Barbara & Edward Kanegsberg, Prof. Darren Williams (SHSU)

October 2025

Published by Barbara & Edward Kanegsberg, Prof. Darren Williams (SHSU) at October 2025

Chemistry of Mixing

Dr. Darren Williams, Sam Houston State University, Guest author, with Barbara Kanegsberg and Ed Kanegsberg, BFK Solutions You cannot clean unless you can get the soil to mix into the cleaning solution. You can do this through brute force with rapidly moving spray, impingement, turbulence, or microjets from collapsing ultrasonic […]

August 2023

Published by Barbara & Edward Kanegsberg, Prof. Darren Williams (SHSU) at August 2023

Why Clean?

When we see clients, one of the first questions we ask is: Why? Why are you cleaning the part or component or product? How did you come to choose the cleaning process and cleaning chemicals? Why are you changing the process? Why are you looking at a particular type of […]

July 2023

Published by Barbara & Edward Kanegsberg, Prof. Darren Williams (SHSU) at July 2023

Is There Perchloroethylene in my Aqueous Cleaning Agent?

After a recent program, a concerned attendee wanted to know: “Is there perchloroethylene in my aqueous cleaning agent?” Barbara’s first thought was to respond that it’s like asking “Is there chicken soup in my cupcake?” Perchloroethylene (PCE), an organic solvent, used in liquid/vapor degreasing, has a different skill set – […]