Vertrel™ Cleaning Solvents; Preparing Surface for Krytox™ NRT Lubrication Rapid Dry Time, Fine Particulate Removal, Easily Recycled and Reclaimed Specialty cleaning solvents like Vertrel™ are widely used to thoroughly clean hazardous particulates and residue from critical oxygen service parts. These particles and residue in combination with excessive friction can lead to potential explosion or ignition, […]
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Vapor Degreasing Solvents | Miller-Stephenson Solutions Next-Generation Chemistry – Increased Cleaning Efficiency, Higher Worker Safety, Optimized Formulations Miller-Stephenson has been at the forefront of the specialty cleaning fluid industry for over 40 years. Our highly specialized vapor degreasing solvents has provided manufacturers with the best balance of performance, worker safety and cost efficiency. As regulations […]
Introduction to Opteon™ SF-79 Specialty Solvent Opteon™ SF-79 formerly Opteon Sion specialty solvent is suitable to replace n-propyl bromide (nPB) and trichloroethylene (TCE) in applications demanding maximum cleaning power, including defluxing; oil, grease, and wax removal; and precision cleaning applications. Opteon™ Sion specialty solvent offers an excellent balance between cleaning performance, environmental impact, and safety in […]
Opteon™ SF-79 – Vapor Degreasing Solvent What is Vapor Degreasing? Vapor degreasing is a precision cleaning technique used to dissolve greases and remove soils from metal parts. Over the course of the manufacturing process, parts ranging from ball bearings to printed circuit boards become contaminated. Manufacturers employ vapor degreasing to ensure that performance, quality, reliability, and aesthetics are not impacted by these […]
Optimized, Cost-Effective nPB replacement: Vertrel™ and Opteon™ Why are Vertrel™ and Opteon™ fluids suitable as a nPB replacement ? Recently, the National Toxicity Program issued a report, dated August 2011, “Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of 1-Bromopropane in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Inhalation studies).” https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/LT_rpts/TR564.pdf. The report concluded that there was “clear evidence of carcinogenic […]