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Critical Cleaning of Cannabis and Other Botanical Residues

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The sticky resins and oily residues of cannabis processing make it harder to clean than traditional drug manufacturing. This TechBrief explains how to remove these highly adherent botanical residues from lab glassware, tools, irrigation lines, extraction vessels, and CIP tanks using aqueous, free-rinsing detergents — a safer, lower-cost alternative to harsh solvents like ethanol and isopropyl alcohol.

The cannabis industry presents specialized and difficult cleaning challenges, from the laboratory all the way through large-scale commercial manufacturing. The sticky resins encountered at every step of the process are legend — and they adhere just as well to glassware, irrigation lines, extraction vessels, and CIP tanks as they do to anything else. Contents Cleaning in the Cannabis Industry Quality in the Cannabis Industry Selecting the Proper Aqueous Cleaner Critical Cleaning by Application Laboratory Irrigation Lines Manufacturing Floor Cleaning Methods to Clean and Cleaning Agents Manual Cleaning Detergents CIP System…

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