Disinfectant and method of making
AssigneeInnovative Medical Services
InventorAndrew B. Arata
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Abstract
A non-toxic environmentally friendly aqueous disinfectant is disclosed for specific use as prevention against contamination by potentially pathogenic bacteria and virus. The aqueous disinfectant is formulated by electrolytically generating silver ions in water in combination with a citric acid. The aqueous disinfectant may include a suitable alcohol and/or a detergent. The aqueous disinfectant has been shown to be very effective at eliminating standard indicator organisms such as staphylococcus aureus, salmonella cholerasuis and pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Claims36
An aqueous disinfectant, comprising:
- an aqueous solution of silver ion organic acid complex wherein the silver is electrolytically generated in a solution of the organic acid and water.
An aqueous disinfectant, comprising:
- an aqueous solution of silver ion-organic acid complex in a solution of organic acid and water wherein the concentration of silver ion organic acid complex exceeds 0.05% by volume.
An aqueous disinfectant, comprising:
- an aqueous solution of silver ion organic acid complex formed from electrolytically generated silver in a solution of organic acid and water;
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- approximately 20% alcohol by volume.
An aqueous disinfectant, comprising:
- an aqueous solution of silver-ion organic acid complex formed from electrolytically generated silver in a solution of organic acid and water;
- approximately 20% ethyl alcohol by volume;
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- approximately 0.01% to 0.1% anionic detergent by volume.
The process of making a disinfectant, comprising the step of:
- electrolytically generating silver in a solution of organic acid and water to formed an aqueous solution of silver ion organic acid complex.
The process of making an improved aqueous disinfectant, comprising the step of:
- creating a solution of approximately 2% or greater organic acid in water by volume;
- spacing a positive silver electrode relative to a negative electrode for enabling the solution to be located therebetween;
- applying a potential difference to the positive and negative electrodes to establish a flow of silver ions between the positive and negative electrodes for enabling the silver ions to react with the organic acid to form a silver ion organic acid complex thereby.
An aqueous solution of a silver ion-organic acid complex, comprising:
- an aqueous solution of a silver ion organic acid complex in a solution of organic acid and water wherein the concentration of a silver ion-organic acid complex exceeds 0.05% by volume.
The process of making a silver ion-organic acid complex, comprising the step of:
- electrolytically generating silver in a solution of organic acid and water to form an aqueous solution of a silver ion-organic acid complex.
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