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Cleansol selects and applies chemistry matched to the contaminant, the metallurgy and the customer specification for hygienic process and critical utility systems.
The Buyer Problem
Construction and installation leave flux residue, mill scale, weld oxide, oil and debris inside process and utility piping. In hygienic systems these must be removed before commissioning. In utility systems they cause fouling, corrosion and equipment damage over time.
Chemical cleaning is not water treatment, and it is not the same scope as hydronic flushing. The chemistry depends on the contaminant, the metallurgy, the system configuration and the project requirements. A correct scope starts with that assessment.
Systems Covered
When It Is Required
Not Every Deposit Responds to Every Chemistry
Chemical cleaning improves on what flushing leaves behind. It does not guarantee removal of all deposits, and the approach must be matched to what is present. We will tell you when a scope review is needed before committing to a chemistry.
Cleansol Scope of Work
The deposit type, the base metallurgy and any special alloys or coatings are confirmed before chemistry selection. The specification takes precedence.
Chemistry is selected to address the specific contamination without damaging the base material. Customer approval is obtained for the selected approach.
Cleansol configures temporary pumping and circulation equipment around the system circuit. Isolation, temporary connection points and chemical handling are coordinated with the site team.
Concentration, time and temperature are controlled and recorded through the treatment cycle per the approved procedure.
The system is rinsed to the acceptance criteria in the project documents. Waste is characterized and managed per the site-approved disposal path.
Verification tests per the specification are performed and recorded. The turnover package is assembled to the customer closeout format.
Standards and Limits
Procedures reference applicable industry standards as called out in the customer specification. Chemical cleaning is not a substitute for mechanical cleaning where mechanical access exists, and it is separate from passivation unless a combined scope is explicitly specified.
Scope Alignment
Procedure development, chemistry selection and approval, temporary equipment, execution, waste characterization, verification and documentation.
System access, utilities, approval of the proposed chemistry and procedure, acceptance criteria and the approved waste disposal path.
Specification, metallurgy confirmation, and resolution of design questions raised in the pre-scope review.
Temporary connection points, isolation, and system readiness per the agreed schedule milestones.
Information We Need Early
Site Considerations
Equipment and Temporary Systems
Cleansol configures pumping, heating, filtration and chemical addition equipment around each system circuit. Process-compatible materials are used in temporary wetted components, and key operating variables are monitored and recorded through the treatment cycle.
Verification and Acceptance
Verification methods follow the project specification. Rinse acceptance, residual testing and any required cleanliness checks are performed and recorded against the acceptance criteria in the project documents.
Turnover Deliverables
The procedure the work was executed against, with chemical identity and lot documentation.
Time, temperature, concentration and circulation data through the treatment cycle.
Rinse and cleanliness test results recorded against acceptance criteria.
Assembled in the closeout format agreed before execution.
Representative Project
Post-fabrication chemical cleaning of stainless steel WFI and PW distribution circuits ahead of passivation. Chemistry selected against the metallurgy and the project specification. Rinse to conductivity acceptance criteria with verification testing and CLEANDOC turnover package.
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Next Step
Send the system list, the specification section, a description of the contamination if known and the schedule window. Cleansol will identify what is needed for a scope review and recommend the appropriate next step.
We review project inquiries promptly and follow up as quickly as your project timeline allows.
