biocides kathon cmit/mit 14/water treatment chemicals in india

biocides kathon cmit/mit 14/water treatment chemicals in india
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  • What is Kathon fungicide?
  • Kathon Fungicide 14% (CMIT/MIT 14%) Kathon fungicide 14% (CMIT/MIT) is a super strong, broad-spectrum, high-efficiency, non-toxic emerald green modifier product.
  • What is CMIT & MIT in Kathon CG?
  • Chloromethylisothiazolinone (CMIT) and methylisothiazolinone (MIT) are biocidal preservatives and the active ingredients in Kathon CG, which contains ca. 1.5% mixture of CMIT and MIT at a ratio of 3:1 (CMIT/MIT). CMIT/MIT was misused as humidifier disinfectant products, which caused serious health problems in Korea.
  • What is Kathon ® biocide?
  • deBethizy JD, Longacre SL, Steigerwalt RB et al (1986) Absorption and disposition of 14C-labelled Kathon ® biocide, a mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, following intravenous or dermal administration to male Sprague–Dawley rats.
  • Is Kathon insecticidal?
  • Kathon is composed of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (chloromethylisothiazolinone, CMIT) and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (methylisothiazolinone, MIT) in a 3:1 ratio [ 12 ]. Previously, we found Kathon is insecticidal against several hemipteran insects [ 13 ].