Barbara Kanegsberg is president of BFK Solutions LLC, Pacific Palisades, California, an independent consulting company established in 1994. BFK Solutions is the industry leader in critical cleaning. As a recognized consultant in the areas of critical cleaning, contamination control, surface quality, and process validation, she helps companies optimize manufacturing cleaning processes, improve yield, resolve regulatory issues, and maintain trouble-free production. She has participated in projects that include aerospace/military equipment, electronics assembly, medical devices, engineered coatings, metals, pump repair, and optical and nanotechnological devices. She has also participated in a number of product development- and intellectual property-related projects for manufacturers of cleaning chemicals and industrial equipment. Barbara is a recipient of the U.S. EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award for her achievements in implementing effective, environment-friendly manufacturing processes. She has numerous publications to her credit in the areas of surface preparation, contamination control, critical cleaning, method validation, analytical techniques, and regulatory issues.Ed Kanegsberg is the vice president of BFK Solutions, Pacific Palisades, California. He is also a chemical physicist and engineer who troubleshoots and solves manufacturing production problems. Ed is a recognized advisor and consultant in the areas of industrial cleaning process design and process performance. He uses his four decades of practical experience along with his background in physics and engineering to help companies solve production problems and optimize their cleaning and contamination control processes.

… an excellent resource for the manufacturer and for those researchers and consultants like myself who support the manufacturers. … This Handbook's strongest suit is the presentation of the Kanegsbergs’ philosophy of process development and improvement. … they have produced a very useful resource in these two handbooks.—Darren Williams, Controlled Environments Magazine, Mar 1, 2012Mazel tov on your new edition!!! I really didn't know what to expect from a ‘cleaning’ book. So surprised—it is an incredible treasure trove of information!! It is really interesting, beautifully written and honestly I can't stop reading it. Thankfully it is two volumes so Scott and I don't have to fight over it. Really, it is the most fascinating technical book I've ever seen so it should fly off the shelves-or the Internet.—Debra Kimless-Garber MD, Scott Garber MD, DIFLUOREX ... a tour de force, a work written by experts who have worked at the interface between science and industry and who write from that basis, not from an ivory tower. The price of these two formidable volumes is not insignificant. But set against the cost of defective production, just for one hour’s downtime or components having to be re-worked or completely rejected, it is an investment that will pay for itself many times over. On that basis, one is more than happy to strongly recommend it. —Anselm Kuhn, Galvanotechnik, July 2011There are a number of excellent chapters specific to electronics applications; these include materials, equipment, processes and failure modes. Cleaning printed board assemblies for selected applications is on the increase where no clean has quite rightly dominated the market place for many years since the demise of CFC’s. There are many reasons why cleaning is a hot topic again and a great time for the release of an encyclopaedia on cleaning.—Bob Willis, Global SMT & Packaging Magazine, July 2011Any firm serious about managing its cleaning operations should have this book available to their staff responsible for that operation. It’s a strong contribution to the technical literature supporting industrial cleaning because of the diversity of its coverage and strengths of many chapters, …. Every chapter is replete with references—something not provided with a Google (or other search engine) Internet search.—John Durkee, Metal Finishing Magazine, August 2011Industry expert Ed Kanegsberg discusses the necessity for cleaning prior to manufacturing

• Part I: Cleaning AgentsCleaning Agents: Overview. Aqueous Cleaning Essentials. Cleaning Agent Chemistry. Solvents and Solubility. Hydrofluoroethers. Hydrofluorocarbons. n-Propyl Bromide. Vapor Degreasing with Traditional Chlorinated Solvents. D-Limonene: A Safe and Versatile Naturally Occurring Alternative Solvent. Benzotrifluorides.Part II: Cleaning SystemsCleaning Equipment: Overview. The Fundamental Theory and Application of Ultrasonics for Cleaning. Ultrasonic Cleaning Mechanism. Ultrasonic Cleaning with Two Frequencies. Megasonic Cleaning Action. Snap, Crackle, or Pop: How Do Bubbles Sound? Principles and Quantitative Measurements of Cavitation. Equipment Design. From Laboratory Cleaning to Production Cleaning. Cold and Heated Batch: Solvent Cleaning Systems. Flushing: A Dynamic Learning Process in Soils, Chemistry, and Equipment. Solvent Vapor Degreasing: Minimizing Waste Streams. Vapor Degreaser Retrofitting. Enclosed Cleaning Systems. Organic Solvent Cleaning: Solvent and Vapor Phase Equipment Overview. Overview to "Nonchemical" Cleaning. Cleaning with Micro Sandblasters. Cleaning with Carbon Dioxide Snow. Cleaning with Dense-Phase CO2: Liquid CO2, Supercritical CO2, and CO2 Snow. Gas Plasma: A Dry Process for Cleaning and Surface Treatment. Superheated, High-Pressure Steam Vapor Cleaning. Making Decisions about Water and Wastewater Processes. Overview of Drying: Drying after Solvent Cleaning and Fixturing. Drying. Liquid Displacement Drying Techniques.Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

