Benzalkonium Chloride Manufacturers / Suppliers
Somu Organo-Chem Pvt.
Ltd is known as the best Benzalkonium Chloride Manufacturers and Suppliers in
Bangalore, Karnataka. Benzalkonium chloride is an organic salt which can be
used as preservative.
Benzalkonium chloride occurs as a white or
yellowish-white amorphous powder, a thick gel,or gelatinous flakes. It is
hygroscopic, soapy to the touch, and has a mild aromatic odor and very bitter
taste.
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Benzalkonium chloride, also known as BZK, BKC, BAC, alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride and ADBAC, is a type of cationic surfactant. It is an organic salt called a quaternary ammonium compound. It has three main categories of use: as a biocide, a cationic surfactant, and as a phase transfer agent. ADBACs are a mixture of alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chlorides, in which the alkyl group has various even-numbered alkyl chain lengths.
Solubility and physical properties
Depending on purity, benzalkonium chloride ranges from
colourless to a pale yellow (impure). Benzalkonium chloride is readily soluble
in ethanol and acetone. Although dissolution in water is
slow, aqueous solutions are easier to handle and are preferred. Aqueous solutions
should be neutral to slightly alkaline. Solutions foam when shaken.
Concentrated solutions have a bitter taste and a faint almond-like odour.
Standard concentrates are manufactured as 50% and 80% w/w
solutions, and sold under trade names such as BC50, BC80, BAC50, BAC80, etc.
The 50% solution is purely aqueous, while more concentrated solutions require
incorporation of rheology
modifiers (alcohols,
polyethylene glycols, etc.) to prevent increases in viscosity or gel formation
under low temperature conditions.
Bioactive agents
Especially for their antimicrobial activity, benzalkonium
chloride is an active ingredient in many consumer products:
- Pharmaceutical products such as eye, ear and nasal drops or sprays, as a preservative
- Personal care products such as hand sanitizers, wet wipes, shampoos, deodorants and cosmetics
- Skin antiseptics, such as Bactine and Dettol
- Some disinfectant solutions, such as post-piercing ear disinfectants.
- Throat lozenges and mouthwashes, as a biocide
- Spermicidal creams
- Over-the-counter single-application treatments for herpes, cold-sores, and fever blisters, such as RELEEV and Viroxyn
- Burn and ulcer treatment
- Spray disinfectants for hard surface sanitization
- Cleaners for floor and hard surfaces as a disinfectant, such as Lysol
- Algaecides for clearing of algae, moss, lichens from paths, roof tiles, swimming pools, masonry, etc.
Adverse effects
Although
historically benzalkonium chloride has been ubiquitous as a preservative in
ophthalmic preparations, its ocular toxicity and irritant properties, in
conjunction with consumer demand, have led pharmaceutical companies to increase
production of preservative-free preparations, or to replace benzalkonium
chloride with preservatives which are less harmful.
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Usage:
As non
oxidizing boicide, dosage of 50-100mg/L is preferred; as sludge remover,
200-300mg/L is preferred, adequate organosilyl antifoaming agent should be
added for this purpose. Benzalkonium
Chloride can be used together with other fungicidal such as
isothiazolinones, glutaraldegyde, dithionitrile methane for synergism, but
cannot be used together with chlorophenols. If sewage is appeared after thrown
of this product in circulating cool water, the sewage should be filtered or
blown off in time to prevent their deposit in bottom of collecting tank after
froth disappearance.
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