subject: Industrial Degreasing - Getting the Right Degreaser to Fit Your Needs [print this page] Industrial Degreasing - Getting the Right Degreaser to Fit Your Needs
Whether your organization needs to replace a classic degreaser or is shopping for its very first degreaser, there are many things to consider before investing in a large stock of degreaser. Contrary to domestic grade degreasing, industrial degreasing takes a complete evaluation of how a certain degreaser will impact a company's financial situation, the healthiness of its workers, plus its position toward the environment. As a result, we need to discuss some essential considerations to make before buying an industrial degreaser or other industrial cleaners.
Cleaning Strength
The first step in finding the right degreaser is to identify the kind of cleaning ability you need. For instance, trichlorothylene is best for stripping semicured varnish or paint films, heavy rosins, and buffing compounds; perchloroethylene is the best for removing high-melt waxes as well as washing light-gauge metal parts; and methylene chloride is best for degreasing thermal switches along with other temperature responsive devices. While these and other chlorinated solvents aren't eco-friendly, identifying a conventional solvent that fits your requirements and then determining its environmentally preferred replacement is a great way to get to an eco friendly solution.
Hazardous Air Pollutants
Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) are released from toxic solutions and jeopardize the health of people who inhale them, that is everyone who works near their emission. The short-term results of HAP direct exposure include respiratory distress, lightheadedness, and stomach sickness, and the long-term effects are often as critical as infertility, neurological damage, and cancer. For companies, HAPs pose two corollary risks: serious illness in workers, and as a result, lawsuits that damage a company's finances and reputation. Because HAPs also affect the environment, an expansive list of HAPs can be found in the EPA's website.
Volatile Organic Compounds
Degreasers which contain Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) won't harm environmental surroundings. But they can damage workers just like degreasers that contain HAPs. Since environmentally recommended and environmentally safe cleaners usually contain VOCs, always be sure to assess the containment of VOCs in an "eco friendly" degreaser.
Flashpoint
A solution's flashpoint is the point at which it ignites. For some industrial degreasing applications, a minimal flashpoint is of very little concern. But for some others, particularly vapor degreasing and dielectric degreasing, a higher flash point or no flashpoint is imperative. Generally, the larger a degreaser's flashpoint is, the better.
Biodegradability
Investing in a biodegradable degreaser brings two benefits: it's not going to damage the environment, and it'll reduce your chemical waste disposal bill. Citrus-based VORTEX, which removes grease, oil, tar, asphalt, and bitumen as well as its toxic counterparts, is definitely an illustration of a biodegradable degreaser intended for general use.
