Phenolic germicide

McGuire J, Hendee J. 1971. Biochemical basis for depigmentation of skin by phenolic germicides. J Invest Dermatol 57 256-261. 

Uses Surfactant for formulating acidic cleaning prods, and specialty salts dispersant wetting agent, spreader/penetrant for agric. applies. solubilizer for phenolic germicides in... 

Linear, biodegradable surfactant and hydrotrope with better solubility, especially in stronger acids. Preferred for phenolic germicides and bottle washing concentrates. No halogenated solvents used in CALFAX. 

PhenoHc dispersions made using natural soaps are sensitive to hard water, but under proper formulation they can tolerate water of 400 ppm total hardness and maintain complete clarity and germicidal activity. The highest activity for phenols was found when using secondary alkane sulfonates as solubilising agents (75). 

Available Chlorine Test. The chlorine germicidal equivalent concentration test is a practical-type test. It is called a capacity test. Under practical conditions of use, a container of disinfectant might receive many soiled, contaminated instniments or other items to be disinfected. Eventually, the capacity of the disinfectant to serve its function would be overloaded due to reaction with the accumulated organic matter and organisms. The chlorine germicidal equivalent concentration test compares the load of a culture of bacteria that a concentration of a disinfectant will absorb and still kill bacteria, as compared to standard concentrations of sodium hypochlorite tested similarly. In the test, 10 successive additions of the test culture are added to each of 3 concentrations of the hypochlorite. One min after each addition a sample is transferred to the subculture medium and the next addition is made 1.5 min after the previous one. The disinfectant is then evaluated in a manner similar to the phenol coefficient test. For equivalence, the disinfectant must yield the same number of negative tubes as one of the chlorine standards. 

Phenol is a germicide and disinfectant, and was first used by Lister in 1867 as an antiseptic in medicine. More effective and less toxic antiseptics have since been discovered. 

KahnG. 1970. Depigmentation caused by phenolic detergent germicides. Arch Dermatol 102 177-187. 

Uses Antiseptic and disinfectant pharmaceuticals dyes indicators slimicide phenolic resins epoxy resins (bisphenol-A) nylon-6 (caprolactum) 2,4-D solvent for refining lubricating oils preparation of adipic acid, salicylic acid, phenolphthalein, pentachlorophenol, acetophenetidin, picric acid, anisole, phenoxyacetic acid, phenyl benzoate, 2-phenolsulfonic acid, 4-phenolsulfonic acid, 2-nitrophenol, 4-nitrophenol, 2,4,6-tribromophenol, 4-bromophenol, 4-/ert-butylphenol, salicylaldehyde, and many other organic compounds germicidal paints laboratory reagent. 

Uses. Solvent refining of lubricating oils, resins, and other organic materials as insecticide, fungicide, germicide an intermediate for tetrahydrofuran, furfural alcohol, phenolic and furan polymers... 

Thyme shrubs grow in France, Spain, Algeria, and Morocco. Spain is the main producer of the oil. Thyme oil is used mainly for flavoring foods and oral hygiene products, but is also used in perfumery to create spicy, leathery notes. Because of its high phenol content, thyme oil has germicidal and antiseptic properties. FCT 1976 (12) p.1003 [8007-46-3], [85085-75-2]. 

In addition to the construction industry, phenol has many other applications. It is used in pharmaceuticals, in herbicides and pesticides, and as a germicide in paints. It can be used to produce caprolactam, which is the monomer used in the production of nylon 6. Another important industrial compound produced from phenol is bisphenol A, which is made from phenol and acetone. Bisphenol A is used in the manufacture of polycarbonate resins. Polycarbonate resins are manufactured into structural parts used in the manufacture of various products such as automobile parts, electrical products, and consumer appliances. Items such as compact discs, reading glasses, sunglasses, and water bottles are made from polycarbonates. 

Phenol has a wide range of uses, including in the preparation of phenolic and epoxy resins (bisphenol-A), nylon-6 (caprolactam), 2,4-D, selective solvents for refining lubricating oils, adipic acid, salicylic acid, phenolphthalein, pentachlorophenol and other derivatives in germicidal paints as a laboratory reagent and in dyes and indicators and as a slimicide, biocide and general disinfectant (Lewis, 1993). The world demand for phenol by use in 1993 was reported as (%) phenolic resins, 35 bisphenol-A, 30 caprolactam, 15 alkylphenols, 7 aniline, 5 and others, 8 (Wallace, 1996). 

Major uses of phenol include production of phenolic resins, epoxy resins, and 2,4-D (regulated in many countries) as a selective solvent for refining lubricating oils in the manufacture of adipic acid, salicylic acid, phenophthalein, pentachlorophenol, acetophenetidine, picric acid germicidal paints, and pharmaceuticals as well as use as a laboratory reagent. Special uses include dyes and indicators, and slimicides. 

Monochlorobenzene is a flammable clear liquid (fp, -45"C bp, 132°C) used as a solvent, solvent carrier for methylene diisocyanate, pesticide, heat transfer fluid, and in the manufacture of aniline, nitrobenzene, and phenol. The 1,2- isomer of dichlorobenzene (ortho-dichlorobenzene) has been used as a solvent for degreasing hides and wool and as a raw material for dye manufacture. The 1,4- isomer (para-dichlorobenzene) is also used in dye manufacture and as a moth repellant and germicide. All three isomers have been used as fumigants and insecticides. The 1,2- and 1,3-(meta) isomers are liquids under ambient conditions, whereas the 1,4- isomer is a white sublimable solid. Used as a solvent, lubricant, dielectric fluid, chemical intermediate, and formerly as a termiticide, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene is a liquid (fp, 17°C bp, 213°C). 

Water emulsion of phenolics (cresols) used as disinfectants, germicides, and deodorants... 

Thyme and origanum are widely used in the pharmaceutical field, mainly due to the germicidal and antiseptic properties of phenolic components. 

Quaternary germicides, phenolic compounds and iodine are not recommended as sanitizing against for polyamide membranes as these compounds can cause losses in water flux through the membrane.15... 

The phenol derivatives paratertiary butylphenol and amylphenol are used in proprietary germicides. 

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