How Does Bromothane™ Compare to "Trike" and Other the Chlorinated Solvents?

There is no doubt that many companies, such as after-market auto parts manufacturers, will take a long, hard look at "traditional" chlorinated solvents. Included in this group of products would be trichloroethylene ("trike" or "TCE"), methylene chloride and perchloroethylene ("perc"). These are great cleaners and they work very well in vapor degreasers. They generally are used for coarse cleaning -- the removal of heavy, thick oils and greases where precision and reliability of the part is not a high priority. But they are not suitable for precision cleaning applications. Their main appeal is that they are far, far less expensive than more modern solvent choices.

But there are problems. For starters, traditional chlorinated solvents are very aggressive cleaners. This means they will be incompatible with most modern elastomers and plastics. All of these are regulated as NESHAP pollutants and require Federal reporting. Because of toxicity concerns and air quality concerns, they must be operated under very special safety rules and can only be used in totally contained equipment. Any facility which is using them will need stringent air quality testing procedures or other risk-management controls. These products simply have no place in a modern precision cleaning application.

In contrast, Bromothane™ products are not NESHAP-regulated so they can be used in less expensive vapor degreasing equipment. Bromothane™ solvents offer a family of cleaners so an engineer can select the best solvent for the application. Bromothane™ solvents come with MicroCare's exceptional product stewardship program to ensure your people work safely and you get the most value from you cleaning system.

This list of benefits goes on and on. If you have tough precision cleaning problems, then modern Bromothane™ solvents are the choice for you.

Updated: Jan 5, 2004
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