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What is an Azeotrope
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Get a better understanding of what an azeotrope is and does with this simplified explanation from the application specialists at MicroCare. More info at: https://www.microcare.com/ where you'll find azeotropic cleaners that are more effective at cleaning manufactured parts while saving money. • ISO 9001:2015 Registered. ©MicroCare 2020. All rights reserved. • SUBSCRIBE to our VIDEOS to stay UP-TO-DATE on the critical cleaning industry: http://bit.ly/Watch-MicroCare-Videos • Follow us on • LINKEDIN: / microcare-corporation • TWITTER: / microcarenews • FACEBOOK: / microcarecorporation • WEBSITE: https://www.microcare.com/ • TRANSCRIPT: • Azeotropes are unique • and difficult to find or make • so they are both rare and special. • Azeotropes used in critical cleaning • have many benefits including lowering your cleaning costs, • boosting your cleaning effectiveness • and enhancing worker safety. • In simplest terms, • an azeotrope is defined as a mixture • of at least two different liquids or molecules • whose proportion cannot be changed • by simple distillation. • So first question, what makes an azeotrope? • For demonstration purposes, • let's suppose we test an unscientific mixture • that is 95% water and 5% ethanol. • If we boil the mixture • and measure the fumes coming off, • we would notice that the mixture of the ingredients • is still at the same 95-to-5 ratio. • When we further chill those vapors • and distill the material, • it again will have the same 95-to-5 mixture ratio. • In fact, no matter what we do, • the mixture always stays at the 95-to-5 proportions. • This means we have created a theoretical azeotrope. • So our second question is why make an azeotrope? • It's because azeotropes save • on cleaning fluid and operating costs. • The boiling point of water is about 100 degrees Celsius. • But when we add that precise amount of 5% ethanol, • the boiling temperature suddenly drops. • This is very odd and unexpected. • The two chemicals are still separate • and distinct in the mixture • with no change in their chemical state. • But somehow the two chemicals work together • to lower the combined boiling point. • Most importantly, as an azeotropic mix, • the two constituents boil off at the same rate. • Why is this significant? • Azeotropes are very easy to distill and recover. • If the fluid in a vapor degreaser acts as an azeotrope, • then the fluid can be boiled away and distilled • as a single fluid or monosolvent • while the contamination, fluxes, oils, greases stay trapped • in the liquid at the bottom of the machine. • In effect, trapping and concentrating the contamination • by distillation instead of using filters • and membranes and such • and this easy-to-recover azeotropic cleaning fluid • recycles hundreds of times before it needs replacement. • So we have created an azeotrope • that cleans more efficiently, • while lowering the amount and cost of solvent use • by recycling and remember • that lower boiling point? • It requires less energy to boil, • another cost saving factor. • So our third question, • why are azeotropes so cool? • It's simple. • They're easier to use and add safety • plus azeotropes allow you to tailor the cleaning fluid • to the contamination you want to remove. • Azeotropic behavior allows clever engineers • to deliver the improved cleaning performance • of a tailored mixture • with the convenient handling • and storage of a single compound. • Perhaps one chemical is nonflammable • but not the best cleaner. • But create the right mix with a super cleaner • that happens to be flammable, • we now have a great nonflammable cleaner. • This is a big boost for safety. • Many of the MicroCare cleaning fluids are azeotropes. • And azeotropic cleaners can be specifically engineered • to lower your costs, boost cleaning effectiveness, • and enhance worker safety. • While azeotropes are difficult to make, • the advanced possibilities are almost limitless. • Only MicroCare has the broad range • of ingredients and expertise • to engineer money-saving safer azeotropes • for your applications. • Look for the term azeotrope in our product descriptions • and SDS sheets. • And Discover Perfectly Clean. • (lively music)
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