Cleaning Chemicals

Kolene® Process Chemicals

We manufacture process chemicals for industrial cleaning. Our molten salt formulations run in Kolene cleaning systems.

Our chemicals address oxide removal from select metals, hexavalent chromium treatment, flux and scale removal, and surface preparation including stripping.

Descaling and Pickling

Find chemistries for stainless, nickel alloys, superalloys, and refractory-metal scale removal.

Paint & Powder Stripping

Find salts for maintenance stripping of hooks, racks, and hangers, and for salvaging reject coated parts.

Casting Cleaning

Browse Kastech® formulations for sand, investment, graphite, and ceramic-residue removal.

Products

Showing 30 of 30 products

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Alko-N™

Scale conditioning and lubricant removal from titanium substrates.

Need help selecting an Alko product? Contact us with your titanium alloy, the scale or lubricant, and your current process.

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Alko-Plus™

Scale conditioning and lubricant removal from titanium substrates.

Need help selecting an Alko product? Contact us with your titanium alloy, the scale or lubricant, and your current process.

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Alko-S™

Scale conditioning and lubricant removal from titanium substrates.

Need help selecting an Alko product? Contact us with your titanium alloy, the scale or lubricant, and your current process.

Descaling

DGS®

Versatile descaling compositions for stainless steels, nickel alloys, and superalloys. Removes hot forming and anneal scales as well as residual lubricants such as glass, moly disulfide, etc. Appropriate for batch and continuous anneal and pickle applications.

Casting

Kastech® AL750

Molten salt for removing silica-based refractory residues and sand from aluminum investment and sand castings.

Casting

Kastech® Alpha 400

Buffered pH control product used with Kastech AL750 salt for rinsing aluminum castings after salt bath cleaning.

Casting

Kastech® Basic

General-purpose investment removal salt for easy-to-clean ceramic compositions and simple to moderately complex geometries.

Casting

Kastech® Ceram-X

Designed for more complex investment castings with preformed coring and/or more resistant ceramic compositions.

Casting

Kastech® Electrolytic

Removes residual casting sand, scale, and exposed surface graphite from cast iron components, including internal passages, and prepares surfaces for brazing and babbitting.

Casting

Kastech® Ultra

For very complex or low-reactivity ceramics, including quartz rod and tubing in castings. Also used to clear solidified glass from extrusion tooling such as fiberglass spinners.

Oxide removal

KGC™

Proprietary powdered organic acid blend used as a general-purpose cleaner for brightening and removing oxide from a wide variety of metals including carbon steel, stainless steel, red metal alloys, and the like.

Oxide removal

KLC™

Comparable to KGC but supplied in a liquid form for easy mixing and automated additions.

Descaling

Koliquid® No. 1

Proprietary descaling formulation supplied in bulk as a concentrated liquid solution, for automatic salt additions on high-production continuous anneal and pickle lines. Compatible with conventional bead or solid salt products when used with Koliquid addition systems.

Need help selecting a Koliquid product? Contact us with your line and salt-addition setup.

Descaling

Koliquid® DGS

Proprietary descaling formulation supplied in bulk as a concentrated liquid solution, for automatic salt additions on high-production continuous anneal and pickle lines. Compatible with conventional bead or solid salt products when used with Koliquid addition systems.

Need help selecting a Koliquid product? Contact us with your line and salt-addition setup.

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KQW™

A controlled-oxidizing salt for removing organic contaminants and transferring heat in thermochemical reactions.

Melt point
142 °C (288 °F)
Working range
177–427 °C (350–800 °F)

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Kolene® No. 10

A controlled-oxidizing salt for removing polymers from spinnerets, pumps, dies, and similar tooling.

Melt point
188 °C (370 °F)
Working range
299–482 °C (570–900 °F)

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Kolene® No. 10W

A polymer-removal salt for spinnerets, pumps, dies, and similar tooling, with a lower melting point than No. 10 and the same stated operating range.

Melt point
142 °C (288 °F)
Working range
299–482 °C (570–900 °F)

Descaling

Moly

Formulated specifically to descale reactive refractory metals such as molybdenum and tungsten. Provides rapid and uniform reactivity to produce smooth, clean surfaces.

Descaling

Kolene® No. 1

Versatile descaling composition for stainless steels, nickel alloys, and superalloys. Appropriate for batch and continuous anneal and pickle applications.

Paint stripping

Kolene® No. 5

Provides complete and rapid paint stripping action for general maintenance of hooks, racks, and hangers. May be used in batch mode or Kontinuous™ applications for automated rack stripping.

Paint stripping

Kolene® No. 6

Mid-temperature catalyzed oxidizing salt for quick and complete removal of carbon and oils from engine components during remanufacture. Also strips cured paint and powder from a range of metal substrates.

Paint stripping

Recover® 5000

Multi-metal paint and powder removal process for salvaging defectively coated components. Effective on cured paint, powder, and e-coat finishes. For ferrous, galvanized, zinc, magnesium, aluminum, and copper alloys; compatibility and finish depend on the metal, coating, and process conditions. Under controlled conditions, highly polished surfaces on compatible metals are virtually unaffected.

Need help selecting a Recover product? Contact us with the metal, coating, and process conditions.

Paint stripping

Recover® 5000 E Stripper

Multi-metal paint and powder removal process for salvaging defectively coated components. Effective on cured paint, powder, and e-coat finishes. For ferrous, galvanized, zinc, magnesium, aluminum, and copper alloys; compatibility and finish depend on the metal, coating, and process conditions. Under controlled conditions, highly polished surfaces on compatible metals are virtually unaffected.

Need help selecting a Recover product? Contact us with the metal, coating, and process conditions.

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Virgo™ A

Part of our Virgo line of scale conditioning salts (Virgo A, Virgo GS, and Virgo R), often specified for stainless and superalloy conditioning, chromium carbide and tungsten carbide removal, and general jet engine hot section conditioning.

Need help selecting a Virgo grade? Contact us with the alloy, scale or deposit, and intended process.

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Virgo™ GS

Part of our Virgo line of scale conditioning salts (Virgo A, Virgo GS, and Virgo R), often specified for stainless and superalloy conditioning, chromium carbide and tungsten carbide removal, and general jet engine hot section conditioning.

Need help selecting a Virgo grade? Contact us with the alloy, scale or deposit, and intended process.

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Virgo™ R

Part of our Virgo line of scale conditioning salts (Virgo A, Virgo GS, and Virgo R), often specified for stainless and superalloy conditioning, chromium carbide and tungsten carbide removal, and general jet engine hot section conditioning.

Need help selecting a Virgo grade? Contact us with the alloy, scale or deposit, and intended process.

Oxide removal

Iso-Descaling

An alkaline-based oxidizing salt for removing scale and oxides formed during the heat treatment of alloys.

Melt point
263 °C (505 °F)
Working range
399–538 °C (750–1,000 °F)

Paint stripping

Iso-Strip

Oxidizing salt used as a paint stripper.

Melt point
232 °C (450 °F)
Working range
427–510 °C (800–950 °F)

Safety data sheets (SDS)

For current handling, storage, and safety details, request the latest SDS packet for your product.

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