Antimicrobial composition useful for the treatment of bovine mastitis
AssigneeEcolab Inc.
InventorsGuang-jong Jason Wei, David Daniel McSherry, Francis Lawrence Richter, Richard K. Staub
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a two-part antimicrobial composition comprising at least one chlorine dioxide generating component comprising at least one metal chlorite and at least one acid-forming compound in a solid carrier, and at least one liquid aqueous component. The composition further comprises at least one antimicrobial fatty acid having from about 2 to about 15 carbon atoms, and preferably from about 6 to about 12 carbon atoms. The components, upon mixing, form a composition having a pH in the range of about 5 to about 10.
Claims18
A two-part composition activatable to form an antimicrobial composition, which two parts when mixed result in an antimicrobial composition that has a pH in the range of about 5.0 to about 8 and contains from about 1 to 500 ppm chlorine dioxide, the two-part composition comprising:
- Part a) a chlorine dioxide generating component in solid form comprising at least one acid-forming compound and at least one metal chlorite in a neutral solid carrier;
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- Part b) an aqueous component comprising an antimicrobial fatty acid having from about 6 to about 12 carbon atoms;
- wherein the acid-forming compound has a pKa less than the antimicrobial fatty acid.
A two-part composition activatable to form an antimicrobial composition, which two parts when mixed result in an antimicrobial composition that has a pH in the range of about 5.0 to about 8 and contains from about 1 to 500 ppm chlorine dioxide, the two-part composition comprising:
- Part a) a chlorine dioxide generating component in solid form comprising at least one acid-forming compound and at least one metal chlorite in a neutral solid carrier selected from the group consisting of aluminum silicate clays, bentonite, kaolin, attapulgite, halloysite, polyorganosilicates, micas, talcs and zeolites;
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- Part b) an aqueous component comprising an antimicrobial fatty acid having from about 6 to about 12 carbon atoms;
- wherein the acid-forming compound has a pKa that is less than the pKa of the antimicrobial fatty acid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.