Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A water-dilutable antimicrobial composition characterized by the following ingredients: a) an inorganic and/or organic acid, b) acetic acid halogenated in the a-position, c) an unbranched and/or branched aliphatic fatty acid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
30 words
A water-dilutable antimicrobial composition characterized by the following ingredients: a) an inorganic and/or organic acid, b) acetic acid halogenated in the a-position, c) an unbranched and/or branched aliphatic fatty acid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it contains the following ingredients: a) a relatively high percentage of a mild inorganic and/or strong organic acid, b) an acetic acid halogenated in the a-position, c) small quantities of an unbranched and/or branched aliphatic fatty acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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.An antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim-1 or 2, characterized in that it contains a solubilizing agent for the fatty acids.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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An antimicrobial composition as claimed in at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it contains additives, such as complexing agents and/or dyes and/or defoamers and/or surface-active compounds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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An antimicrobial composition as claimed in at least one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it contains o-phosphoric acid as the acid component.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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An antimicrobial composition as claimed in at least one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it contains a-chloroacetic acid, α-bromoacetic acid or a-iodoacetic acid as the α-halogen acetic acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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An antimicrobial composition as claimed in at least one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it contains small quantities of an n- or iso-aliphatic fatty acid containing from 8 to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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An antimicrobial composition as claimed in any of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that it contains a fatty alcohol sulfate, an a-olefin sulfonate, a primary alkane sulfonate, an N-alkyl derivative of diphenyl ether disulfonates or an alkylpolyglycol ether carboxylic acid as the solubilizing agent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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An antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that it contains fatty alcohol sulfate solubilizers'in which the alkyl radical has a chain length of from 8 to 10.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A composition as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9 in the form of an in use solution.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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An antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that, as a use solution, it contains at least the following components: a) enough acid to ensure a pH-value below 2.5, b) at least 150 ppm of an α-halogen acetic acid, c) at least 5 ppm of an N- or iso-aliphatic fatty acid containing from 8 to 12 carbon atoms, d) at least 50 ppm of a solubilizer for the fatty acid, e) additives, namely dyes, defoamers, complexing agents and surface-active compounds.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The use of the antimicrobial composition claimed in at least one of claims 1 to 9 in an use solution, characterized in that it is used in aqueous solution as a combined acidic cleaner and disinfectant.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The use of the antimicrobial composition claimed in at least one of claims 1 to 9 in an use solution, characterized in that, after alkaline and/or acidic cleaning and intermediate rinsing with water, the aqueous antimicrobial solution is pump-circulated or sprayed in the plant to be disinfected either by hand or in an automatic system, the solution being used at a temperature of from 0 to 75 0 C and the pump-circulation or spraying times amounting to between 5 and 30 minutes, and in that, after disinfection, the plant is rinsed with water of drinking quality.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A method of cleaning installations, in particular in those used in milk processing and breweries, by the cleaning-in-place method characterized in that an in use solution as claimed in claim 10 is used.