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Applications

Odor Development

Biofilm Formation

Loss of Mechanical Properties

Staining & Discoloration
 


Typical Applications
odor  stains  mechanical properties  spots  biofilm
Odor
Development
StainingLoss of
Mechanical
Properties
DiscolorationBiofilm
Formation

This is an example of a typical application for IRGAGUARD® B 5000

APPLICATIONTYPES OF FINISHED PRODUCTS
Plastics
Including films, sheets, slabs and
molded plastic parts                                  
  • Appliances and equipment
  • Automobile parts
  • Brush bristles
  • Building materials (such as hardware, handles)
  • Conveyor belts
  • Countertops
  • Floor coverings
  • Flooring
  • Footwear (including boots, sports equipment and tools)
  • Gaskets
  • General purpose containers
  • Indoor and outdoor furniture
  • Insulation for wire and cable
  • Insulators
  • Kitchen and bathroom hardware
  • Liners
  • Mats
  • Mops
  • Non-woven fabrics
  • Plastic film
  • Plumbing supplies and fixtures (including toilet bowl seats)
  • Protective covers
  • Shower curtains
  • Siding for housing
  • Sinks
  • Sponges
  • Tape
  • Tiles
  • Tubing
  • Vacuum cleaner bags
  • Waste containers

APPLICATIONTYPES OF FINISHED PRODUCTS

Fibers

  • Apparel (such as umbrellas, outerwear, sportswear, sleepwear, socks and hosiery, caps, undergarments, inner liners for jackets, trim for outerwear and garments, uniforms, outerwear, gloves, aprons, coats, and shoes)
  • Conveyor belts
  • Industrial and other Household Items (such as artificial leather, filters, book covers, mops, cloth for sails, ropes, tents and other outdoor equipment, tarps, awnings, bags, brush bristles, commercial and industrial wipes and fabrics, sponges, wiping cloths)
  • Interior furnishings (such as mattress cover pads and filling, pillow covers, sheets, blankets, fiberfill for quilts and pillows, curtains, draperies, carpet and carpet underlay, rugs, upholstery, towels, wall covering fabrics, cushion pads, sleeping bags)
  • Packaging
  • Transportation items (such as automotive and truck upholstery, carpeting, rear decks, trunk liners, convertible tops, interior liners)
Coatings, Films and Laminates
  • Appliances
  • Automotive and vehicle parts
  • Barrier fabrics
  • Building materials and components (such as walls, wallboard, floors, concrete, siding, roofing, shingles, hardware, floors, ceilings, commercial and industrial applications)
  • Collection and storage equipment (such as conveyor belts, piping systems, silos, tanks and process vessels)
  • Countertops
  • Furniture
  • General purpose containers
  • Glazing for cement tile
  • Glazing for vitreous china used in plumbing fixtures (such as toilets, sinks, countertops)
  • Industrial equipment
  • Natural and synthetic fibers and fabrics
  • Packaging
  • Paper products (such as wipes, tissues, wall coverings, towels, book covers)
  • Sinks
Adhesives & Sealants
  • Appliances
  • Automotive and vehicle parts
  • Bathrooms
  • Cardboard
  • Ceramic tile
  • Construction materials
  • Glazing for windows
  • Grout and joint compound
  • Paper
  • Pipe sealant and insulating materials
  • Plastic
  • Plumbing adhesives
  • Rubber
  • Sealants for pipes
  • Showers
  • Wood
  • Wood and plastic composites
Miscellaneous applications
  • Cat litter
  • Drainage and sewage pipe
  • Flooring
  • Plaster
  • Sinks
  • Stucco
  • Tile
  • Toilets
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)HVAC equipment and related materials including air handlers, plenums, coils, fins, insulation, rigid or flexible ducts, drain pans, duct support mechanisms, diffusers, filters, heat exchangers, air purifiers, supplemental articles used in the assembly of HVAC systems such as gaskets, fixtures, sealants, adhesives and HVAC reinforcing as well as parts and components thereof. These articles could be constructed of fibrous materials (fibers), non-woven, plastic or coated metal material.  For use only during manufacture of the article.

Food Contact Uses:  APPLICATIONS AND TYPES OF MATERIALS

IRGAGUARD® B 5000 may be used as an antimicrobial additive in the polymeric manufactured products listed below that are used for manufacturing, packing, packaging, transporting, handling and/or holding food if such use is not intended to have any microbial effect in the food itself.  Do not incorporate IRGAGUARD B 5000 into any food contact polymer intended for commercial food packaging uses unless that food contact polymer and use condition are approved and listed in 21 CFR 174-186 (inclusive), or in the United States Food and Drug Administration’s “Food Contact Substance Notification System.”

APPLICATIONTYPES OF FINISHED PRODUCTS
Plastics
Including films, sheets, slabs and
molded plastic parts                        
  • Appliances and equipment
  • Beverage dispensing equipment
  • Beverage processing equipment
  • Bottles
  • Brush bristles
  • Brush handles
  • Containers
  • Conveyor belts
  • Countertops
  • Food handling equipment
  • Food processing equipment
  • Food storage containers
  • Food trays and covers
  • Food packaging
  • Food processing utensils
  • Gaskets
  • General purpose containers
  • Kitchen and bathroom hardware
  • Liners
  • Mats
  • Non-woven fabrics
  • Plastic film
  • Plumbing supplies and fixtures
  • Protective covers
  • Sinks
  • Sponges
  • Tape
  • Tiles
  • Tubing

APPLICATIONTYPES OF FINISHED PRODUCTS
Fibers
  • Apparel (such as outerwear, uniforms, gloves, aprons, coats)
  • Bags
  • Containers
  • Conveyor belts
  • Table cloths, napkins, wiping cloths
  • Mops, sponges
  • Brush bristles
  • Filters
  • Packaging (including bags, sacks, wraps, cushion, absorbent materials and containers)
  • Kitchen: commercial and industrial wipes and fabrics
  • Food packaging
Coatings, Films and Laminates
  • Appliances and equipment
  • Barrier fabrics
  • Building materials and components
  • Collection and storage equipment (such as conveyor belts, piping systems, silos, tanks and process vessels)
  • Cookware
  • Countertops
  • Food wrap (including coated deli paper, coated meat interleavers and plastic wrap)
  • General purpose containers
  • Glazing for cement tile
  • Glazing for vitreous china used in plumbing fixtures (such as sinks, countertops)
  • Industrial equipment
  • Natural and synthetic fibers and fabrics
  • Packaging
  • Paper products (such as wipes, tissues, wall coverings, towels)
  • Plastic film
  • Sinks
Adhesives and Sealants
  • Appliances
  • Cardboard
  • Ceramic tile
  • Grout and joint compound
  • Paper
  • Pipe sealant and insulating materials
  • Plastic
  • Plumbing adhesives
  • Rubber
  • Sealants for pipes
  • Wood
  • Wood and plastic composites

Drinking Water Contact Uses

IRGAGUARD® B 5000 may be used for the human drinking water contact uses listed below. The additive may be incorporated into food bowls and water bowls, dishes and other containers used by domestic animals. Do not use for any food or drinking water applications involving non-domestic animals.

APPLICATIONTYPES OF FINISHED PRODUCTS
Plastics; fibers; coatings, films, and laminates; adhesives and sealantsIncluding ice making equipment (water pans, piping, tubing, guards, ice storage bins, trays, ice scoops, buckets, valves and gaskets); drinking water contact materials (water bottles, cups, gaskets, plumbing fixtures, storage tanks and vessels, water piping, tubing, valves, spigots, coolers, water dispensing components, housing units and water filter components).

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