Triton X-100

Triton X-100

I don't doubt you or your story about a leaky bottle of Triton X-100, but I do very much doubt that concentrated Triton X-100 could ever eat through its supplied plastic bottle. Triton X-100 is an important reagent in biology. In my lab, we used to have a plastic bottle of it, like the one shown. As you say, it lasted a long time, certainly more than a decade and maybe more than two decades, because one uses so little of it in any given procedure. And yet, we never had a problem with the substance itself eating its container. I am guessing that your bottle was defective, either due to mishandling or some sort of pinhole in the bottom seam.

As far as record cleaning goes, I do use Triton X100 in my RCM fluid, and I rinse with distilled water at the end of the procedure to get rid of residual detergent. One rinse does the trick. Guess where I got my bottle of Triton X100. It's the one off the shelf from my lab.

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Topic - Record Cleaning Solution.... - Ivan303 13:09:22 02/3/21 (16)

RE: Record Cleaning Solution.... - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 15:35:06 02/4/21 (0)

That's real close to what I use, but I have a warning about the Triton X-100. - alaskahiatt 17:44:15 02/3/21 (13)

Triton X-100 - Lew 02/4/2108:35:49 02/4/21 (5)

Thanks Lew for the seam idea, but it definitely was not mishandled. - alaskahiatt 12:00:25 02/4/21 (2)

I read it as mishandled sometime in production (or possibly distribution?)... - musetap 12:46:50 02/4/21 (1)

Ah, okay. I wasn't upset by the comment anyway. Amazing how - alaskahiatt 13:06:35 02/4/21 (0)

Several lifetiime's supply, at 1/2 a liter's worth - Ivan303 08:45:24 02/4/21 (1)

Agree - Lew 08:53:29 02/4/21 (0)

date codes - Story 02:51:24 02/4/21 (4)

Story, I have a story about plastic bottle leaching. - alaskahiatt 12:14:45 02/4/21 (3)

Next time have the Sommelier carry the wine! (nt) - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 16:49:13 02/4/21 (2)

Headed for the dictionary. Be right back. nt - alaskahiatt 19:55:51 02/4/21 (1)

RE: Headed for the dictionary. Be right back. nt - Story 08:19:49 02/5/21 (0)

Wow, I best consider decanting into glass as some point... - Ivan303 19:56:15 02/3/21 (1)

I have read that nonionic surfactants like Triton X-100, Tergitol, and - alaskahiatt 20:05:32 02/3/21 (0)

RE: Record Cleaning Solution.... - peteSF 15:59:54 02/3/21 (0)

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Triton X-100 - Lew 02/4/2108:35:49 02/4/21 (5)

Thanks Lew for the seam idea, but it definitely was not mishandled. - alaskahiatt 12:00:25 02/4/21 (2)

I read it as mishandled sometime in production (or possibly distribution?)... - musetap 12:46:50 02/4/21 (1)

Ah, okay. I wasn't upset by the comment anyway. Amazing how - alaskahiatt 13:06:35 02/4/21 (0)

Several lifetiime's supply, at 1/2 a liter's worth - Ivan303 08:45:24 02/4/21 (1)

Agree - Lew 08:53:29 02/4/21 (0)

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