Energy, Water and Downtime Reduced for Cleaning W/O Cream with TiO2 and Silicones, with Ecolab’s MCL B Alkaline Detergent

Ecolab’s technical experts went onsite to assess customer’s operations and determine where there was an opportunity to improve operational efficiency. They discovered that the current initial phase cleaning method that involved a soaking period with a mix of raw materials resulted in large water consumption and extensive cleaning times.

Following this site visit, Ecolab analysed soil samples, and carried out lab-scale tests under plant parameters conditions to help identify an optimal cleaning agent.

The resulting tests found Ecolab MCL B to be the ideal solution. This alkaline detergent is designed to remove pigmented soils and mineral containing premixes commonly found in the cosmetics industry.

It provided superior dispersing properties compared to the customer’s current cleaning process, resulted into an improved cleaning performance towards mineral containing soils and in a shorter time frame.

The proposed cleaning process was implemented on-site in a trial run. This trial was very successful, replicating results observed at laboratory scale, and resulted in the company replacing its previous cleaning process.