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US 10,264,793 B2Granted
Antimicrobial copper compositions and their use in treatment of foodstuffs and surfaces
AssigneeCms Technology, LLC
InventorsJohn Meccia, Ronald C. Shapira, Francis Dautreuil, James Dietrich
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides compositions for antimicrobial use comprising a mineral acid, an organic acid, or a combination thereof; a copper(II) salt; and a buffering salt, a detergent, or a combination thereof. The present disclosure also provides methods for reducing the number of pathogens on a surface by applying compositions of the present disclosure to the surface.
Claims18
A composition comprising:
- a mineral acid buffered with a conjugate salt;
- a copper(II) salt, wherein the copper(II) salt concentration is between about 35 ppm and about 100 ppm;
- and
- between 0.01 and 0.3 weight percent of an alkyl polyglycoside, based on the weight of the composition;
- wherein the composition is an aqueous solution with a pH between 1 and 4.
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