Disinfecting article and cleaning composition with extended stability
AssigneeThe Clorox Company
InventorsGeorge Katsigras, Surinder Bains, Lily Cheng, Thomas W. Kaaret, William L. Smith
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a disinfecting article, a sealable housing system for disinfecting articles, and a disinfecting composition comprising a hypohalite composition and a surfactant, for cleaning and disinfecting surfaces, with improved stability and extended efficacy for cleaning and disinfecting surfaces with residues such as foods, dirt, microorganisms and many other common contaminates. The disinfecting article is preferably a wipe that is comprised of high denier fibers and stored in a sealable housing system to ensure the stability of the substrate in the hypohalite releasing solution.
Claims24
A disinfecting article comprising:
- a. an aqueous hypohalite releasing composition;
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- b. an absorbent carrier containing said aqueous hypohalite releasing composition;
- c. wherein said absorbent carrier comprises fibers having a denier of 1.5 or greater;
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- d. wherein the loading ratio of the aqueous hypohalite releasing composition to the absorbent carrier is greater than 3.
A disinfecting article comprising:
- a. an aqueous hypohalite releasing composition comprising a surfactant;
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- b. an absorbent carrier containing said aqueous hypohalite releasing composition;
- c. wherein said aqueous hypohalite releasing composition comprises a buffering system selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal phosphate, an alkali metal silicate, an alkali metal hydroxide, and mixtures thereof;
- d. wherein the loading ratio of the aqueous hypohalite releasing composition to the absorbent carrier is greater than 3:
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- e. wherein said absorbent carrier comprises fibers selected from the group consisting of polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene, hydrophilically modified polyester, hydrophobically modified polyester, hydrophilically modified polypropylene, hydrophilically modified polyethylene and mixtures thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.