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Disinfectants are chemical agents designed to inactivate or destroy microorganisms on inert surfaces. Disinfection does definitely not kill all microorganisms, especially resistant bacterial spores; it's less effective than sterilization, that is a severe physical or chemical process that kills all kinds of life.

Chlorine serves as an effective disinfectant for drinking water, bathing facilities, and other water supply applications. However, some health officials and environmentalists question the continued use of chlorine in our water supplies because of its known effects on natural environments and human health.

Single-use medical device reprocessing refers to cleaning, disinfection, testing, sterilization, and remanufacturing of a used medical device to be put in service again. The reuse of single-use medical devices first began in the late 1970s.

Thermal air filtration is an air filtration technique used for the filtration of exhaust gases generated from various industrial processes. A regenerative catalytic oxidation agent is an air cleaning and disinfection method that combine oxygen removal with hydrogen peroxide oxidizing the air.

Mesitylene or 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene is a derivative of benzene with three methyl substituents positioned symmetrically around the ring. There are many reported cases of the toxic poisoning from mesitylene. It is also used as an insecticide, an anti-coagulant, a disinfectant, an anti-inflammatory agent and as a pesticide and it is quite harmful if ingested or absorbed through the skin. So, it is quite useful for medicinal chemistry although the therapeutic activity has not been established.

Boric acid was used for many years as an antiseptic for the treatment of various diseases. It was also used as an oxidizing agent in laboratories. However, it is not known to have any disinfectant properties and is primarily used as an antiseptic.

Flocculent and coagulant disinfectants are two of the most widely used chemical substances in a variety of industries. However, these two processes have distinct advantages over other applications in water treatment plants.

Single-use medical device reprocessing refers to cleaning, disinfection, testing, sterilization, and remanufacturing of a used medical device to be put in service again.

Flocculent and coagulant disinfectants are two of the most widely used chemical substances in a variety of industries. However, these two processes have distinct advantages over other applications in water treatment plants.