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How and if to use dialkyldimethylammonium chloride?
    #26453316 - 01/26/20 10:51 AM (4 years, 21 days ago)

Hello everyone,

I am a long time lurker, first time poster here. I recently started growing mushrooms and have lost myself in the disinfectant rabbit hole. I am aware, that this is not the most important part, but still, I would like to know if anybody here uses or has had experience with dialkyldimethylammonium chloride?

It is supposed to be the perfect disinfectant for mycology:

  • Kills Germs & Spores
  • Kills Fungi & Spores (unlike aclohol)
  • Fast acting (unlike alcohol)
  • Doesn't produce poisonous gases (unlike bleach)
  • Doesn't leave a corrosive residue (unlike bleach)
  • Doesn't become useless in 24h (unlike bleach water solutions, though I am not sure about that one)


I am probably overthinking, but since I can get my hands on this compound, would it be preferable to rubbing alcohol for the mentioned reasons? Anything special I need to be aware of before I use it? What about concentration? Is 5.6% OK?

The brand I can get on Amazon has 39% alcohol and 5.6% dialkyldimethylammonium chloride.


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Re: How and if to use dialkyldimethylammonium chloride? [Re: tangra07]
    #26453729 - 01/26/20 03:07 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

See this...



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Re: How and if to use dialkyldimethylammonium chloride? [Re: SHROOMSISAY01]
    #26453951 - 01/26/20 05:50 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

I believe this is similar to or is quaternary ammonium chloride. One brand name of it is kleengrow. All I know about it is that it's used in greenhouses as a foot bath and as a soap to clean pots. It's also used in some food establishments as a sanatizer. The greenhouse I used to work in would use this stuff for the same things I mentioned, footbaths and soap.

It does still have a off gassing and smell to it, but definitely not as noticeable as bleach or isopropyl.

Unfortunately I never got to mix it up so I don't know what the proper concentrations for the different applications are. But you should be able to find that information from kleengrow.


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