Low foam media cleaning detergent
A chemical composition for cleaning a medium is provided. For some embodiments, the chemical composition comprises a nonionic surfactant, an inorganic salt, a glycol compound, a chelating agent, and deionized water. For example, the chemical composition may comprise between about 1% and 5% of nonionic surfactant, between about 2% and 6% by weight of an inorganic salt, between about 5% and 10% by weight of a glycol compound, between about 5% and 10% by weight of a chelating agent, and deionized water.
1. A chemical composition for cleaning a medium, the chemical composition comprising:
a nonionic surfactant having an ethoxylation level between about 5 to 20, wherein the nonionic surfactant comprises polyoxyethylene arylether and polyoxyethylene phenyl ether;
a medium etching component comprising an inorganic salt, the inorganic salt creating a pH of the chemical composition that is between about 12.0 to 12.5 at a temperature up to about 60 degrees Celsius;
a glycol compound;
a chelating agent; and
deionized water.
2. The chemical composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyoxyethylene arylether is about 1 to 5 wt. % of the chemical composition.
3. The chemical composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyoxyethylene phenyl ether is 1 to 5 wt. % of the chemical composition.
4. The chemical composition of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic salt comprises potassium hydroxide.
5. The chemical composition of claim 4 , wherein the potassium hydroxide is about 2 to 6 wt. % of the chemical composition.
6. The chemical composition of claim 1 , wherein the glycol compound comprises dipropylene glycol methyl ether.
7. The chemical composition of claim 6 , wherein the dipropylene glycol methyl ether is about 5 to 10 wt. % of the chemical composition.
8. The chemical composition of claim 1 , wherein the chelating agent comprises hydroxyethylene disphosphonic acid (HEDP).
9. The chemical composition of claim 8 , wherein the hydroxyethylene disphosphonic acid (HEDP) is about 5 to 10 wt. % of the chemical composition.
10. The chemical composition of claim 1 , wherein the medium is a magnetic medium.