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US 8,110,604 B2Granted
Methods and composition for treating a material
AssigneeUrthTech, LLC
InventorAziz C. Awad
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Abstract
A composition and method are described for sanitizing or otherwise treating a material such as a non-living surface, living tissue, soil or atmosphere which may be contaminated by a toxin, chemical warfare agent, insect, prion, microorganism or other infectious agent. Also described are methods of making the composition.
Claims42
A method for sanitizing a material which comprises:
- (a) providing an aqueous composition which comprises a mixture of a lower alkanol containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a fatty acid derivative which is a salt or ester at a pH of about 14 or above, wherein the fatty acid derivative is between about 0.1% and 25% by weight of the composition;
- (b) applying the composition to the material in an effective amount to sanitize the material;
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- (c) optionally removing a resulting composition of step (b).
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A composition which comprises in a mixture:
- (a) a lower alkanol containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
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- (b) a fatty acid derivative which is a salt or ester soluble in the alkanol, wherein the composition has a pH of 14 or above and wherein the fatty acid derivative is between about 0.1% to 25% by weight of the composition.
A method of treating a material, which comprises:
- (a) providing an aqueous composition which comprises a mixture of a lower alkanol containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a fatty acid derivative which is a salt or ester at a pH of about 14 or above, wherein the fatty acid derivative is between about 0.1% and 25% by weight of the composition;
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- (b) applying the composition to the material in an effective amount to treat the material.
A method of making a composition, which comprises:
- (a) providing a lower alkanol containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- (b) providing a fatty acid derivative which is a salt or ester soluble in the alkanol;
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- (c) mixing the lower alkanol and fatty acid derivative to provide the composition, wherein the composition has a pH of 14 or above and wherein the fatty acid derivative is between about 0.1% to 25% by weight of the composition.
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A method of making a composition, which comprises:
- (a) providing a lower alkanol containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- (b) providing a fatty acid;
- (c) providing an alkalinating agent;
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- (d) mixing the lower alkanol, fatty acid and alkalinating agent to provide the composition, wherein the composition has a pH of 14 or above and wherein the fatty acid derivative is between about 0.1% to 25% by weight of the composition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.