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Pure isopropyl alcohol is not a good disinfectant, and is highly flammable. You need some water, to act as a catalyst. Also, it doesn't inactivate spores, so y
by phonon 6y ago
Pure isopropyl alcohol is not a good disinfectant, and is highly flammable. You need some water, to act as a catalyst.
Also, it doesn't inactivate spores, so you need hydrogen peroxide or something chlorine based as well.[1]
https://blog.gotopac.com/2017/05/15/why-is-70-isopropyl-alcohol-ipa-a-better-disinfectant-than-99-isopropanol-and-what-is-ipa-used-for/ https://blog.gotopac.com/2017/05/15/why-is-70-isopropyl-alco...
- supernova87a 6y agoYes that's correct, you need to dilute it to something like 80% to be most effective.