Novec Solvent Replacements
Solvents for Vapor Degreasing, Ultrasonic Cleaning, and Manual Cleaning
Chemtronics has a large variety of cleaners for replacing 3M Novec solvents. Chemtronics offers proprietary formulas that meet stringent cleaning and purity requirements, but at a higher cleaning performance and lower cost. Tri-V branded solvents are engineered to be less toxic than many other solvents commonly used in vapor-degreasers: e.g., TCE (trichloroethylene), nPB (n-propyl bromide), and perc (perchloroethylene).
The following are Chemtronics products ideally suited to replace 3M Novec products:
| 3M Products | Chemtronics Cross |
| 3M Novec Electronic Cleaner | Max-Kleen Tri-V |
| 3M Novec Flux Remover | Flux-Off Delta |
| 3M Novec Contact Cleaner | Pow-R-Wash CZ |
| 3M Novec Contact Cleaner Plus | Pow-R-Wash VZ, Max-Kleen Tri-V |
| 3M Novec 7100 and 7200 | Coventry 12820 |
| 3M Novec 71DE and 72DE | Max-Kleen Tri-V |
| 3M Novec 71DA and 72DA | Flux-Off Tri-V |
For more information on the 3M announcement on the discontinuation of their Novec branded solvents, see "3M Announcement of Novec Phase-Out… What Does It Mean?".
For more details on PFAS regulations, see "Is This the End of the “Forever Chemicals” Era?".
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Max-Kleen Tri-V
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Extra-strength, nonflammable heavy duty electronics cleaner for replacing n-propyl bromide
Coventry 12820 Precision Cleaning Solvent
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Solvent for critical cleaning applications, oxygen systems cleaning and validation testing
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