Ethylenediaminetriacetic acid and N-acyl ethylenediaminetriacetic acid silver chelating agents and surfactants
AssigneeHampshire Chemical Corp.
InventorArthur M. Nonomura
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Abstract
Silver chelating agent and surfactant that exhibits photosensitivity and antimicrobial activity. The silver can be chelated with ethylenediaminetriacetic acid (ED3A) or salts thereof, or preferably with N-acyl ED3A or salts thereof. Antimicrobial activity is exhibited even at very low silver levels.
Claims13
Silver chelating agent and surfactant of N-acyl ethylenediaminetriacetic acid or salts thereof, wherein said acyl group is a straight or branched aliphatic or aromatic group containing from 1 to 40 carbon atoms.
Silver chelating agent and surfactant of lauroyl ethylenediaminetriacetic acid or salts thereof.
Silver chelating agent and surfactant of ethylenediaminetriacetic acid or salts thereof.
Silver chelating agent and surfactant of N-alkyl ethylenediaminetriacetic acid or salts thereof, wherein said alkyl group contains from 1 to 40 carbon atoms.
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