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US 2015/0173352 A1Published application
Couplers for medium-chain fatty acids and disinfecting compositions
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsElizabeth Kiesel, Michael E. Besse, Lisa A. Hellickson, Mark Levitt, Daniel E. Pedersen
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Abstract
A disinfecting shower cleaner composition including a medium-chain fatty acid coupled with a nonionic surfactant providing temperature stable antimicrobial compositions. The invention specifically relates to antimicrobial compositions including fatty acid antimicrobial agents coupled with an ethoxylated amine and methods of using the antimicrobial compositions.
Claims20
A composition comprising:
- about 0.05 wt-% to about 20 wt-% carboxylic acid antimicrobial agent;
- and
- about 0.1 wt-% to about 30 wt-% nonionic surfactant;
- wherein the nonionic surfactant and carboxylic acid antimicrobial agent have a weight ratio of about 5.5:1 to about 3:1 and the composition is clear and has effective antimicrobial activity.
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A composition comprising:
- about 0.05 wt-% to about 10 wt-% fatty acid antimicrobial agent;
- about 0.15 wt-% to about 55 wt-% ethoxylated amine of one of the following formulas:
- wherein the ethoxylated amine and fatty acid antimicrobial agent being at a weight ratio of about 5.5:1 to about 3:1;
- and
- wherein the composition is clear and has effective antimicrobial activity.
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A method of reducing a microbial population on an object, comprising:
- contacting the object with a composition comprising:
- about 0.05 wt-% to about 10 wt-% fatty acid antimicrobial agent;
- and
- about 0.15 wt-% to about 55 wt-% ethoxylated amine of one of the following formulas:
- wherein the ethoxylated amine and fatty acid antimicrobial agent being at a weight ratio of about 5.5:1 to about 3:1;
- and
- wherein the composition is clear and has effective antimicrobial activity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.