Methods and composition for treating a material
AssigneeUrthTech, LLC
InventorAziz C. Awad
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Abstract
A composition and method are described for sanitizing or otherwise treating a material such as a non-living surface, living tissue, soil or atmosphere which may be contaminated by a toxin, chemical warfare agent, insect, prion, microorganism or other infectious agent. The composition generally includes an aqueous composition mixture that includes: (a) lower alkanol; (b) an alkalinating agent, and (c) a fatty acid salt and/or ester. The components are present in an effective amount to sanitize (or treat) a material (or modifying a chemical contained thereon) to which the composition is applied. Also described are methods of making the composition.
Claims42
A method for sanitizing a material, the method comprising:
- (a) providing an aqueous composition comprising in admixture:
- (i) a lower alkanol containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, (ii) an alkalinating agent, and (iii) a fatty acid derivative comprising a fatty acid salt, a fatty acid ester, or a combination thereof;
- wherein the lower alkanol, the alkalinating agent, and the fatty acid derivative are present in an effective amount to sanitize the material;
- (b) applying the aqueous composition to the material to sanitize the material;
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- (c) optionally removing a resulting composition of step (b).
A composition comprising an aqueous composition, the aqueous composition comprising in a mixture:
- (a) lower alkanol containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- (b) an alkalinating agent, and
- (c) a fatty acid derivative comprising a fatty acid salt, a fatty acid ester, or a combination thereof;
- wherein the lower alkanol, the alkalinating agent, and the fatty acid derivative are present in an effective amount to sanitize a material to which the composition is applied.
A method of modifying a chemical, the method comprising:
- (a) providing an aqueous composition comprising in admixture:
- (i) a lower alkanol containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, (ii) an alkalinating agent, and (iii) a fatty acid derivative comprising a fatty acid salt, a fatty acid ester, or a combination thereof;
- wherein the lower alkanol, the alkalinating agent, and the fatty acid derivative are present in an effective amount to modify the chemical;
- (b) applying the aqueous composition to a material to modify the chemical;
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- (c) optionally removing a resulting composition of step (b).
A method of making an aqueous composition, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a lower alkanol containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- (b) providing a fatty acid derivative soluble in the lower alkanol, the fatty acid derivative comprising a fatty acid salt, a fatty acid ester, or a combination thereof;
- (c) providing an alkalinating agent;
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- (d) mixing the lower alkanol, the fatty acid derivative, the alkalinating agent, and water, thereby forming the aqueous composition.
A method of making an aqueous composition, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a lower alkanol containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- (b) providing a fatty acid soluble in the lower alkanol;
- (c) providing an alkalinating agent;
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- (d) mixing the lower alkanol, the fatty acid, the alkalinating agent, and water, thereby (i) reacting in situ the fatty acid and the alkalinating agent to form a fatty acid derivative comprising a fatty acid salt, a fatty acid ester, or a combination thereof, and (ii) forming the aqueous composition.
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