DOWICIL™ QK-20 is an industrial hygiene biocide that is based on 20% active 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionaminde (DBNPA). It offers immediate action to kill bacteria, fungi, and algae for use in industrial hygiene disinfection, rapid decontamination, and clean-up raw materials and fouled solutions.
DOWICIL™ QK-20 Antimicrobial is the fast-acting solution to decontaminate your plant and equipment, clean up raw materials. It is also an excellent choice to disinfect the process water, rework contaminated products, and knockdown bacteria in finished products. It offers fast-acting performance to reduce microbial contamination. DOWICIL™ QK-20 is also featured with a short half-life, which enables it to degrade quickly, leaving no traces in your system.
Learn more about DOWICIL™ QK-20 and view the dosage reference guide.
Appearance: Colorless to brown liquid
Odor: Mild
pH: 1.5-5.0
Freezing point: < -50°C
Relative density (water=1): 1.20-1.30
at 23°C
Primary Chemistry: 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionaminde (DBNPA)
Broad-spectrum of activity against bacteria, fungi, and yeast
Fast-acting, minimizing downtime and delays due to contamination
Low dosage requirements
Unlike Quats, DBNPA is low foaming
Thermal stability up to 63°C
Non-persistent, no bioaccumulation
Does not release formaldehyde
Green Seal GS-11 compliant
Safe and cost-effective
Spoilage of raw materials or finished products
Bacterial growth in water-based products
Fungi or algae bloom in finished products
Process and equipment microbiological contamination
Bulging cans due to yeast contamination
Ideal for reducing microbiological contamination in raw materials or products such as aqueous paints and coatings, polymers, slurries, adhesives, latex and resin emulsions, sizing, caulk, process water and specialty industrial products including inks, polishes, waxes, detergents, and cleaning solutions.
Fast acting biocide for use in:
- Process water & raw material clean up
- In-can preservative co-biocide
- Recycle water/recycle product clean-up/recycle wastewater
- Standard cleaning of vessels, storage tanks, containers, piping, and hosing
- Heavily fouled solution and equipment cleaning
- Reclaiming fouled raw materials and finished products
LANXESS Microbial Control offers a vast array of antimicrobial and preservative solutions, with approved end-uses in HI&I, Building & Construction, Coatings, Inks, Adhesives & Agriculture.
DOWICIL™ QK-20 is ideal for use in the clean-up and disinfection of process equipment, industrial tools, production tanks and decontamination of finished products and raw materials.
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