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US 2017/0000117 A1Published application
Wipe for killing spores
AssigneeAmerican Sterilizer Company
InventorsPeter A. Burke, Mark James Leggett, Michael A. Centanni
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Abstract
This invention relates to a wipe for killing spores comprising an absorbent sheet holding an aqueous composition and a sealed package containing the absorbent sheet, wherein the aqueous composition comprises water, an antimicrobial agent and a peroxide. The invention also relates to a process for killing spores using the above-indicated wipe.
Claims14
1-49. (canceled)
A process for killing spores positioned on a substrate, comprising:
- contacting the spores with an aqueous composition using an absorbent sheet, the aqueous composition comprising water, an antimicrobial agent, and a peroxide, the concentration of the peroxide in the water being in the range from about 0.01 to about 14% by weight;
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- maintaining the aqueous composition in contact with the spores for an effective period of time to effect at least a 4 log reduction in the number of spores capable of returning to vegetative growth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.