Ultrasonic Process Description
Aqueous Cleaning
This cleaning uses water as its main solvent and has synthetic detergents
and surfacants combined with special addictives such as builders, pH
buffers, inhibitors, saponifiers etc.. It utilizes the synergetic effects
and offers multiple degrees of freedom in concentration and blending. Its
key stages include: -
· Washing
· Rinsing
· Drying
· Wastewater disposal
The merits and Demerits
ADVANTAGES
Aqueous cleaning system has several advantages over organic solvent cleaning.
· Safety
· Cleaning
· Inorganic or polar soils
· Oil and grease removal
· Multiple cleaning mechanism
· Ultrasonics applicability
· Chemical cost
DISADVANTAGES
Depending upon the specific cleaning application, however, there are also
some disadvantages.
· Cleaning difficulty
· Rising
· Floor space
· Drying
· Material compatibility
· Water
· Energy consumption
Wastewater disposal - in some instances , the use of aqueous cleaning may
require wastewater treatment prior to discharge.