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Detergent-germicide compositions

Assignee: Calgon Corp
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Filing: 1976-10-27
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Granted: 1979-06-12
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Expires: 1996-10-27
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Abstract

Abstract The invention disclosed is directed to liquid detergent-germicide compositions which include an antimicrobial active phenolic derivative in combination with hydroxyacetic acid and a detergent. The present compositions are found to have significant antimicrobial activity in water, even with low concentrations of the phenolic derivative, a low skin irritation factor, and good color stability without any substantial degree of darkening under conditions of light and heat which typically convert phenolic containing disinfectants to a dark color.

Inventors

  • 👤 Norman E. Dewar
  • 👤 Said I. Razig

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 21:21
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/48

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
A detergent germicide composition which consists essentially of from about 2.4 to about 30 parts by weight of an antimicrobial active phenolic derivative in combination with from about 1 to about 36 parts by weight of hydroxyacetic acid; and from about 2 to about 30 parts by weight of a detergent surfactant; said antimicrobial active phenolic derivative being selected from the group consisting of o-phenylphenol, o-benzyl-p-chlorophenol, o-cyclopentyl-p-chlorophenol, 4-chloro-2-phenylphenol, 6-chloro-2-phenylphenol, p-tertiary-amylphenol, p-tertiary-butylphenol, 2,2-methylene-bis-(2,4,6-trichlorophenol), p-chloro-m-xylenol, and dichlorom-xylenol; said detergent surfactant being represented by the general formula: ##STR2## where:
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 86 words
A detergent germicide composition which consists essentially of from about 2.4 to about 30 parts by weight of an antimicrobial active phenolic derivative in combination with from about 1 to about 36 parts by weight of hydroxyacetic acid; and from about 2 to about 30 parts by weight of a detergent surfactant; said antimicrobial active phenolic derivative being selected from the group consisting of o-phenylphenol, o-benzyl-p-chlorophenol, o-cyclopentyl-p-chlorophenol, 4-chloro-2-phenylphenol, 6-chloro-2-phenylphenol, p-tertiary-amylphenol, p-tertiary-butylphenol, 2,2-methylene-bis-(2,4,6-trichlorophenol), p-chloro-m-xylenol, and dichlorom-xylenol; said detergent surfactant being represented by the general formula: ##STR2## where:
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 82 words
M is sulfate or phosphate; R 1 is a hydrocarbon alkyl group containing 1 to about 20 carbon atoms; R 2 is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon alkyl group containing 1 to about 20 carbon atoms; The sum of carbon atoms in R 1 and R 2 is not greater than about 20; R 3 is hydrogen or methyl; n is a positive number having an average value of from 0.5 to about 20; and X is hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium, or triethanolamine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 82 words
M is sulfate or phosphate; R 1 is a hydrocarbon alkyl group containing 1 to about 20 carbon atoms; R 2 is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon alkyl group containing 1 to about 20 carbon atoms; The sum of carbon atoms in R 1 and R 2 is not greater than about 20; R 3 is hydrogen or methyl; n is a positive number having an average value of from 0.5 to about 20; and X is hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium, or triethanolamine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the pH of the composition is from about pH2 to about pH4.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 58 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the hydroxyacetic acid component is present in an amount from about 3 to about 18 parts by weight, the phenolic component is present in an amount from about 5 to about 15 parts by weight, and the detergent is present in an amount from about 5 to about 15 parts by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 21 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the R 1 R 2 CHO-moiety contains about 9 to about 15 total carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 35 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein a diluent selected from the group consisting of triethanolamine, ethanol, isopropanol and hexylene glycol (2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol) is included in an amount from about 5 to about 20 parts by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 22 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein the diluent is included in an amount from about 7 to about 15 parts by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 30 words
The composition of claim 1 in combination with water in an amount sufficient to provide a concentration of the phenolic component of about 0.02 to about 0.25 percent by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 25 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein thiourea is present as a corrosion retardant in an amount from about 0.5 to about 6 parts by weight.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 25 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein thiourea is present as a corrosion retardant in an amount from about 1 to about 3 parts by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 22 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein a perfume is present in an amount between about 0.3 to about 0.7 parts by weight.

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