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US 5,202,047 AGranted
Cleaning/disinfecting process and composition
AssigneeDiversey, Inc.
InventorMichael P. Corby
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Abstract
A composition characterized in that it comprises one or more interhalogens or sources thereof and one or more acids or sources thereof which are not appreciably oxidized by the interhalogen(s) is disclosed. When diluted with water to in-use solution strength, such may be used in an ambient cleaning and/or disinfecting process in accordance with the present invention particularly for milk- or food-handling equipment.
Claims14
An aqueous cleaning and disinfecting composition, comprising:
- (a) from about 2% to about 25%, by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of an interhalogen selected from the group consisting of iodine chloride, iodine trichloride, iodine bromide, bromine chloride, and mixtures thereof;
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- (b) from about 24% to about 95% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition of at least one acid which is not appreciably oxidized by the interhalogen, selected from the group consisting of nitric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfamic acid, sulfuric acid, and mixtures thereof.
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