Why It Matters
Design formulates caustic/acid CIP cycles with surfactants and sequestrants for food-and-beverage equipment
Solution Approach
Design formulates caustic/acid CIP cycles with surfactants and sequestrants for food-and-beverage equipment RawSource supplies the base chemicals that go into these programs. We can help with product selection, grade matching, and sourcing from multiple origins for supply security.
Typical Formulation Workflow
1
Application & Soil Assessment
Define the cleaning task, surfaces, soils, and water hardness, plus the safety and regulatory profile for the use environment.
2
Surfactant & Builder Selection
Match surfactants, builders, solvents, chelants, acids or alkalis, and preservatives to the soil, surface compatibility, and label claims.
3
Formulation & Use-Dilution Trial
Optimize the actives ratio and use dilution, checking foam, clarity, stability, and performance at the in-use concentration.
4
Performance & Stability Validation
Confirm cleaning efficacy, storage and freeze-thaw stability, and packaging compatibility before scale-up.
Recommended Chemistries (4)
Caustic Soda (Sodium Hydroxide) Beads
CAS 1310-73-2
Acids & Salts
Primary alkali for oven cleaners, drain openers, and industrial degreasers
1824 (SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION) · Class Alkaline phase of CIP: saponifies fats and hydrolyzes protein soils off product-contact surfaces
Melting Point: 318 °C Boiling Point: > 130 °C at 760 mmHg Density: 1.5 at 20 °C
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Nitric Acid 67% 42 Baume Tech
CAS 7697-37-2
Acids & Salts
pH Adjustment
2031 (NITRIC ACID, OTHER THAN RED FUMING) · Class Acid phase that strips mineral scale and re-passivates stainless steel after the caustic cycle
Melting Point: -42 °C Boiling Point: 83 °C at 760 mmHg Density: 1.5 at 25 °C
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Sodium Gluconate (Food Grade)
CAS 527-07-1
Esters
Alkaline-stable chelant essential for CIP at pH > 10
Caustic-stable sequestrant that keeps hardness and iron in solution at high CIP pH so they don't redeposit
Melting Point: 170-175 °C Boiling Point: No boiling point at normal pressure; decomposes… Density: 1.8 g/cm3
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Laureth-4
CAS 68439-50-9
Surfactants
Standard nonionic for all-purpose cleaners and low-foam machine applications
Low-foam nonionic that wets soil in turbulent flow without foaming out the CIP pump
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Related Product Families
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Nonionic Surfactants
Alcohol ethoxylates and alkyl polyglucosides for low-foam grease cutting in automatic dishwash, CIP, and all-purpose cleaners
Low-Foam CleaningEmulsificationCoupling
50 chemistries
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Alkaline Builders & pH Adjusters
Caustic soda, soda ash, silicates, and amine-based alkaline systems for laundry, industrial, and floor-stripping applications
pH AdjustmentSoil EmulsificationWater Softening
25 chemistries
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Chelants & Sequestrants
EDTA, HEDP, citrate, and gluconate chelation systems for hard water mineral control, scale inhibition, and surfactant performance
ChelationScale InhibitionWater Softening
28 chemistries
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