Preservatives quats

Although quats can be used as stand alone wood preservatives in other parts of the world - especially in Japan - it is more common to see them used in combination with other fungicide or insecticide components for example with triazole fungicides or nicotinyl insecticides. 

Wood used in construction of decks, docks and buildings, utility poles, railroad ties, and bridge ties is typically treated with a chemical preservative to make it resistant against microbial degradation. Among those chemical preservatives, the most widely used were chromated copper arsenate (CCA), ammoniacal copper quat (ACQ), pen-tachlorophenol, and creosote. CCA was the most prevalent preservative due to its low cost, and because it provided a dry and paintable surface after its application and left the wood relatively leach-resistant [3]. 

ACQ is a water-based preservative, composed of a combination of copper oxide, quat as didecyldimethylammoninm chloride, and either ammoniacal (ACQ type B) or amine (ACQ type D). ACQ does not contain arsenic or chrominm and its application also provides a clean paintable snrface. 

Deep conditioners may contain more oils or simply a higher viscosity see the example in Table 5-9. To make this product, melt the oil phase, cetyl alcohol, and stearamidopropyl dimethyl amine in the presence of mineral oil and propylene glycol and heat to 80°C. Add citric acid to water and heat to 80°C as the quat is added to the aqueous phase. Add the oil phase (I) to the aqueous phase and stir for about 20 minutes then, cool and add the preservative, colors, and fragrance. 

In the same way l-decyl-3-methyHmidazolium chloride (2, [DMIM] [Cl]) and a patented plant growth regulator 4 are depicted side by side. A third example showing the structural similarity of some ILs to already existing chemicals are the quaternary alkylammonium compounds (quats) (3 versus 6). Some crystalline quats like dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide are commonly being used for disinfection or as preservatives, while tetrabutylammonium salts are easily accessible ILs. 

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A unique advantage of amine oxides is their ability to be formulated with quaternary preservatives without inhibition of the cationic. Although there are other nonionic emulsifiers that can be used in cosmetic emulsions compatible with quaternary emulsions, very frequently the preservative activity of the quat is inhibited by the nonionics. Not only are the amine oxides not inhibited by the quats, but by themselves being slightly cationic at acid pHs, they actually enhance the preservative action of quaternaries. 

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Dimethylcarbonate (DMC) has found some use as an alkylating agent to produce either methocarbonate quats or bicarbonate quats (after hydrolysis). DMC is a fairly weak alkylating agent and reactions are often run at elevated temperatures with an excess of DMC and methanol as a solvent/catalyst. Other carbonates can be used to make bicarbonate and carbonate quats by an in situ transesterification-quaternization process [35]. The attraction of dimethyl carbonate is that it has a good environmental profile and the quats produced do not have the corrosivity shown by chloride quats, making them favoured for wood preservation where corrosion of nails, screws and staples is a concern. 

The voluntary withdrawal of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) as a wood preservative for domestic applications was driven by public concerns over its health and environmental profile. In its place have risen two competing systems, the amine copper quat (ACQ) system and the copper azole system. Both systems avoid using heavy metals such as chromium and arsenic and rely on the co-biocidal effects of copper and organic biocides. The elimination of CCA has created many opportunities for oleochemicals as preservative companies try to develop formulations that are not only environmentally friendly but can also match the preservative performance of CCA [66]. The ACQ system is based on didecyldimethyl ammonium bicarbonate and has produced a significant demand for ClO-based amine and quat. The azole systems use biocides such as tebuconazole and propiconazole in combination with copper ethanolamine complexes. Ethoxylated amines [67] and amine oxides [68] have been described as providing improved performance in azole-based systems. Other copper systems have employed ethoxylated diamines [69] and amine oxides [70] to enhance performance. 

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