Cleaning Solutions for Cured and Uncured Silicone0 pages

Cleaning Solutions for Cured and
Uncured Siliconet
Industrial Cleaning Expertise from Dow Corning

The pictures below show the removal
of an extremely high-viscosity silicone
film from a steel plate by dipping into
neat Dow Corning® DS-2025 Silicone
Cleaning Solvent at room temperature.

Reduce the Risk of Contamination and Improve
Industrial Hygiene
If you use large amounts of silicone in your products or manufacturing
processes, routinely cleaning your equipment and surfaces with an effective
silicone cleaner can help you safeguard product quality and performance.
Good cleaning practices help you reduce the risk of microbial or chemical
contamination in finished products as well as the risk of buildup-related
equipment failures. Effective cleaning also contributes to good industrial
hygiene and worker safety.

Product Advantages
Dow Corning® DS-2025
Silicone Cleaning Solvent:

Dow Corning® DS-1000
Aqueous Silicone Cleaner:

•tRapidly depolymerizes and dissolves
cured silicone

Before cleaning

•tEffectively emulsifies silicone oils,
greases and uncured silicone
elastomers

•tReusable
•tDoes not contain aromatic or
halogenated solvent
After 3 hours

•tCompatible with most construction
materials

•tEffective degreaser in a wide range
of manufacturing or processing
applications
•tComplies with EU detergent
regulation on biodegradability of
surfactants

Proven Solutions for Silicone Removal

After 5 hours

With these proven, nonflammable cleaning solutions from Dow Corning, you
can effectively remove both cured and uncured silicone from your tools,
kettles, bottling lines, pipes and manufacturing equipment, as well as from
floors and other surfaces. They are suitable for use in a wide range of
chemical manufacturing applications where silicone is used either as an
ingredient or as a process aid.
Remove cured silicone with Dow Corning ® DS-2025 Silicone Cleaning
Solvent. Many traditional solvents simply swell cured silicone; they do not
actually dissolve it, making the cured silicone difficult to remove. Dow Corning
DS-2025 Silicone Cleaning Solvent, on the other hand, rapidly digests and
dissolves even completely cured silicone. Plus, the product can be reused
multiple times, enhancing its cost-effectiveness.
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