Antimicrobial aqueous coatings and sealants
AssigneeChemical Intelligence Limited
InventorsMark Wilkinson, Robert Gros
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an antimicrobial aqueous composition suitable for use as a sealant, sizing, coating or varnish, use thereof, and a method of manufacture thereof. The invention also provides the use of the antimicrobial aqueous composition, and an article coated with the antimicrobial aqueous composition.
Claims22
An antimicrobial aqueous composition suitable for use as a sealant, sizing, coating or varnish, the antimicrobial aqueous composition comprising:
- c) from 0.5 to 10 wt % of an aryl sulfonate or alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant, preferably from 2.5 to 8.5 wt %, more preferably from 3.5 to 8.5 wt %;
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- d) from 0.1 to 1 wt % biocide.
The antimicrobial aqueous composition according to any preceding claim, wherein the biocide comprises a chlorinated phenol type biocide.
The antimicrobial aqueous composition according to any preceding claim where the biocide comprises an isothiazolinone derivative.
The antimicrobial aqueous composition according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising an aliphatic alcohol substituted with an aryl moiety.
The antimicrobial aqueous composition according to any preceding claim, wherein the aqueous composition further comprises a polymer.
Use of the antimicrobial aqueous composition of any preceding claim as a coating,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.