# US 2010/0167973 A1 · Cleaning and disinfecting agent > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0167973 A1 - Document ID: US20100167973A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/642,168 - Filed: 2009-12-18 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2000-10-13 - Assignees: Thonhauser GmbH - Inventors: Manfred THONHAUSER; Christian Thonhauser - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100167973A1 ## CPC - C11D 3/48: Medical, disinfecting agents, disinfecting, antibacterial, germicidal or antimicrobial compositions - C11D 3/3942: {Inorganic per-compounds (C11D3/3902 takes precedence)} - C11D 3/3947: {Liquid compositions} - C11D 7/06: Hydroxides - C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL ## Abstract A detergent and disinfectant in which water-soluble permanganates are used in an alkaline solution in order to initiate the oxidation of organic substances and simultaneously a chemical oxidant, preferably a peroxodisulfate, is used which is capable of producing radical reactions with catalytic support by manganates originating from the supplied permanganate, which reactions produce the oxidation of organic substances. All components are present in powder form and a respective powder mixture can be dissolved rapidly and free from residues in water. It thus represents a universally applicable, highly effective detergent and disinfectant. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A composition comprising a first oxidant comprising a water-soluble permanganate, an alkaline agent, and a second oxidant whose oxidation potential exceeds that of a mixture containing 50 mol % manganese VII and 50 mol % manganese VI; said composition changes color upon contact with a substance external to said composition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second oxidant comprises peroxodisulfates. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water-soluble permanganate comprises potassium permanganate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alkaline agent comprises an alkali hydroxide. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an oxidation-resistant polyphosphate. ### Claim 6 (canceled) ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein all components of the composition are present in powder form. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein 7 to 8 grams of the composition is dissolved per liter of the aqueous liquid. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the composition comprises: 20%-35% of 50% KOH, 5%-25% of 50% potassium tripolyphosphate, 25%-35% of hypochlorite lye, and at least 0.01% KMnO4. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The composition as claimed in claim 9, wherein the composition is used in form of a 3% aqueous solution. ### Claim 11 A composition comprising: a first oxidant comprising water soluble permanganate formulated to initiate oxidation of a substance external to the composition, an alkaline agent for securing an alkaline environment with a pH value of at least 10, and at least a second oxidant whose oxidation potential exceeds 1.5 volts at said minimum pH of 10, wherein said second oxidant is formulated to react with said water soluble permanganate during the oxidation of the substance external to the composition. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the composition comprises: 58% NaOH, 27% potassium tripolyphosphate, 15% Na2S2O8, and at least 0.01% KMnO4. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the composition comprises: 28% of 50% KOH, 15% of 50% potassium tripolyphosphate, 30% of hypochlorite lye, and at least 0.01% KMnO4. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said alkaline agent is formulated to secure an alkaline environment with a pH value of at least 12. ### Claim 15 A composition comprising: 50%-70% NaOH, 20%-35% potassium tripolyphosphate, 10%-20% Na2S2O8, and at least 0.01% KMnO4. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The composition as in claim 1, wherein an oxidation potential of the second oxidant exceeds that of a mixture containing 50 mol % H02- and 50 mol % OH—. ### Claim 17 (depends on 4) The composition as in claim 4, wherein the alkali hydroxide comprises NaOH. ### Claim 18 (depends on 5) The composition as in claim 5, wherein the oxidation resistant polyphosphate comprises potassium tripolyphosphate. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The composition of claim 11, wherein the composition changes color on contact with the substance external to the composition, wherein said color change allows a visual evaluation of an amount of the substance external to the composition oxidized by the composition. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the color change is from purple to a second color other than purple. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The composition as claimed in claim 20, wherein the second color is green. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The composition as claimed in claim 20, wherein the second color is yellow. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substance external to the composition comprises an organic substance. ### Claim 24 (depends on 20) The composition of claim 20, wherein the water-soluble permanganate reacts with the organic substance. ### Claim 25 (depends on 2) The composition of claim 2, wherein the substance external to the composition comprises an organic substance and the peroxodisulfate reacts with the organic substance. ### Claim 26 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substance external to the composition comprises an organic substance, the second oxidant comprises peroxodisulfate, and both the water-soluble permanganate and the peroxodisulfate react with the organic substance. ### Claim 27 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second oxidant comprises a hypochlorite. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The composition as claimed in claim 27, further comprising a peroxodisulfate. ### Claim 29 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the alkaline agent has a composition configured to secure an alkaline environment with a pH value of at least 10. ### Claim 30 (depends on 1) A method comprising obtaining a composition of claim 1, exposing the composition to a substance external to the composition, and obtaining a color change in the composition. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, further comprising visually evaluating the color change. ### Claim 32 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, further comprising adding the composition in a form of a powder to water. ### Claim 33 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, wherein the powder dissolves in the water free from a residue. ### Claim 34 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, wherein the method is configured to monitor a cleaning progress during a cleaning operation. ### Claim 35 (depends on 34) The method of claim 34, wherein the cleaning operation comprises cleaning in a brewery, vegetable-processing plant, or potato-processing plant. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The method of claim 35, wherein the method is configured to sterilize a container. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36, wherein the container is sterilized by spraying the container with the composition and spraying off the composition applied to the container with water or NaOH/Potassium tripolyphosphate and peroxodisulfate/permanganate in liquid form. ### Claim 38 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, wherein the method comprises cleaning at a temperature between about room temperature and a temperature below 70° C.