acrylic polymers and latexes are often cleaned with caustic and steam? Many acrylates are chemical compounds known as Esters. Esters are the reaction product of an organic acid (acrylic acid) and an...
