The spread of Covid-19 has spurred a surge in demand for disinfectants to keep the surfaces clean. But what do we know about how disinfectants deactivate Covid-19?

1. ARE QUATS BASED
DISINFECTANT HELPFUL
DURING COVID19 CRISIS?
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2. The spread of Covid-19 has increased the demand for
disinfectants to keep our hands and surfaces clean. But
what do we know about how disinfectants actually
deactivate or kill the Covid-19 virus, and how should we
be using them?
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Are QUATS Based
Disinfectant Helpful During
COVID19 Crisis?
Most often we have come across people who suggest
going for QUATS Based disinfectants because they are
capable of eradicating the bacteria, mold, and a wide
range of viruses. QUATS based disinfectants could be
highly effective, but only when you use them according
to the guidelines. But if you use them with the wrong
cleaning equipment, it can become less effective and
the actual job of killing bacteria would not happen.

3. Why are QUATS Based disinfectants
considered helpful?
Are QUATS Based
Disinfectant Helpful During
COVID19 Crisis?
QUATS or as you commonly know the compound as
“Quaternary Ammonia Chloride”, is considered highly
effective in the elimination of various bacteria and
viruses. How?
Basically, the QUATS are positively charged ions
(cations) that get attached to the negatively charged
ions as soon as they come in contact. This similar
binding takes place when the positive ion of the QUATS
cling to the negatively charged cell membrane of the
germs or bacteria and breaks down the outer cell wall
which indirectly kills the germs or bacteria.

4. Why are QUATS Based disinfectants
considered helpful?
Are QUATS Based
Disinfectant Helpful During
COVID19 Crisis?
As discussed earlier, the QUATS based disinfectant
would remain effective only when they are used
according to the guidelines and by making use of
proper equipment. If not, QUAT binding would occur
and the cleaning would not be done efficiently.
So what is QUATS binding?
Generally, we all make use of cloth or rags to clean the
surfaces, we dip the cloth in the cleaning solution and
then clean the floor or any other surface. After cleaning,
we tend to assume that it has been done properly. But it
is not so.

5. Are QUATS Based
Disinfectant Helpful During
COVID19 Crisis?
Cleaning cannot be done properly if QUAT binding
occurs. QUAT binding occurs when the positively
charged ions of QUAT get attached to the negatively
charged ions of the rag or cleaning cloth. Which means
the positively charged ions of QUAT based disinfectant
are not released by the cleaning cloth and hence do not
come into contact with the membranes of the bacteria
and the killing does not take place.
Now, this clearly shows how an inappropriate cleaning
method leads to QUAT binding and reduces efficiency.
When a rag is left to sit in a disinfectant solution,
QUATS bind to the cloth and is never released.

6. Are QUATS Based
Disinfectant Helpful During
COVID19 Crisis?
Method 1: One of the most important steps is to
embrace the right cleaning methods. Experts
recommend that to ensure proper cleaning you must
follow a two-step process. First cleaning and then
disinfecting.
While cleaning you focus on removing the dirt and all
other particles from the surface.
Once the surface is cleaned, you can spray QUATS
based disinfectant so that the bacteria, viruses, could be
eliminated.
Method 2: Another way is to make use of a cleaning
cloth that does not let the QUATS binding to take place.
In this way, you can achieve the desired result with just
one step cleaning process.
So What Should Be Done To Avoid It?

7. Are QUATS Based
Disinfectant Helpful During
COVID19 Crisis?
Method 3: Instead of mops you can make use of
pasteurized wipes, which makes the disinfection
process more effective. Due to the numerous benefits
of pre-saturated wipes – including ease of use, lowering
of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), increased
convenience, and reduction of hazardous waste – the
use of such wipes within the pharmaceutical industry
and especially the healthcare industry has proliferated
in the past few years.

8. Are QUATS Based
Disinfectant Helpful During
COVID19 Crisis?
Disinfecting floors or surfaces by using quaternary
disinfectants (quats) is a common practice, especially in
healthcare facilities, and offices. But most of the time,
people keep on following the wrong procedure
unknowingly. It would be extremely beneficial to
follow cleaning and disinfecting guidelines to make the
surfaces virus-free during the coronavirus crisis.
However, QUATS based disinfectants just require one
step to come up with the desired results. In fact, QUATS
based disinfectants are classified as cationic surfactants
having a positive charge, and when they come into
contact with a negatively charged floor, can create a
molecular attraction.
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