Quaternary ammonium salts are widely used in quaternary ammonium salt disinfectants as their end products

Quaternary ammonium salts, also known as quaternary ammonium salts, refer to compounds in which all four hydrogen atoms in ammonium ions are replaced by hydrocarbon groups. Quaternary ammonium salt appears as a colorless liquid, soluble in polar solvents and water, but insoluble in non-polar solvents. Quaternary ammonium salt is an organic antibacterial material that can be adsorbed on the surface of bacterial cells and destroy its membrane structure. It is widely used in many fields such as water treatment, daily chemicals, medical and health care, food processing, and petrochemical industry.

Quaternary ammonium salt-type disinfectants are quaternary ammonium salt end products, which can usually be divided into three types: double-chain quaternary ammonium salts, single- and double-chain compound quaternary ammonium salts, and single-chain quaternary ammonium salts. Single- and double-chain compound quaternary ammonium salts have the characteristics of both single-chain quaternary ammonium salts and double-chain quaternary ammonium salts. They have the advantages of green environmental protection and strong disinfection and sterilization capabilities. They are expected to become the mainstream product in the quaternary ammonium salt-based disinfectant market in the future.

According to the “2023-2028 China Quaternary Ammonium Salt Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, Quaternary ammonium salts are widely used in many fields such as water treatment, daily chemicals, medical and health care, food processing, petrochemical industry, etc. In the field of water treatment, quaternary ammonium salts can be used as synergists for inorganic flocculants; in the field of daily chemicals, quaternary ammonium salts can be used as clothing softeners and antistatic agents; in the medical and health fields, quaternary ammonium salts can be used Ward disinfection, medical equipment disinfection, operating room disinfection, etc. With the rapid development of downstream industries, my country’s quaternary ammonium salt market demand will continue to grow.

As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to spread, the prosperity of my country’s sterilization and sterilization industry continues to increase. Quaternary ammonium salts are organic antibacterial materials. Attracted by market prospects, research enthusiasm for quaternary ammonium salts in my country continues to rise. In 2022, Li Jingye’s research team at Tianjin High-end Equipment Research Institute of Tsinghua University successfully prepared a textile fabric that can disinfect the new coronavirus based on quaternary ammonium salt-type disinfectants and using electron beam grafting modification technology. In the future, the fabric is expected to be used in home textiles , clothing and other products have been widely used.

Huayi Group, Jilin Fusheng Medical Equipment Co., Ltd., Anhui Sidro Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shandong Xiaobo Disinfection Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan Xinweiye Chemical Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Wansheng Co., Ltd., Kent Catalytic Materials Co., Ltd. etc. are the main manufacturers of quaternary ammonium salts in my country. In recent years, Wansheng Co., Ltd. has actively deployed the quaternary ammonium salt market, and its products have been widely used in the field of sterilization and disinfection. In September 2022, the company’s quaternary ammonium salt sales orders reached nearly 100 tons.

Industry analysts said that quaternary ammonium salts are in strong demand in the field of sterilization and disinfection, and the industry has good development prospects. As a quaternary ammonium salt-type disinfectant, single- and double-chain compound quaternary ammonium salts have excellent performance, their market share continues to increase, and they are expected to become the mainstream of the market in the future. In recent years, as enthusiasm for research and development continues to rise, the development trend of my country’s quaternary ammonium salt industry continues to improve. As local companies continue to optimize the industrial structure layout, my country’s quaternary ammonium salt production capacity will expand rapidly in the future.