Do you know the type, advantages and disadvantages of dust-free wipes

Sep 04, 2018 Leave a message

Do you know the type, advantages and disadvantages of dust-free wipes?

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At present, the dust-free wipes on the market mainly have the following major categories:


1) Polyester knitted wipes


2) Polyester knit wipes


3) Polyester woven woven cloth


4) Wood pulp / viscose and polyester composite non-woven wipes


5) Full polyester non-woven wipes


6) All wood pulp non-woven wipes


7) All PP non-woven wipes


8) PU sponge wipe


9) PVA sponge wipe


10) Cotton woven knit wipes


Therefore, when we understand the type of dust-free wipes, we must first determine the advantages and disadvantages of various dust-free wipes before wiping the cloth, so that we can better choose the suitable dust-free wipes. Wipes are widely used in many industries. The following is a detailed analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of these ten types of dust-free wipes:


1) Polyester knitted wipes


Advantages: wear resistance, strong decontamination ability and high cleanliness.


Disadvantages: no water absorption, weak ability to remove sewage, usually treated with a hydrophilic agent, and the hydrophilic agent will dissolve into the solvent we use.


2) Polyester knit wipes


Advantages: wear resistance, grease removal, fingerprints and other contaminants are very strong, the solvent is dry quickly after drying, and the efficiency is high.


Disadvantages: higher cost


3) Polyester woven woven cloth


Advantages: Strong ability to remove residual glue. Disadvantages: weak ability to remove particulate dirt and dust


4) Wood pulp / viscose and polyester composite non-woven wipes


Advantages: Non-woven structure, strong macro decontamination ability, suitable for removing a large number of pollutants. Disadvantages: The cleanliness is not high, the solvent is broken and the chips are not used in a very clean environment. 5) Full polyester non-woven wipes


Non-woven wipes of wood pulp polyester are more clean and slightly durable, but not suitable for removing water stains.


Because the hydrophilicity of polyester is not strong.


6) All wood pulp non-woven wipes


Advantages: resistant to organic solvents, strong decontamination ability


Disadvantages: The cleanliness is not high. At present, except for Japan's M-3, the cleanliness is slightly higher. Other Chinese-made wood pulp non-woven fabrics have low cleanliness and are easy to be chipped. It is not suitable for use in clean rooms of grades 1000 or above. .


7) All PP non-woven wipes


It is a good helper for oil removal, but the cleanliness is not high and the water absorption is not good.


8) PU sponge wipe


The decontamination amount is large, but it is not durable and is easy to break off the fibers. Moreover, it is not resistant to solvents with high solubility.


9) PVA sponge wipe


Absorption amount, large amount of decontamination, can only be used with water, otherwise it is a hard block and cannot be wiped.


10) Cotton woven knit wipes


High temperature resistance, strong ability to remove water and dirt, very low cleanliness, not suitable for use in clean rooms of Class 10,000 or above.


The advantages and disadvantages of the above ten types of dust-free wipes are expected to help you in your later work.

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For the dust-free wiper, how to choose this problem is actually very simple. To correctly select the required dust-free wipe, follow the steps below:

1. Identify the requirements for clean objects and cleanliness;

2. Determine the compatibility with the solvent used;

3. Determine the type of dust-free cloth to be selected;

4. Determine the in-plant evaluation method for the dust-free wipes.