What biocidal/antifungal properties does the PRIST® Hi-Flash™ Fuel Additive have?
PRIST® Hi-Flash™ Fuel Additive meets ASTM D4171 and MIL-DTL-85470 (Current Revision Issue) specification for DiEthylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether (DiEGME). The primary purpose of this chemical is to prevent freezing of water in the fuel system of aircraft. It is this property that is covered in ASTM and/or Military specifications. Neither of these specifications contains any biocide requirements. Prior to 1994, PRIST® was made to a Military Standard MIL-I-27686, which specified Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether (EGME). Provisions were made to have this product certified as a pesticide with the EPA. This allowed the product to be advertised as having the ability to retard growth of microbes in aviation fuels. The correct term is for the additive is microbiostat (-stat means it controls or retards growth by putting the microbes in a static condition), it is not a true microbiocide, (-cide means it kills microbes). With all of the new EPA requirements, it became economically prohibitive to c
