Sugar Processing

MAKS 9681 EVAPORATOR CLEANING ADDITIVE

MAKS 9681 EVAPORATOR CLEANING ADDITIVE

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

MAKS 9681 is a granule product containing a blend of dry acids.

PRINCIPAL USES

MAKS 9681 is evaporator acid cleaners have been specifically designed for use as convenient, economical, and safe cleaning agents to remove scale in the evaporators, vacuum pans and heat exchangers of the sugar industry,

PRODUCT BENEFITS

  • Very effective acid scale remover
  • Contains an effective inhibitor that helps minimize corrosion in the acid cleaning application
  • Specially formulated blend of dry acids designed to remove water hardness deposits from industrial equipment
  • Inhibited to help protect metal commonly encountered during cleaning
  • Easy to use with built in dye indicator
  • Safer and more convenient to handle than strong liquid acids.

DOSAGE

The specific dosage of  MAKS 9681 required depends on the severity of the scale, size of the evaporators or other heating surfaces. Under normal conditions, a starting point should be 10 grams per sq ft of heating surface in the first three evaporator bodies and 40 grams per sq ft in the last body.

Your BIMAKS representative will recommend the optimum dosage necessary to ensure maximum program performance according to your specific system parameters.

FEEDING

MAKS 9681 should be dissolved in water. Pour or pump into equipment to be cleaned and circulate. The product may be added directly to a water system where good solution and mixing of the chemical are assured.

MATERIALSMAKS 9681 is compatible with most metals and plastics during normal cleaning procedures, which should last only a few hours. Long or continuous use on galvanised or aluminium surfaces should be avoided.

HANDLING-STORAGE-SHIPPING

As a standard precaution with all chemicals we recommend the use of protective equipment such as goggles and rubber gloves when handling. Consult the Material Safety Data Sheet as the only official source of Environmental and Safety information.

The product can be stored 24 months from date of shipping if kept in its original, unopened container and under normal warehouse conditions. Protect from freezing and from exposure to high temperature.

MAKS 9681 is available in non-returnable containers of different sizes.

APPLICATION METHOD AND QUANTITY

The dosage quantity of the product changes according to the operating conditions and water chemistry of the system. BIMAKS representative will propose the appropriate dosage quantity to ensure maximum conditioning performance based on the distributed system parameters.