A comparison of the safety profile of Antibac 2K® formulation and other antimicrobial agents is shown in the table below:
Safety category |
Toxicity |
Environmental
Issues |
Handling |
Sensory Issues |
Corrosion |
Stability |
Phenol derivs. |
• |
|
|
• |
|
|
Alcohols |
|
|
• |
|
|
|
QACs |
|
• |
|
|
|
|
Imidaz. derivs. |
|
• |
|
|
|
|
Peracetic Acid |
• |
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
Hydrogen Peroxide |
|
|
• |
|
|
|
Iodophors |
• |
• |
• |
• |
|
|
Hypochlorites |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
Aldehydes |
• |
|
|
|
|
|
Antibac 2K® |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
Antibac 2K® shows POSITIVE in ALL safety categories.
Toxic Data
Test done in Germany
TEST |
METHOD |
RESULTS |
Acute Oral Toxicity |
OECD 401 |
LD50 > 2 000 mg/kg |
Acute Dermal Irritation/Corrosion |
OECD 404 |
Non irritant |
Acute Eye Irritation/Corrosion |
OECD 405 |
Non irritant |
Skin Sensitisation |
OECD 406 |
No sensitisation |
Mutagenicity |
OECD 471 |
No mutagenic effect |
Biodegradability |
OECD 310D |
99% |
Fish, Acute toxicity test |
OECD 203 |
LD50 > 27 mg/l |
Daphnia sp., acute immobilisationand reproduction test |
OECD 202 |
EC50> 60 mg/l |
Corrosion Test on Hard Surfaces
Test done in Germany
The materials were subject to a contact time of 14 days in each case (continuous stress conditions).
Material |
Uniform loss in weight [mg/(day·m²)] |
Loss in thickness [mm/year] |
Assessment according
to DIN 50905 |
Gr. 304 S 15 |
1.8 |
0.0008 |
very resistant |
Gr. 316 S 16 |
> 1.0 |
> 0.00001 |
very resistant |
Gr. 321 S 12 |
> 1.0 |
> 0.00001 |
very resistant |
Gr. 320 S 17 |
> 1.0 |
> 0.00001 |
very resistant |
Aluminum 99.5 |
10.7 |
0.0013 |
very resistant in practice |
Al-Mg-Si 1,0 |
82.1 |
0.01 |
resistant in practice |
Copper |
591.1 |
0.024 |
sufficient resistant in practice |
Brass |
385.7 |
0.017 |
sufficient resistant in practice |
Tin |
3.6 |
0.00017 |
very resistant |
Zinc |
3683.9 |
0.19 |
limitedly resistant in practice |
Iron, ST 1.0037 |
4912.5 |
0.23 |
not resistant |
Chrome plated |
23.2 |
0.0012 |
very resistant in practice |
Nickel plated |
1.8 |
0.00007 |
very resistant |
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