Disinfectant cleaning composition with quaternary ammonium hydroxycarboxylate salt

An aqueous cleaning composition comprising:

• (a) about 0.05 to 3 wt. % N,N-dialkyl-N-aliphatic ammonium hydroxycarboxylate salt, which comprises N,N-dimethyl-N-n-decylammonium citrate;
• (b) about 0.1 to 1 wt. % quaternary ammonium antimicrobial surfactant, which comprises N-(n-C12-16)-alkyl-N-benzyl dimethylammonium halide, N-(n-C12-16)-alkyl-N-ethylbenzyl dimethylammonium halide and/or bis(n-C8-12-alkyl)dimethylammonium halide;
• (c) about 0.2 to 5 wt. % nonionic surfactant, which comprises ethoxylated C10-15-alkanol having an average degree of ethoxylation of about 6 to 10;
• (d) about 0.2 to 2 wt. % aminopolycarboxylate chelating agent, which comprises iminodisuccinate salt and/or glutamate diacetic acid salt;
• and
• (e) at least about 90 wt. % water;
• wherein the composition has a pH of about 6 to 8 and, other than an optional fragrance component, the composition contains no more than 0.1 wt. % volatile organic compounds.

An aqueous cleaning composition comprising:

• (a) N,N-dialkyl-N-aliphatic ammonium hydroxycarboxylate salt;
• (b) anionic surfactant;
• (c) quaternary ammonium antimicrobial surfactant;
• and (d) at least about 85 wt. % water.