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US 6,204,230 B1Granted
Antibacterial compositions containing a solvent, hydrotrope, and surfactant
AssigneeThe Dial Corporation
InventorsTimothy J. Taylor, Earl P. Seitz, Jr.
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Abstract
Antibacterial compositions having excellent antibacterial effectiveness are disclosed. The antibacterial compositions contain a polyhydric solvent, a hydrotrope, a surfactant, an optional antibacterial agent, and water.
Claims37
An antibacterial composition comprising:
- (a) about 1% to about 50%, by weight, of a polyhydric solvent;
- (b) about 1% to about 50%, by weight, of a hydrotrope;
- (c) about 1% to about 25%, by weight, of a surfactant;
- (d) 0% to about 5%, by weight, of a phenolic antimicrobial agent;
- and
- (e) water,
- wherein the weight ratio of hydrotrope-to-polyhydric solvent is about 1:1 to about 6:1, and
- wherein the composition provides a log reduction against Gram positive bacteria of at least 2 after 30 seconds of contact, as measured against S. aureus, and a log reduction against Gram negative bacteria of at least 2.5 after 30 seconds of contact, as measured against E. coli.
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