Evochem manufactures CIP cleaning chemicals in Bengaluru for dairies, beverage plants and food processors across India. Our low-foaming alkaline detergents are formulated to penetrate milk residues and animal fats while resisting hard-water scale, which makes them suitable for recirculating clean-in-place circuits.
We supply each product with dilution guidance and an MSDS, and our technical team helps you set up the cleaning sequence for your pipelines, tanks and process equipment. CIP is for closed equipment only; floors, walls, conveyors and equipment exteriors are cleaned by open plant cleaning (OPC) with foam, which needs a different type of detergent.
Alkaline CIP cleaner for the food industry
The alkaline step does most of the work in a CIP cycle, dissolving fats, proteins and milk residues. Foam must stay low in a recirculating circuit, so these detergents are formulated as low-foaming, with sequestering agents that help prevent scale in hard water. Both are used at 0.5% to 5% (5 ml to 50 ml per litre of water) depending on soil.
Clastox 50High Performance Alkaline DetergentPotent alkaline liquid detergent specially engineered for heavy-duty cleaning. Provides exceptional scale prevention and hard water resistance while effectively penetrating into stubborn soils, animal fats, and milk residues.
Clastox PlusLow Foaming Heavy Duty Alkaline DetergentPotent alkaline liquid detergent specially engineered to meet the rigorous demands of food processing plants. Its advanced detergent systems not only penetrate deeply into stubborn soils, animal fats, and milk residues, but also provide exceptional scale prevention and hard water resistance, ensuring that your cleaning operation runs smoothly and efficiently. Designed for heavy-duty applications.
A typical CIP sequence
Concentration, temperature, circulation time and flow all affect results. We help you set these for each circuit and review them with your team.
Pre-rinse with water to remove loose product.
Alkaline wash to dissolve fats, proteins and milk residues.
Intermediate rinse.
Acid step where mineral scale or milkstone builds up. Our range does not include an acid CIP detergent, so ask our technical team to match this step to your circuit.
Final rinse with clean water.
Sanitise the cleaned circuit before production restarts.
Sanitising after CIP
Cleaning removes soil; sanitising is a separate step that reduces microorganisms on surfaces that are already clean. Once the circuit is cleaned and rinsed, a peracetic acid sanitiser is circulated at the label dilution, which for Sanix Peraxy is 0.1% to 3% v/v depending on the volume.
CIP or open plant cleaning: which applies where
CIP: closed equipment that is cleaned without dismantling, such as pipelines, silos, tanks, pasteurisers, heat exchangers and filler circuits. The solution is pumped and recirculated, so it must be low-foaming.
OPC: open surfaces such as floors, walls, drains, conveyors and machine exteriors. A high-foaming detergent is applied so it clings to the surface.
COP: parts removed from the line and soaked or washed in a tank. This is covered on our open plant cleaning page.
Never put a high-foaming foam cleaner into a CIP circuit.
CIP chemicals for dairy plants
Dairy circuits carry fat, protein and calcium-rich milk residues that form milkstone if they are not removed every cycle. Heavy-duty alkaline detergents with good scale prevention, followed by sanitising, keep pasteurisers, silos, tankers and filling lines clean.
Bottle washing
Clastox 50 is also used for returnable bottle cleaning, where strong alkaline detergency and scale prevention matter.
Talk to our technical team
Tell us about your site, soils, equipment and volumes. We will recommend products and dilutions, and send pricing for bulk supply.
Frequently asked questions
What chemicals are used in CIP cleaning?
A CIP cycle usually uses an alkaline detergent to remove fats and proteins, an acid step to remove mineral scale where needed, and a sanitiser such as peracetic acid after the final rinse. Evochem manufactures low-foaming alkaline CIP detergents and a peracetic acid sanitiser; for the acid step, ask our technical team.
Why must CIP detergents be low-foaming?
CIP solutions are pumped and recirculated at speed. Foam reduces contact with the pipe and tank walls and can cause pump cavitation, so CIP detergents are formulated to stay low-foaming.
What is the difference between CIP and OPC?
CIP cleans the inside of closed equipment by circulating a low-foaming solution. OPC cleans open surfaces such as floors, walls and conveyors, usually with a high-foaming detergent applied by a foam unit.
What dilution should I use for Clastox 50?
Clastox 50 is typically used at 0.5% to 5% (5 ml to 50 ml per litre of water), depending on the soil. The right concentration, temperature and circulation time depend on your circuit, and our team can help you set them.
Are your CIP chemicals suitable for dairy plants?
Yes. Clastox 50 and Clastox Plus are formulated to penetrate milk residues and animal fats and to prevent hard-water scale, which are the main challenges in dairy CIP.
Do you supply CIP chemicals across India?
Yes. We manufacture in Bengaluru and supply bulk packs, including 200 L drums, with pan-India delivery.