Antimicrobial agent for coatings and finishes
AssigneeSwimc LLC
InventorsCynthia D. Baricos, Jacob S. Donlon, Victoria J. Gelling
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Abstract
A microbe-resistant coating, coating intermediate, finish, finish intermediate, or colorant that includes an antimicrobial agent. The antimicrobial agent is an inorganic bismuth-containing compound, and may be used in conjunction with other bismuth-containing compounds or other biocidal agents or methods. The bismuth-containing compound may also be used to impart micro-resistance to a coating, coating intermediate, finish, finish intermediate, colorant, processing equipment or vessels.
Claims14
A method of imparting microbe-resistance to a locus, comprising:
- a) providing an effective amount of an antimicrobial agent consisting of bismuth aluminate;
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- b) introducing the antimicrobial agent to a locus to impart microbe-resistance, wherein the locus comprises a coating, coating intermediate, finish, finish intermediate, colorant, process equipment, storage vessel, paint, varnish, dispersion, lacquer, sealer, thinner, stain, glaze, primer, caulk, sealants, reducer, coalescent, reactive diluent, solvent, filler, adhesive, carrier or combination thereof;
- wherein bismuth aluminate is the only antimicrobial agent present in the locus.
A composition comprising a locus of a coating, coating intermediate, finish, finish intermediate, colorant, paint, varnish, dispersion, lacquer, sealer, thinner, stain, glaze, primer, caulk, sealants, reducer, coalescent, reactive diluent, solvent, filler, adhesive, carrier or combination thereof having an antimicrobial agent consisting of bismuth aluminate, wherein an effective amount of the antimicrobial agent is present in the locus, wherein bismuth aluminate is the only antimicrobial agent present in the locus.
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