Biofilm Cleaning

Biofilm typically consists of bacteria adhered to a surface, forming a complex architecture of microbial communities. An established biofilm has a matrix composed of microbial cells and cell-secreted extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) typically involving hydrophobic polysaccharides. Biofilms can thus be tenacious and difficult to eliminate. When removing biofilm, both low-foaming clean-in-place (CIP) as well as higher-foaming enzymatic detergents are effective. Alconox, LLC offers both cleaning solutions for effective biofilm removal.