Antimicrobic washing agents, washing adjuvants and cleaning agents

Claim 2

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 1 wherein said antimicrobial component (a) is present in an amount of from 2 to 5 percent by weight.

Claim 3

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 1 wherein said complex-forming compounds of (c) are present in an amount of at least 10 percent by weight.

Claim 4

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 1 wherein said complex-forming compounds are present in an amount of between 10 to 90 percent of the amount of the mixture of said complex-forming compounds of (c) and said components (b).

Claim 5

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 5 wherein said complex-forming compounds are present in an amount of between 25 percent to 75 percent of the amount of the mixture of said complex-forming compounds and said components (b).

Claim 6

The antimicrobial composition of claim 1 containing at least 30 percent by weight of a powder of a water-insoluble cleaning substance.

Claim 7

Antimicrobial washing agents and washing adjuvant and cleaning agent preparations comprising (a) from 0.2 to 30 percent by weight of a nitroalkyl-N-phenylcarbamate antimicrobial component selected from the group consisting of 2-nitropropyl-N-phenylcarbamate, 1-methyl-2-nitropropyl-N-phenylcarbamate, 2nitrobutyl-N-phenylcarbamate, 2-bromo-2-nitroethyl-N- (3-chlorophenyl)-carbamate, 2-bromo-2-nitrobutyl-N-(4-nitrophenyl)-carbamate, 2-bromo-2-nitrobutyl-N-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-carbamate, 2-bromo-2-nitropropyl-N-phenyl-carbamate and 2-bromo-2-nitrobutyl-N-(4-flourophenyl)-carbamate of the formula 1 (b) from 0 to 90 percent by weight of surface-active compound components comprising from 0 to 100 percent of surface-active compounds selected from the group consisting of sulfates and sulfonates said compounds having a hydrophobic residue of from eight to 18 carbon atoms from 0 to 100 percent of non-ionic surface-active compounds, from 0 to 100 percent of soap (c) from 5 to 99 percent by weight of water soluble components comprising from 10 to 90 percent by weight of component (c) of alkaline reacting builders which, in the Hampshire test, have a complex-forming ability of not more than 230 mg of CaCO3 per gram selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hydroxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, silicates, orthophosphates, pyrophosphates, tripolyphosphates and sulfates and from 90 to 10 percent by weight of component (c) of complex-forming compounds which, in the Hampshire test, have a complex-forming ability of over 230 mg of CaCO3 per gram selected from the group consisting of Graham''s salt, nitrilotriacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, N-hydroxyethyl-ethylenediaminetriacetic acid, polyalkylene-polyamine-N-polycarboxylic acids, polyphosphonic acids, carboxymethylenephosphonic acid, aminotrimethylenephosphonic acid, iminodiacetic acid-N-methylenephosphonic acid, phosphonoacetic acid, citric acid and 1,2-cyclohexanediaminotetraacetic acid.

Claim 8

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 9 wherein the compositions also contain from 10 to 50 percent by weight of inorganic per-compounds.

Claim 9

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 8 wherein said component (b) comprises from 75 to 90 percent by weight.

Claim 10

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 8 wherein said antimicrobial component is 2-nitropropyl-N-phenylcarbamate.

Claim 11

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 8 wherein said antimicrobial component is 1-methyl-2-nitropropyl-N-phenylcarbamate.

Claim 12

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 8 wherein said antimicrobial component is 2-nitrobutyl-N-phenylcarbamate.

Claim 13

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 8 wherein said antimicrobial component is 2-bromo-2-nitroethyl-N-(3-chlorophenyl)-carbamate.

Claim 14

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 8 wherein said antimicrobial component is 2-bromo-4-nitrobutyl-N-(4-nitrophenyl)-carbamate.

Claim 15

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 8 wherein said antimicrobial component is 2-bromo-2-nitrobutyl-N-phenylcarbamate.

Claim 16

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 8 wherein said antimicrobial component is 2-bromo-2-nitrobutyl-N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-carbamate.

Claim 17

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 8 wherein said antimicrobial component is 2-bromo-2-nitropropyl-N-phenylcarbamate.

Claim 18

The antimicrobial preparations of claim 8 wherein said antimicrobial component is 2-bromo-2 -nitrobutyl-N-(4-flourophenyl)-carbamate.

Claim 19

Pasty and liquid washing and washing adjuvants comprising from 10 to 60 percent by weight of the antimicrobial preparations of claim 8 and from 40 to 90 percent by weight of a liquid solvent selected from the group consisting of water, water-soluble organic solvents and mixtures thereof.