Solid sanitizers and cleaner disinfectants
First Claim
1. A nonflowable disinfecting composition made by a process comprising the steps of:
- forming a melt comprisingan alcohol alkoxylate selected from the group consisting of alcohol ethoxylates, alcohol propoxylates, and mixtures thereof,an antimicrobial composition including an antimicrobial compound, the antimicrobial compound selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium compounds, and cationic surfactants other than quaternary ammonium compounds, and mixtures thereof, anda quantity of urea,thereby forming a liquid mixture of said alcohol alkoxylate, said antimicrobial composition and said urea;
pouring the liquid mixture of said alcohol alkoxylate, said antimicrobial composition and said urea into a container; and
cooling the liquid mixture of said alcohol alkoxylate, said antimicrobial composition and said urea, thereby forming the nonflowable disinfecting composition within the container.
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Abstract
Solid sanitizing compositions have advantages over corresponding liquids and powders. A solid sanitizing product can be contained within a plastic bottle with a label indicating that the contents have antimicrobial or deodorizing properties containing a non-flowable solid composition having greater than about 0.02 percent by weight antimicrobial compounds. The preferred solid sanitizing compositions consist essentially of an antimicrobial compound selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium salts, fatty amines and diamines, chlorhexidine gluconate, phenol, derivatives of phenol, parachloro metaxylenol and mixtures thereof, and between 0 and 99.98 percent by weight of a cleaning composition. The solid sanitizing compositions can be effectively used with solid dispensers. The solid dispensers have a bowl with a drain at the bottom and an upward pointing spray nozzle. The spray nozzle directs water into an inverted bottle of the sanitizing composition to produce an aqueous solution of sanitizing compounds which drains from the bottom of the bowl. A second source of aqueous solution or fresh water can combine with the solution draining from the bowl to product a more dilute solution of sanitizing compounds. The relative flow into the spray nozzle and the secondary source can be adjusted to produce a final diluted solution with a desired dilution. Antimicrobial solutions can be used in a variety of industrial and institutional applications including laundry and hard surface cleaning. Four methods of producing the solid sanitizing compositions are described.
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1. A nonflowable disinfecting composition made by a process comprising the steps of:
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forming a melt comprising an alcohol alkoxylate selected from the group consisting of alcohol ethoxylates, alcohol propoxylates, and mixtures thereof, an antimicrobial composition including an antimicrobial compound, the antimicrobial compound selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium compounds, and cationic surfactants other than quaternary ammonium compounds, and mixtures thereof, and a quantity of urea, thereby forming a liquid mixture of said alcohol alkoxylate, said antimicrobial composition and said urea; pouring the liquid mixture of said alcohol alkoxylate, said antimicrobial composition and said urea into a container; and cooling the liquid mixture of said alcohol alkoxylate, said antimicrobial composition and said urea, thereby forming the nonflowable disinfecting composition within the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A nonflowable disinfecting composition made by a process comprising the steps of:
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forming a melt comprising an alcohol alkoxylate selected from the group consisting of alcohol ethoxylates, alcohol propoxylates, and mixtures thereof, an antimicrobial composition including an antimicrobial compound, the antimicrobial compound selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium compounds, and cationic surfactants other than quaternary ammonium compounds, and mixtures thereof, and a quantity of urea, thereby forming a liquid mixture of said alcohol alkoxylate, said antimicrobial composition and said urea; agitating the liquid mixture of said alcohol alkoxylate, said antimicrobial composition and said urea, and adding at least one cleaning agent selected from the group consisting of nonionic surfactants, anionic surfactants, alkaline builders, polyvalent metal sequestering agents and mixtures thereof; pouring the resultant liquid mixture into a container; and cooling said resultant liquid mixture, thereby forming the nonflowable disinfecting composition within the container.
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