Co-solvent cleaners enhance the solubility of contaminants and improve efficiency and performance
Co-solvents are secondary solvents added to a primary solvent to enhance solubility, cleaning efficiency, stability and performance of your solvent cleaning process.
Co-solvents will help to dissolve contaminants that a single solvent alone may struggle to remove by modifying the overall polarity, viscosity, and evaporation rate of the cleaning solution.
Highly effective for cleaning circuit boards, semiconductors, avionics, and optical instruments. Cosolvents also assist with the cleaning of surgical instruments, implants and other medical devices that require sterilization.
For the Removal of flux residues, dust and debris, carbon deposits, oils, engine grease and lubricants, whilst minimizing potential damage to sensitive materials. Perfect for cleaning small components, high density PCB’s or boards populated with very low stand-off components.
What is co-solvent cleaning?
Co-solvent cleaning is a powerful and versatile vapour degreasing process that uses a combination of two solvents to clean a variety of substrates. Particularly useful in electronics cleaning, this process is a safe and efficient way to remove organic and mineral residues from solder fluxes and pastes.
The co-solvent cleaning process uses a mixture of the solvating agent and a rinsing agent in the first cleaning stage, followed by just the rinsing agent in the second stage. Excellent for applications where solubility, material compatibility, sustainability and regulatory compliance are important. Co-solvents will help to dissolve contaminants that a single solvent alone may struggle to remove by modifying the overall polarity, viscosity, and evaporation rate of the cleaning solution.
The co-solvent cleaning process for electronics cleaning
Increasing demand for miniaturized electronic assemblies has led to greater challenges in the parts cleaning process, and manufacturers need to solder with greater precision to avoid problems like corrosion and short circuiting. Co-solvent cleaning enhances the solubility of contaminants, improves efficiency and performance, and helps remove difficult soils which often require high temperatures.
CO-SOLVENT CLEANER BENEFITS
- Enhanced solubility
- Improved cleaning efficiency
- Reduced toxicity
- Reduced environmental Impact
- Lower VOC emissions
- Controlled evaporation rates
- Material compatibility
- Low energy / cost efficient
- Regulatory compliance
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
- Aerospace and avionics
- Electronics
- Medical device cleaning
- Machining
- Automotive parts and engine cleaning
- Paint and coating removal
- Pharmaceutical and laboratory cleaning
Co-solvents Product Brochure
CO-SOLVENT CLEANING CYCLE
A Simple 3-Step Process
Cleaning: Parts are immersed in the boiling sump, which contains a blend of Topklean EL20A and ProSolv®IPA. The low viscosity of the mixture allows for the cleaning of small components and high-density PCB’s.
Rinsing: Parts are rinsed in the clean sump of the vapour degreasing tank, which is filled with ProSolv®IPA. With the co-solvent process,
re-deposition of soils is minimized.
Final stage: Components are moved into the vapour zone for drying, without the need for expensive high-temperature ovens. The entire process is done automatically and under a sealed lid. EnviroTech Europe also supplies vapour degreasing equipment like the Solvac S2 which is perfect for co-solvent cleaning.
Customer service and technical support provided from qualified distributors worldwide. We can supply Safety Data Sheets, independent laboratory reports, product samples and further assistance. For more information or advice please contact us by telephone on +44 (0) 20 8281 6370 or use our contact form.
All vapour degreasing solvents are supplied and supported by EnviroTech Europe Ltd. Manufactured in the United Kingdom and available on short delivery times through our dedicated team of distributors worldwide.
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