Cleaning And Maintenance; Cleaning Agent And Disinfectant; Cleaning The Culture Vessel - Routine Cleaning - Infors HT Labfors 5 Operating Manual

Labfors 5 – Version for Microorganisms

Cleaning and Maintenance

10 Cleaning and Maintenance

10.1 Cleaning Agent and Disinfectant

10.2 Cleaning the Culture Vessel - Routine Cleaning

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The following sections describe in detail how the culture vessel and
accessories and the basic unit are cleaned and, as required,
stored.
In addition, the section contains a maintenance plan and corre-
sponding descriptions for the procedures to be performed by the
operator.
Intended use
Culture vessel
Cleaning agent for dena-
turation of proteins (e.g.
exit gas cooler)
Cleaning agent for smaller
component parts (e.g. exit
gas cooler, dip tube)
Cleaning agent for sur-
faces
Disinfectant for surfaces
Decalcifier for the equip-
ment
The culture vessel and accessories can be cleaned as soon as
they have cooled down after autoclaving.
ATTENTION
Household washing-up liquid and soap (in particular cream
soaps) can collect in glass pores and impair later cultivations.
Never clean culture vessels and accessories with household
soap and use special cleaning agent (for industrial and lab use)
in the lab washer.
Allowed products/tools
Water and a non-scratch, non-abra-
sive sponge or washing-up brush; lab
washer with special washing agent
(for industry and lab use)
0.1 N NaOH
Ultrasonic bath
Water
Ethanol, 70 %
Phosphoric acid or citric acid (max.
5 %)
22 January 2019