The active ingredient – DCOI
- DCOI’s formulation is 4,5-Dichloro-2-N-Octyl-4-Isothiazolin-3-One (CAS No 64359-81-5).
- DCOI is not a Restricted Use Pesticide and is not persistent in soil.
- An organic, broad-spectrum biocide
- Contains no heavy metals, dioxins, furans or PAHs
- Standardized as a wood preservative by AWPA and listed as P-39 in the Book of Standards
- The first, new oil-borne industrial wood preservative in decades
- The same active ingredient used in marine antifouling formulations that won the 1996 US EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
- Very effective – retentions standardized by the American Wood Protection Association (AWPA) are 1/3 the retention of pentachlorophenol.
- The only oil-borne industrial wood preservative backed by a warranty – a 50-year limited warranty
- DCOI is used in, and currently sold as:
- a marine antifoulant
- an algaecide for cooling towers
- an industrial microbicide in drywall
- an industrial microbicide in shower curtains
- an industrial microbicide in pool liners
- an industrial microbicide in brewery pasteurizing and can warmer systems
- a fungicide/bactericide for in-can paint formulations
- a fungicide component in Ecolife®, the best performing, non-metal based, above ground residential preservative on the market.
