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. 2007 Sep 2:365–393. doi: 10.1016/B978-012263951-7/50013-2

Table III.

Chemical Disinfectant Categories

Category Examples
Denaturants

  • Quaternary ammonium compounds (benzalkonium chloride)

  • Phenolics

  • Alcohols
Reactants

  • Aldehydes (formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde)

  • Ethylene oxide
Oxidants

  • Halogens (chlorine bleach, chlorine dioxide, povidone-iodine)

  • Peroxygens (H202, peracetic acid)

  • Ozone