Exploring Peracetic Acid as Disinfectant and Sanitizer in Several Industries

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Peracetic Acid

• An efficient disinfectant

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• Chemtex Speciality Limited is a public limited
  organization involved in the manufacturing of a
  various range of Cleaning and Disinfectant
  Chemicals. Among these, Peracetic Acid stands out
  to be an effective and most used product that
  Chemtex manufactures.

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Peracetic acid is highly appreciated for its
antimicrobial properties and it mainly acts as a
disinfectant in many industrial sectors such as
medical and health care sectors, food industries,
beverages, breweries, wineries, sewage treatment
plants cooling towers, etc.
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Let us first have a clear understanding about
disinfectants
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Disinfectants

• Disinfectants serve as antimicrobial agents which
  when applied to non-living items bring about the
  destruction of microorganisms that are living on
  the objects.
• It is less powerful than sanitization, which is
  the most extreme physical and/or synthetic
  process that executes a wide variety of life
  forms.
• In addition to this, disinfectants are not the
  same as biocides which are planned to destroy all
  types of life, not simply microorganisms.
  Disinfectants work by obliterating their cell
  walls or interfering with their metabolism.

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Types of Disinfectants

• Disinfectants can be divided into the following
  depending on their level of disinfection
• Low level disinfectants
• Phenols
• Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QAC)
• Intermediate level disinfectants
• Alcohols
• Hypochlorite
• Iodine and Iodophore
• High level disinfectants
• Peracetic Acid
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Glutaraldehyde
• Formaldehyde
• Ortho -pthalaldehyde

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Peracetic Acid

• Being a disinfectant, Peracetic acid cause the
  oxidization of the outer cell membranes of
  microorganisms.
• The oxidation mechanism involves the process of
  electron transfer. When a stronger oxidant is
  performing, the electrons are transferred to the
  microorganism much faster, bringing about the
  rapid deactivation of the microorganism.
• It can be utilized for causing the deactivation
  of a wide variety of pathogenic microorganisms.
  It also helps in deactivating viruses and spores.
• The performance of the chemical is does not get
  influenced by any organic compound dissolved in
  the water.

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Peracetic Acid Beneficial Antimicrobial

• Peracetic acid manifests to be an environmentally
  friendly product as it degrades into oxygen and
  acetic acid which are in turn environmentally
  harmless compounds.
• It performs as an operationally adjustable
  antimicrobial agent.
• The product receives much appreciation owing to
  its several beneficial characteristics such as
  minimal pH dependence, long shelf life, no
  quenching requirement, ease of implementation,
  absence of persistent harmful and mutagenic by
  products, viable and cost comparable alternative
  to sodium hypochlorite and bisulphate, short
  contact time etc.
• It is employed as an alternate option to
  chlorination for last four decades and is even
  efficacious against viruses and bacteria spores.

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Applications of Peracetic Acid

• Peracetic Acid is widely used as a disinfectant
  for institutions like hospitals, nursing homes,
  schools, etc, for agricultural premises, home
  bathrooms, food establishments, etc.
• It is also registered for use on food processing
  equipments, during pasteurization in wineries,
  breweries, beverage plants, and for use in
  dairy/cheese processing plants.
• In the recent times, it has gained much
  appreciation as a water purifier in waste water
  treatment. It also serves as a cooling tower
  disinfectant.

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Overall, as a disinfectant, Peracetic Acid is one
of the favorable choices available to be used in
almost any sector
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