Quaternary Ammonium Compounds Antimicrobial

6/10/2022 (Permalink)

The Concrobium Mold Control antimicrobial is a highly effective cleaning product that removes mold stains quickly and easily without scrubbing.

Routine cleaning of the environment including floors, toilet, locker room, bathing facilities, and furniture is necessary to produce conditions that inhibit the development and possible spread of infections. The advantages and disadvantages of the Quaternary Ammonium Compounds Antimicrobial are as follows:

Advantages:

• The solutions are basically inexpensive, easy to use, and widely applied in food processing areas, locker rooms, toilet, and bath areas as well as garbage storage areas.
• The product is effective against a broad spectrum of bacteria, it acts as a virucide and fungicide, and it inhibits the growth of mold and mildew.
• Some formulations of this product are used as sanitizer-cleaner solutions for cleaning and disinfecting environmental areas in one step.
• Formulations are made using this antimicrobial along with muriatic acid as a toilet bowl cleaner to remove iron and scale stains and sanitize simultaneously.

Disadvantages:

• The solutions are deactivated through contact with soaps, anionic detergents, and heavy soil accumulations.
• Antimicrobial activity is good against gram-positive organisms, but more limited against gram-negative organisms.