New Advanced Precision Cleaning Chemistry Approved by U.S. E.P.A.

New Advanced Precision Cleaning

Chemistry Approved by U.S. E.P.A.

First Drums of the New Vertrel® Sion™ Product

Are Shipped by MicroCare

After years of research and regulatory reviews involving numerous federal agencies, the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, through its SNAP process, approved in July 2015 the

commercialization of the new molecule from Chemours (ex-DuPont) optimized for critical

cleaning. With this approval, the new material now can be offered for sale in almost every

country in the world.

The specific molecule is

“methoxytridecafluoroheptene” (MPHE). It will be

marketed under the trade name Vertrel® Sion™ by

Chemours. MicroCare is the authorized source for

Chemours fluids in many parts of the world.

MicroCare made the first commercial shipments of

drums and pails of Vertrel® Sion™ fluids to

customers in the U.S. this month.

Tom Tattersall, MicroCare Executive Vice President

and Chief Operating Officer, sees this as a

breakthrough. “We’re thrilled that the last regulatory

hurdle finally has been cleared. Vertrel® Sion™

fluids will help companies clean better, faster, less

expensively and with the lowest GWP environmental profile than any current technology. We

are confident it will become the preferred replacement chemistry for nPB, TCE, HCFCs and

high cost HFE precision cleaners.”

Nonflammable MPHE is in the HFO family of chemistries. This new fluid is approved for use

in vapour degreasers, in aerosol dispensers and in adhesive applications. In terms of

cleaning performance and handling, it replaces trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, n-propyl

bromide (nPB), HCFC-225, alcohol, acetone, MEK and other fluids where maximum cleaning

power is needed.

Product Details

“The first product we will be shipping is an extra-strength degreaser,” explains David

Ferguson, MicroCare Product Manager for Precision Cleaning Products. “Long-term we will

tailor the formulations, add new capabilities, package it in aerosols, and adapt this molecule

for a variety of critical cleaning chores. It’s versatile, it works great, it’s safe and it’s extremely

economical.”

The Chemours Vertrel® Sion™

fluid is being commercialized by

MicroCare in North America.

Samples and finished product are

being pre-positioned at MicroCare

warehouses in Belgium and

Singapore, allowing speedy deliveries when customers are ready.

The first Vertrel® Sion™ product to be commercialized is an azeotrope of MPHE and t-DCE.

This formulation compares favourably to the most aggressive chlorinated and brominated

solvents. The product is generally considered very safe for people, with an 8-Hour TWA

exposure limit of 200 ppm. It features a Kb value of 103, the boiling point is 47°C, the density

is 1.28 g/L, the surface tension is ~21 dyn/cm and the viscosity is 0.42 cP. These

characteristics make the first Vertrel® Sion™ azeotrope an outstanding choice for vapor

degreasing.

The Vertrel® Sion™ fluid is exceptionally stable, so there is no acid testing or stabilizer

maintenance. The product can be used in standard designed vapour degreasing equipment.

This means costs are minimized and the environmental footprint is dramatically reduced.

Customer Implications

MicroCare plans a tightly structured roll-out of the new product in 4Q2015 and early 2016. For

more than two years the company has performed extensive beta-testing of the chemistry and

is “extremely confident” of the molecule’s behaviour and performance.

“We’re not going to blanket the world with it, not yet,” Mr. Ferguson adds. “We’re introducing it

in a very controlled schedule so we can provide full technical support to each customer”.

For the details about the Vertrel® Sion™ formulations, contact MicroCare. These products

are be available from selected authorized MicroCare distributors in the U.S., in Europe and

around the globe. For more details, visit MicroCare at Hall A4, Stand 101, or click through to

www.microcare.com.

For further information contact:

MICROCARE EUROPE bvba

Havendoklaan 13d

Cargovil-Vilvoorde, B-1804 Belgium

Tel: +32 2 251 95 05

On the web: www.MicroCare.com

Email: [email protected]

MICROCARE CORP.

595 John Downey Drive

New Britain, CT 06051 USA

Tel: +1 (860) 827-0626

Fax: +1 (860) 827-8105

In North America, dial (800) 638-0125

Email: [email protected]

MICROCARE ASIA PTE. LTD.

102E, Pasir Panjang Road #03-01,

Citilink Warehouse Complex

Singapore 118529

Tel: +65 6271 0182

Fax: +65 6512 5068

Email: [email protected]

Editor’s notes:

Since 1983, MicroCare Corporation has been the leading manufacturer of cost-effective,

environmentally-progressive fluids and tools used for precision cleaning, coating and

lubrication. These products are supplied to a wide variety of industries such as electronics,

metal finishing, transportation, photonics, medical devices and aerospace with a goal of

helping clients improve their own products, their quality and their processes. MicroCare also

features the industry’s leading product stewardship program, helping companies to be certain

they are using these products properly, safely and economically.

MicroCare Corporation has an ISO 9001-2008 registered quality system and is continually

improving and expanding its innovative range of products ensuring it is the favoured choice

globally. MicroCare Corporation includes the MicroCare®, Sticklers® and MicroCare

Medical™ among its many brands.

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