Peroxide-based multi-purpose cleaning, degreasing, sanitizing, and disinfecting solutions and methods for preparing the same

A cleaning solution, comprising:

• a primary solvent;
• a secondary solvent, wherein the secondary solvent is at least partially miscible with the primary solvent;
• an oxidizing agent, wherein the oxidizing agent comprises a peroxide;
• a chelating agent, wherein the chelating agent comprises the structure of formula I:
• wherein R1-R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H;
• OH;
• and an alkyl, cycloalkyl, polycycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, alkanoyl, aroyl, alkenyl, alkyl-alkenyl, alcohol, ether, ketone, carboxylic acid, acid halide, acid anhydride, ester, and/or amide group containing approximately 1 to approximately 25 carbon atom(s);
• and wherein X1-X3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of O;
• S;
• and Se;
• a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system comprises a first anionic surfactant, a second anionic surfactant, a third anionic surfactant, and a fourth anionic surfactant;
• a pH modifier, wherein the pH modifier comprises phosphoric acid;
• and
• an amino acid.

A cleaning solution, consisting of:

• from approximately 75% to approximately 98% by weight a primary solvent, wherein the primary solvent is water;
• from approximately 0.1% to approximately 5.0% a secondary solvent, wherein the secondary solvent is dipropylene glycol methyl ether;
• from approximately 0.5% to approximately 2.0% an oxidizing agent, wherein the oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide;
• from approximately 0.01% to approximately 1.00% a chelating agent, wherein the chelating agent is citric acid;
• from approximately 0.5% to approximately 2.0% a homogenous surfactant system, wherein the homogenous surfactant system comprises a first anionic surfactant, a second anionic surfactant, a third anionic surfactant, and a fourth anionic surfactant, and wherein the first anionic surfactant is sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, the second anionic surfactant is sodium laurate, the third anionic surfactant is sodium (C10-16) benzenesulfonate, and the fourth anionic surfactant is sodium xylenesulphonate;
• and
• from approximately 0.05% to approximately 1.00% a pH modifier, wherein the pH modifier is phosphoric acid;
• and
• wherein any remainder comprises one or more adjunct agents.