polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride phmb pricePHMB is recognized as the safest and the most efficient broad-spectrum antibacterial agent in the 21st century. It is colorless and tasteless, low bacterial inhibition concentration, broad spectrum, low toxicity.It can form a layer of cations on the surface of article, which can inhibit bacteria for a long time. It also has no bacteria drug resistance.

Product name:  PHMB  

Chemical and Physical Specifications

Chemical name: Polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride (PHMB)

INCI Name: Polyaminopropyl Biguanide

Other chemical names

Poly(hexamethylenebiguanide hydrochloride)

Poly(iminocarbonimidoyliminocarbonimidoylimino-1,6-hexanediyl), hydrochloride

Poly(iminoimidocarbonyl-iminoimidocarbonyl-iminohexamethylene), hydrochloride

Poly(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimidocarbonyliminohexamethylene) hydrochloride

CAS: 32289-58-0 / 27083-27-8 / 28757-47-3 / 133029-32-0

Molecular formula: (C8H17N5)n.nHCl , n=1-40

Molecular weight> 700 g/mol (submission)

2670 – 2960 (weight average molecular weight)

3686 – 4216 (weight average molecular weight)

HS Code: 2921229000

1. Water treatment

- in swimming pools as an alternative to chlorine
- for industrial water(cooling tower, …)

Surface disinfecting
- hospitals 
- algaecide for concrete surfaces 
- all purpose surfaces disinfectant

2. Food industry
- mink feed preservative 
- beet sugar disinfectant 
- precleanning of fresh vegetables 
- cleaning solution for food contact equipment

3. Leather industry
- preservation of hides and skins
- Vet applications 
- teat dip mixtures, teat dip cloth, animal blood preservation 
- veterinary operations 
- preservative used for vet products

4. Cosmetics 
- cited in the European Cosmetic directory 
- contact lens cleaner

5. Pharmaceuticals 
- wound operations disinfectant 
- active used in nose drop / eyes diseases treatment products

6. Other applications 
- preservative used in the paper industry 
- disinfectant used in the secondary oil recovery