Barbara Kanegsberg is president of BFK Solutions LLC, Pacific Palisades, California, an independent consulting company established in 1994. BFK Solutions is the industry leader in critical cleaning. As a recognized consultant in the areas of critical cleaning, contamination control, surface quality, and process validation, she helps companies optimize manufacturing cleaning processes, improve yield, resolve regulatory issues, and maintain trouble-free production. She has participated in projects that include aerospace/military equipment, electronics assembly, medical devices, engineered coatings, metals, pump repair, and optical and nanotechnological devices. She has also participated in a number of product development- and intellectual property-related projects for manufacturers of cleaning chemicals and industrial equipment. Barbara is a recipient of the U.S. EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award for her achievements in implementing effective, environment-friendly manufacturing processes. She has numerous publications to her credit in the areas of surface preparation, contamination control, critical cleaning, method validation, analytical techniques, and regulatory issues.Ed Kanegsberg is the vice president of BFK Solutions, Pacific Palisades, California. He is also a chemical physicist and engineer who troubleshoots and solves manufacturing production problems. Ed is a recognized advisor and consultant in the areas of industrial cleaning process design and process performance. He uses his four decades of practical experience along with his background in physics and engineering to help companies solve production problems and optimize their cleaning and contamination control processes.

… an excellent resource for the manufacturer and for those researchers and consultants like myself who support the manufacturers. … This Handbook's strongest suit is the presentation of the Kanegsbergs’ philosophy of process development and improvement. … they have produced a very useful resource in these two handbooks.—Darren Williams, Controlled Environments Magazine, Mar 1, 2012Mazel tov on your new edition!!! I really didn't know what to expect from a ‘cleaning’ book. So surprised—it is an incredible treasure trove of information!! It is really interesting, beautifully written and honestly I can't stop reading it. Thankfully it is two volumes so Scott and I don't have to fight over it. Really, it is the most fascinating technical book I've ever seen so it should fly off the shelves-or the Internet.—Debra Kimless-Garber MD, Scott Garber MD, DIFLUOREX ... a tour de force, a work written by experts who have worked at the interface between science and industry and who write from that basis, not from an ivory tower. The price of these two formidable volumes is not insignificant. But set against the cost of defective production, just for one hour’s downtime or components having to be re-worked or completely rejected, it is an investment that will pay for itself many times over. On that basis, one is more than happy to strongly recommend it. —Anselm Kuhn, Galvanotechnik, July 2011There are a number of excellent chapters specific to electronics applications; these include materials, equipment, processes and failure modes. Cleaning printed board assemblies for selected applications is on the increase where no clean has quite rightly dominated the market place for many years since the demise of CFC’s. There are many reasons why cleaning is a hot topic again and a great time for the release of an encyclopaedia on cleaning.—Bob Willis, Global SMT & Packaging Magazine, July 2011Any firm serious about managing its cleaning operations should have this book available to their staff responsible for that operation. It’s a strong contribution to the technical literature supporting industrial cleaning because of the diversity of its coverage and strengths of many chapters, …. Every chapter is replete with references—something not provided with a Google (or other search engine) Internet search.—John Durkee, Metal Finishing Magazine, August 2011Industry expert Ed Kanegsberg discusses the necessity for cleaning prior to manufacturing

• Part I: Cleaning AgentsCleaning Agents: Overview. Aqueous Cleaning Essentials. Cleaning Agent Chemistry. Solvents and Solubility. Hydrofluoroethers. Hydrofluorocarbons. n-Propyl Bromide. Vapor Degreasing with Traditional Chlorinated Solvents. D-Limonene: A Safe and Versatile Naturally Occurring Alternative Solvent. Benzotrifluorides.Part II: Cleaning SystemsCleaning Equipment: Overview. The Fundamental Theory and Application of Ultrasonics for Cleaning. Ultrasonic Cleaning Mechanism. Ultrasonic Cleaning with Two Frequencies. Megasonic Cleaning Action. Snap, Crackle, or Pop: How Do Bubbles Sound? Principles and Quantitative Measurements of Cavitation. Equipment Design. From Laboratory Cleaning to Production Cleaning. Cold and Heated Batch: Solvent Cleaning Systems. Flushing: A Dynamic Learning Process in Soils, Chemistry, and Equipment. Solvent Vapor Degreasing: Minimizing Waste Streams. Vapor Degreaser Retrofitting. Enclosed Cleaning Systems. Organic Solvent Cleaning: Solvent and Vapor Phase Equipment Overview. Overview to "Nonchemical" Cleaning. Cleaning with Micro Sandblasters. Cleaning with Carbon Dioxide Snow. Cleaning with Dense-Phase CO2: Liquid CO2, Supercritical CO2, and CO2 Snow. Gas Plasma: A Dry Process for Cleaning and Surface Treatment. Superheated, High-Pressure Steam Vapor Cleaning. Making Decisions about Water and Wastewater Processes. Overview of Drying: Drying after Solvent Cleaning and Fixturing. Drying. Liquid Displacement Drying Techniques.Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

