DDAC 50

Prices: 

5L: £45.00

20L: £170.00

DDAC 50 is a twin chain quaternary ammonium based biocide with broad activity spectrum against bacteria, moulds, yeasts, algae and enveloped viruses. It has high tolerance to organic soiling , hard water and anionic residues, good surfactant properties.

DDAC typically exhibits the highest biocidal efficacy of all quaternary compounds. The performance especially evident in the presence of hard water and organic soiling, compared with benzalkonium chloride quaternaries.

Applications / Use levels

DDAC 50 is suitable for a wide range of uses

• Disinfection, sterilizers and cleansers for the food and drink industries, hospitals, household, industrial kitchen, veterinary and institutional applications.
• As a base for antimicrobial hand scrubs and cleansers

• As a fungicidal/algicidal wash for pre decoration treatment of masonry, brick, timber, plaster, paintwork, etc.
• for the prevention of algae and "slime" in swimming pools, industrial water resevoirs and cooling towers.
• For the preparation of wood preserving formulations intended for primary treatment and secondary preservation, EU/AWPA classes 2, 3 and 4, by dip, spray or vacuum application.

Bacteria
Bacillus strearothermophilus
Bacillus subtilis
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Desulphovibrio desulphuricans
Enterobacter aerogenes
Enterococcus faecium
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Listeria monocytogenes
Mycobacterium smegmatis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas cepacia
Proteus mirabilis
Proteus vulgaris
Salmonella choleraesuis
Salmonella typhi
Shigella somnei
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus faecalis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pyogenes
Vibrio cholerae 

Moulds / Yeasts

Alternaria alternata
Aspergillus niger
Apergillus versicolor
Aureobasidium pullulans
Candida albicans
Chaetomium globosum
Cladosporidium cladosporoides
Coniophora puteana
Coriolus versicolor
Epidermophyton floccosum
Gleophylum trabeum
Microsporum canis
Microsporum gypseum
Penicillium glaucum
Penicillium verrucosum
Poria placenta
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Trametes versicolor
Trichoderma viride
Trichophyton mentagrophytes 

Algae

Chlorella pyrenoidosa
Chlorella vulgaris
Nostoc commune
Phormidium faveolarum
Phormidium inundatum
Phormidium uncinatum
Scenedesmus obliquus
Scenedesmus vacuolatus 

Viruses

Adenovirus 

Hepatitis B 

Herpes virus 

HIV-1 

Newcastle Disease 

Rhabdovirus 

Chemical & physical properties
Appearance: Pale, clear liquid
Cationic Content: 50.0 – 52.5%
Colour (APHA): <100
Amine value: <2 mg/g
Solubility: Fully soluble in water, low molecular weight alcohols and ketones.
Stability in Application*: Stable in the presence of light, over the pH range 2 - 10 and at up to 120°C 

We do not sell this product for use as a Biocidal Product. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain registration for formulations based on DDAC 50 when intended use is as a biocide, appropriate to its recommended application and the country or territory in which it will be used. 

DDAC is no longer permitted for the use as, or in preparations for the treatment of moss as moss has been reclassified as a plant and comes under the plant protection legislation.