DETERMINATION OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES IN DISINFECTANTS BASED ON QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS

UDC 619: 614.48
doi: 10.36871/vet.san.hyg.ecol.202303001

Authors

Evgenia V. Shashnina,
Veronica S. Babunova,
Petr A. Popov,
All-Russian Research Institute for Veterinary Sanitation, Hygiene and Ecology – Branch of Federal Scientific Center – K.I. Skryabin, Ya.R. Kovalenko All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 123022, Russian Federation

Abstract

The aim of this work was to study and compare the quantitative composition of active substances from the group of quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) in various disinfectants used in veterinary medicine. In the course of experimental studies of twelve disinfectants from Russia, Turkey and Spain, it was noted that the percentage of the active substance (AS) declared by the manufacturer corresponded. There is no single level of QAC content as an active substance, since some products are composite and also contain glutaraldehyde to enhance the antimicrobial effect.

Keywords

disinfectants, disinfectants, quaternary ammonium compounds, QAC, active substance, animal husbandry