Physical State | Liquid |
Usage | Laboratory, Industrial |
Packaging Type | Drums |
Packaging Size | 200 L |
Solubility | Easily soluble in water and alcohol |
CAS No. | 8001-54-5 |
Active Content | 50% (+- 1 %) |
pH (10% Aq. Soln.) | 6 - 8 |
Specific Gravity@ 25 DegreeC (+/-2) | 0.90 - 1.0 |
Free Amine + Free Amine Hydrochloride | NMT 3.0 % |
Alkalinity / Acidity | NMT 0.1 ml |
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.
Application:
- BKC is used in pharmaceuticals such as leave-on skin antiseptics
- BKC is used as antiseptic in Bactine to safely treat childhood scrapes and cuts
- BKC is used in advanced, next generation hand sanitizers
- BKC is used in hygienic towelettes and wet wipes
- BKC is used in cosmetics such as eye and nasal drops, as a preservative
- BKC is used in cleaners for floor and hard surfaces as a disinfectant
- BKC is used in high-level surgical instrument sterilizing and disinfection solutions
- BKC is used in air and surface sprayable disinfectants.