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Identification & Functionality
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Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Industrial Additives Features
- Special Features and Benefits
• Chemically Stable in High pH Systems
ROCIMA™ 550 Microbicide provides an excellent alternative to Benzisothiazolone (BIT)
• Physically Compatible with Polymer Emulsions
ROCIMA 550 has no negative influence on physical/chemical performance parameters on the finished products
• Broad Spectrum Efficacy
ROCIMA 550 is efficacious against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, mold and yeast
• Free from Volatiles
ROCIMA 550 is a straight aqueous solution of the active ingredient and does not contribute to VOC• Free from Formaldehyde
ROCIMATM 550 Microbicide does not contain or release formaldehyde
• Free from Metal Salts
ROCIMA 550 will not form coagulum (even after undiluted addition)
• Fully Water Soluble
ROCIMA 550 stays in the aqueous phase, where biological control is needed, resulting in
minimal partitioning into the organic phase and improved bio-availability
• Environmentally Safe
ROCIMA 550 contains no active halogens, does not contribute to AOX, is biodegradable below microbicidal threshold concentrations, and its metabolites have been identified and are not regarded as ecologically significant
• Cost Effective
ROCIMA 550 is effective at low use levels, resulting in a low treatment cost
• Safe at Use Concentrations
ROCIMA 550 is supported by risk assessments
Applications & Uses
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- Applications
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Use Level
- 50 - 150ppm
- Product Uses
- As a stand-alone biocide for preservation of aqueous formulations
- As a co-biocide used in conjunction with KATHONTM Microbicide for preservation of aqueous formulations
Properties
- Physical Form
- Soluble In
- Odor
- Mild
- Appearance
- Colorless to pale yellow liquid
- Miscible in
- Water soluble solvents, Organic solvents
- Physical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Active Ingredient 9.5 - 9.9 % - pH Value 3 - 6 - - Solubility in Water Infinite - - Specific Gravity 1.02 - - Vapor Pressure 0.062 torr - Water Balance - - - SDS Physical and Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Molecular Weight 149.5 g/mol - Partition Coefficient (Log Pow) -0.486 - - Relative Density (at 20°C, Water=1) 1.02 - - Boiling Point 100 °C Derived Melting Point (Solidifies) (-20) - (-15) °C pH Value 3 - 6 - - Odor Mild odor - - Physical Form Clear liquid - - - Microbiological Values
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Acremonium Strictum 16 ppm IMI#321985* Citrobacter freundii 25 ppm ATCC#6750* Desulfovibrio desulfuricans 16 ppm ATCC#7757* Enterobacter cloacae 25 ppm ATCC#529* Escherichia coli 31 ppm ATCC#11229* Fusarium solani 13 ppm IMI#314228* Pseudomonas aeruginosa 15 ppm ATCC#15442* Pseudomonas fluorescens 31 ppm ATCC#948* Pseudomonas putida 13 ppm ATCC#795* - Note
- No preservative can make up for lack of manufacturing hygiene.
- All recommendations on active ingredient use level are based on the assumption that ROCIMA 550 is introduced into a microbiologically clean product.
- Generally good manufacturing practices should be applied and equipment, pipes and storage tanks should be sanitized regularly (see Plant Hygiene section).
- Note
MIC Test Parameters:
- Bacteria: Trypticase Soy Broth, pH 7.3/30°C/2 Day Contact Time
- Fungi: Malt Extract Broth, pH 4.7/25°C/7 Day Contact Time
- *ATCC - American Type Culture Collection; IMI - International Mycological Institute
Regulatory & Compliance
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Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 1 year
- Handling Information
- Like other industrial biocides, ROCIMATM 550 Microbicide must be handled using proper safety procedures.
- As supplied, the product is corrosive to skin/eyes and is a potential sensitizer.
- Users should avoid any direct contact with ROCIMA 550 as supplied.
- After the shipping containers of ROCIMA 550 have been emptied, they may still contain considerable amounts of concentrated preservative.
- To minimize the effect of accidental exposure, the containers should be rinsed at least three times with water before they are discarded.
- The best way to handle the rinse water (and the biocide it contains) is to charge it to the product to be preserved; otherwise, the rinse liquids and empty containers should be disposed of as specified by local regulations.
- It is recommended that any unused amounts of the preservative be deactivated prior to disposal.
- Shelf Life Information
Stable as supplied for at least one year at typical ambient temp. (20°C); 6 months at 50°C