Topical chlorine dioxide treatment for mammalian teats
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsDaniel Alexander SIEBOLD, Helen van den BROEK, Michael SCHNEIDER
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Abstract
Chlorine dioxide compositions and methods of using the chlorine dioxide compositions on animal skin are disclosed. The chlorine dioxide compositions are formed by mixing an acidic composition and a chlorite salt composition together. The acidic composition includes an acid and an aldehyde.
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A method of generating a chlorine dioxide composition comprising mixing an acidic composition and a chlorite composition together to form a chlorine dioxide composition, the acidic composition comprising an acid and an aldehyde, the chlorite composition comprising a chlorite salt, and the chlorine dioxide composition comprising chlorine dioxide,
- wherein the chlorine dioxide composition comprises a quantity of the chlorite salt and the aldehyde that are unreacted, and
- wherein the reaction between the chlorite salt and the aldehyde continues to generate chlorine dioxide composition for at least seven days after combining the acidic composition and the chlorite composition.
A method of reducing microorganisms on animal skin comprising:
- (a) mixing an acidic composition and a chlorite composition together to form a chlorine dioxide composition,
- the acidic composition comprising an acid and an aldehyde;
- the chlorite composition comprising a chlorite salt;
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- the chlorine dioxide composition comprising chlorine dioxide;
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- (b) applying the chlorine dioxide composition to animal skin
- wherein the chlorine dioxide composition comprises a quantity of the chlorite salt and the aldehyde that are unreacted, and
- wherein the reaction between the chlorite salt and the aldehyde continues to generate chlorine dioxide composition for at least seven days after combining the acidic composition and the chlorite composition.
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