Industrial lubricants > Grease Removers

  DE-GREASERS

The market of cold De-greasers was subject to major changes, as production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane has been discontinued and will be, in the medium term, banned in accordance with the Montreal protocol regarding protection of the ozone layer. So production companies are left in front of a complex problem :

How to replace 1,1,1-Tricholoroethane with an effective, very fast-drying degreasing agent that is non-toxic and non-flammable?

Unfortunately, at the present time, there is not a unique product that can offer all the requested characteristics at once. Consequently, the offer has been diversified to the benefit of mixes of chlorinated and fluorinated solvents, and hydrocarbons offering similar technical performance, but to the detriment of the user and the environment, with many incidents in France due to masked flash points!

This is why Molydal, always taking care of environmental and user friendliness, has committed itself via the Netsolv association to comply with all Rules and Regulation.( Netsolv is an Association whose members at the formulation stage and later during distribution commit themselves to respect, protect and inform users and guarantee the technical performance of their products)

 Closely complying with all regulations in force regarding the formulation of products: For example, no pure or mixed HCFC 141b for non-confined use.
Ensuring even higher standards than those laid down in the current regulations when this allows users or their environment to be better protected

 No CFC 113 or 1,1,1-trichloroethane, which are harmful to the ozone layer.
Transparency and consistency in terms of the information contained in the technical data sheets and in the safety data sheets: these documents will clearly indicate the constraints and recommendations for the application of products, particularly in order that this information can be passed on to the workshop to be displayed in the operators manual..
Drawing up methods for characterising and better controlling flammability risks for solvent mixes with various bodies, including the INRS (French National Institute of Scientific Research) and the INERIS (French National Institute of the Industrial Environment and Risks).
Recommendations for the use of recycled materials and a precise definition of the product characteristics.

Molydal offers collection service of used barrels.

Criteria for choosing a degreasing agent : degreasing performance, drying time, odour, compatibility with the materials and equipment, stability over time, and recycling and treatment.