# US 2019/0166828 A1 · Biocide composition and methods of use

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- Number: US 2019/0166828 A1
- Document ID: US20190166828A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/209,463
- Filed: 2018-12-04
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-04
- Inventors: William Dale STOREY; Norman L. Arrison
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190166828A1

## CPC

- A01N 33/08: containing oxygen or sulfur
- A01N 59/08: Alkali metal chlorides; Alkaline earth metal chlorides
- A23B 2/7295: {Antibiotics}
- A23B 2/762: Organic compounds containing nitrogen
- A23B 2/788: Inorganic compounds
- A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
- A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
- A23B: PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
- A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION

## Abstract

The invention is directed to a biocidal composition formed by a reaction or combination of electrolyzed water and an amine, and methods for using same to kill or control microorganisms, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and algae.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of killing or controlling microorganisms excluding sulfate reducing bacterial species, comprising the step of contacting the microorganism with a composition comprising a product product of mixing electrolyzed water and an amine.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the microorganism comprises Gram negative bacteria, excluding Desulfovibrio species.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2 wherein the Gram negative bacteria comprises Salmonella, Shigella, Escherichia, Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Moraxella, Helicobacter, Stenotrophomonas, Bdellovibrio, acetic acid bacteria, Legionella, cyanobacteria, spirochaetes, green sulfur, or green non-sulfur bacteria species.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the microorganism comprises Gram positive bacteria.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4 wherein the microorganism comprises Bacillus, Corynebacteria, Clostridium, Listeria, Staphylococcus or Streptococcus species.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the microorganism comprises a virus.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the microorganism comprises a fungi.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7 wherein the fungi comprises a clubroot pathogen.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the microorganism comprises an algae.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the composition is applied to a surface.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10 wherein the composition is heated.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11 wherein the composition is mixed with water and heated to form steam, which is applied to the surface.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the electrolyzed water was formed by electrolyzing a potassium chloride solution.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13 wherein the potassium chloride solution comprises a concentration from about 8 g/l to about 28 g/l.

### Claim 15

A method of preserving a product susceptible to microbial spoilage, comprising applying a biocidal composition comprising a reaction product of electrolyzed water and an amine to the product.

### Claim 16

A method of controlling a plant disease caused by a fungus, comprising contacting plant seeds and/or a growth medium with a biocidal composition comprising a reaction product of electrolyzed water and an amine.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16 wherein the fungus is clubroot.