Barbara Kanegsberg is president of BFK Solutions LLC, Pacific Palisades, California, an independent consulting company established in 1994. BFK Solutions is the industry leader in critical cleaning. As a recognized consultant in the areas of critical cleaning, contamination control, surface quality, and process validation, she helps companies optimize manufacturing cleaning processes, improve yield, resolve regulatory issues, and maintain trouble-free production. She has participated in projects that include aerospace/military equipment, electronics assembly, medical devices, engineered coatings, metals, pump repair, and optical and nanotechnological devices. She has also participated in a number of product development- and intellectual property-related projects for manufacturers of cleaning chemicals and industrial equipment. Barbara is a recipient of the U.S. EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award for her achievements in implementing effective, environment-friendly manufacturing processes. She has numerous publications to her credit in the areas of surface preparation, contamination control, critical cleaning, method validation, analytical techniques, and regulatory issues.Ed Kanegsberg is the vice president of BFK Solutions, Pacific Palisades, California. He is also a chemical physicist and engineer who troubleshoots and solves manufacturing production problems. Ed is a recognized advisor and consultant in the areas of industrial cleaning process design and process performance. He uses his four decades of practical experience along with his background in physics and engineering to help companies solve production problems and optimize their cleaning and contamination control processes.

… an excellent resource for the manufacturer and for those researchers and consultants like myself who support the manufacturers. … This Handbook's strongest suit is the presentation of the Kanegsbergs’ philosophy of process development and improvement. … they have produced a very useful resource in these two handbooks.—Darren Williams, Controlled Environments Magazine, Mar 1, 2012Mazel tov on your new edition!!! I really didn't know what to expect from a ‘cleaning’ book. So surprised—it is an incredible treasure trove of information!! It is really interesting, beautifully written and honestly I can't stop reading it. Thankfully it is two volumes so Scott and I don't have to fight over it. Really, it is the most fascinating technical book I've ever seen so it should fly off the shelves-or the Internet.—Debra Kimless-Garber MD, Scott Garber MD, DIFLUOREX ... a tour de force, a work written by experts who have worked at the interface between science and industry and who write from that basis, not from an ivory tower. The price of these two formidable volumes is not insignificant. But set against the cost of defective production, just for one hour’s downtime or components having to be re-worked or completely rejected, it is an investment that will pay for itself many times over. On that basis, one is more than happy to strongly recommend it. —Anselm Kuhn, Galvanotechnik, July 2011There are a number of excellent chapters specific to electronics applications; these include materials, equipment, processes and failure modes. Cleaning printed board assemblies for selected applications is on the increase where no clean has quite rightly dominated the market place for many years since the demise of CFC’s. There are many reasons why cleaning is a hot topic again and a great time for the release of an encyclopaedia on cleaning.—Bob Willis, Global SMT & Packaging Magazine, July 2011Any firm serious about managing its cleaning operations should have this book available to their staff responsible for that operation. It’s a strong contribution to the technical literature supporting industrial cleaning because of the diversity of its coverage and strengths of many chapters, …. Every chapter is replete with references—something not provided with a Google (or other search engine) Internet search.—John Durkee, Metal Finishing Magazine, August 2011Industry expert Ed Kanegsberg discusses the necessity for cleaning prior to manufacturing

• Part I: Cleaning AgentsCleaning Agents: Overview. Aqueous Cleaning Essentials. Cleaning Agent Chemistry. Solvents and Solubility. Hydrofluoroethers. Hydrofluorocarbons. n-Propyl Bromide. Vapor Degreasing with Traditional Chlorinated Solvents. D-Limonene: A Safe and Versatile Naturally Occurring Alternative Solvent. Benzotrifluorides.Part II: Cleaning SystemsCleaning Equipment: Overview. The Fundamental Theory and Application of Ultrasonics for Cleaning. Ultrasonic Cleaning Mechanism. Ultrasonic Cleaning with Two Frequencies. Megasonic Cleaning Action. Snap, Crackle, or Pop: How Do Bubbles Sound? Principles and Quantitative Measurements of Cavitation. Equipment Design. From Laboratory Cleaning to Production Cleaning. Cold and Heated Batch: Solvent Cleaning Systems. Flushing: A Dynamic Learning Process in Soils, Chemistry, and Equipment. Solvent Vapor Degreasing: Minimizing Waste Streams. Vapor Degreaser Retrofitting. Enclosed Cleaning Systems. Organic Solvent Cleaning: Solvent and Vapor Phase Equipment Overview. Overview to "Nonchemical" Cleaning. Cleaning with Micro Sandblasters. Cleaning with Carbon Dioxide Snow. Cleaning with Dense-Phase CO2: Liquid CO2, Supercritical CO2, and CO2 Snow. Gas Plasma: A Dry Process for Cleaning and Surface Treatment. Superheated, High-Pressure Steam Vapor Cleaning. Making Decisions about Water and Wastewater Processes. Overview of Drying: Drying after Solvent Cleaning and Fixturing. Drying. Liquid Displacement Drying Techniques.Glossary of Terms and Acronyms