What are Quaternary Ammonium Compounds?

Quaternary Ammonium Compounds are one series of products of cationic surfactants with widely using, also called Quaternary ammonium salts, which are compounds formed from the substitution of four hydrogen atoms in the ammonium ion by Alkyls. The general formula is R₄NX, wherein the four Alkyls can be the same or different. “X” is mostly halogen anion (F­, Cl, Br, I), also can be acid radical (like HSO₄, RCOO, etc.) So Quaternary Ammonium Compounds are not a specific product, but the series products including hundreds or even thousands of materials. Quaternary Ammonium Compounds have been developing always in the direction of environmental protection, biodegradation, free of APEO, free of Formaldehyde and other hazards to the natural environment and human health. With the improvement of people public awareness and the requirements of environmental protection, such products are constantly meeting the needs of social developments, which are the inevitable direction of the future surfactants industry!