Effective and eco-friendly disinfectant
AssigneeThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
InventorsXiangru Zhang, Jiarui Han, Wanxin Li
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Abstract
A disinfectant composition comprising a dihalobenzoquinone, such as 2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone, and a solvent useful in a method of treating an object suspected of being contaminated with one or more microorganisms, the method comprising contacting the object with the disinfectant composition under conditions such that the disinfectant composition inactivates at least a portion of the one or more microorganisms.
Claims9
A method of treating an object for contamination with one or more microorganisms, the method comprising contacting the object with a disinfectant composition comprising a dihalobenzoquinone and a solvent under conditions such that the disinfectant composition inactivates at least a portion of the one or more microorganisms, wherein the dihalobenzoquinone has Formula 1:
- wherein each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 is independently hydrogen, methyl, or a halide, with the proviso that two and only two of R1, R2, R3, and R4 are halides;
- the disinfectant composition has a pH between 6.5-7.5;
- and the dihalobenzoquinone is present in the disinfectant composition at a concentration of 0.001 to 20% w/w.
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