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Peroxyacid antimicrobial composition
Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc
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Filing: 1991-07-23
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Granted: 1993-04-06
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Expires: 2011-07-23
Abstract
Abstract A peroxyacid antimicrobial concentrate and use composition is provided comprising a C1 to C4 peroxycarboxylic acid, and a C6 to C18 peroxyacid. The combination of these acids produces a synergistic effect, providing a much more potent biocide than can be obtained by using these components separately. Other components can be added to the composition such as hydrotrope coupling agents, stabilizers, etc. An effective antimicrobial use solution is formed at low concentrations when the concentrate composition is diluted with water to a pH in the range of about 2 to 8. Sanitizing of substantially fixed, "in-place" processing lines in dairies, breweries, and other food processing operations is one utility of the composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas R. Oakes
- 👤 Patricia M. Stanley
- 👤 Jerome D. Keller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 04:12
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/48; A; A01; A01N; A01N37/00; A01N37/16; C11D3/39; C11D3/3945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A peroxyacid antimicrobial concentrate composition comprising: (a) about 0.01 to 25 wt. % of a C 1 -C 4 peroxycarboxylic acid; (b) about 0.01 to 10 wt. % of a peroxyacid of the structure R 1 --CO 3 H, wherein R 1 comprises a linear, saturated hydrocarbon chain having about 5 to 17 carbon atoms; (c) about 0.1 to 30 wt. % of a hydrotrope coupling agent capable of solubilizing said peroxyacid of (b) in the concentrate and when the concentrate is diluted with water; and (d) about 1 to 50 wt. % of hydrogen peroxide; wherein the concentrate composition is capable of being diluted with a major proportion of water to form an antimicrobial sanitizing use solution having a pH in the range of about 3 to 7.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A peroxyacid antimicrobial concentrate composition comprising: (a) about 0.01 to 25 wt. % of a C 1 -C 4 peroxycarboxylic acid; (b) about 0.01 to 10 wt. % of a peroxyacid of the structure R 1 --CO 3 H, wherein R 1 comprises a linear, saturated hydrocarbon chain having about 5 to 17 carbon atoms; (c) about 0.1 to 30 wt. % of a hydrotrope coupling agent capable of solubilizing said peroxyacid of (b) in the concentrate and when the concentrate is diluted with water; and (d) about 1 to 50 wt. % of hydrogen peroxide; wherein the concentrate composition is capable of being diluted with a major proportion of water to form an antimicrobial sanitizing use solution having a pH in the range of about 3 to 7.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The concentrate composition of claim 1 wherein said C 1 -C 4 peroxycarboxylic acid comprises peroxyacetic acid, peroxypropionic acid, peroxysuccinic acid, peroxyglycolic acid, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The concentrate composition of claim 1 wherein said peroxyacid of (b) is a peroxyfatty acid having about 8 to 12 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The concentrate composition of claim 3 wherein said peroxyfatty acid comprises peroxyoctanoic acid, peroxydecanoic acid, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The concentrate composition of claim 3 wherein the weight ratio of C 1 -C 4 peroxycarboxylic acid to peroxyfatty acid is about 15:1 to 3:1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The concentrate composition of claim 1 wherein said hydrotrope comprises n-octanesulfonate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The concentrate composition of claim 3 further comprising about 5 to 50 wt. % of a fatty acid, a C 1 -C 4 carboxylic acid, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The concentrate composition of claim 7 wherein said C 1 -C 4 carboxylic acid component comprises acetic acid, propionic acid, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The concentrate composition of claim 7 wherein said fatty acid comprises octanoic acid, decanoic acid, or molecule.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 1 further comprising an effective amount of a chelating agent for binding polyvalent metal cations.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 10 wherein said chelating agent is 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 11 wherein said chelating agent is present in an amount of about 1 wt. % based on the concentrate composition.
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