MCB 3020L Lecture Notes - Lecture 46: Neonatal Conjunctivitis, Silver Nitrate, Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate
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Used to disinfect dairy equipment and restaurant eating utensils. Sodium hydrochlorite used as a household disinfectant in dairies, food-processing establisments and hemodialysis systems. Advantages of chlorine for the food processing industry. Does not have residual tastes and odors but is effective against a wide variety of orgnaisms. Combinatino of chlorine and ammonia that is used in many water treatment systems. Chloramine combined with an agent that clears up water for military forces. They effectivey kill bacteria and fungi but not endospores and nonenveloped viruses. Protein denaturation, but alcohol can also disrupt membranes and dissolve many lipids including the lipid component of enveloped viruses. Acting and evaporating rapidly and leaving no residue so good degermer. Cause coagulation of a layer of protein under which bacteria continue to grow. What are the two most commonly used alcohols. Often sold as rubbing alcohol and is slightly superior to ethanol as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
