Acid-solubilized copper-ammonium complexes and copper-zinc ammonium complexes, compositions, preparations, methods, and uses
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1. An antimicrobial composition produced by the process of:
- combining 10-160 grams/liter of hydrated copper sulfate with water;
stirring the combined mixture and adding 20-32 milliliters/liter of an ammonium hydroxide solution to the resulting mixture to generate an insoluble copper-ammonium complex; and
adding a water soluble acid selected from the group consisting of phosphorous acid and phosphoric acid to the copper-ammonium complex to solubilize the copper-ammonium complex and to control the pH of the clear blue solution thus formed;
wherein the concentration of elemental copper in the clear blue solution is between 15 and 40 grams/liter, wherein when present the amount of phosphorous acid is 24-50 grams/liter and wherein when present the amount of phosphoric acid is 17-85 grams/liter, the resulting composition having synergistic antimicrobial properties greater than the antimicrobial properties of each constituent component.
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Abstract
An antimicrobial composition is disclosed that contains an acid-solubilized copper ammonium or copper-zinc ammonium complex that is effective against microorganisms such as nosocomial or environmental bacteria, fungi, viruses, and the like. The antimicrobial composition can be used in the preparation of a medicament for treating microbes or a microbial infection, and may contain a carrier to create a cream, soap, wash, spray, dressing, cleanser, cosmetic product, topical drug product, or other antimicrobial product.
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1. An antimicrobial composition produced by the process of:
- combining 10-160 grams/liter of hydrated copper sulfate with water;
stirring the combined mixture and adding 20-32 milliliters/liter of an ammonium hydroxide solution to the resulting mixture to generate an insoluble copper-ammonium complex; and
adding a water soluble acid selected from the group consisting of phosphorous acid and phosphoric acid to the copper-ammonium complex to solubilize the copper-ammonium complex and to control the pH of the clear blue solution thus formed;
wherein the concentration of elemental copper in the clear blue solution is between 15 and 40 grams/liter, wherein when present the amount of phosphorous acid is 24-50 grams/liter and wherein when present the amount of phosphoric acid is 17-85 grams/liter, the resulting composition having synergistic antimicrobial properties greater than the antimicrobial properties of each constituent component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- combining 10-160 grams/liter of hydrated copper sulfate with water;
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7. A method of producing an antimicrobial composition comprising the steps of:
- combining 10-160 grams/liter of hydrated copper sulfate with water;
stirring the combined hydrated copper sulfate and water mixture;
adding 20-32 milliliters/liter of ammonium hydroxide solution to the resulting mixture to generate an insoluble copper-ammonium complex; and
adding a water soluble acid selected from the group consisting of phosphorous acid and phosphoric acid to the copper-ammonium complex to solubilize the copper-ammonium complex and to control the pH of the clear blue antimicrobial composition thus formed;
wherein the concentration of elemental copper in the clear blue solution is between 15 and 40 grams/liter, wherein when present the amount of phosphorous acid is 24-50 grams/liter and wherein when present the amount of phosphoric acid is 17-85 grams/liter;
the resulting composition having synergistic antimicrobial properties greater than the antimicrobial properties of each constituent component.
- combining 10-160 grams/liter of hydrated copper sulfate with water;
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8. A method comprising applying to at least one of a living organism or an environment communicable therewith an effective amount of a liquid including a diluted solution of an anti-microbial composition comprising an acid-solubilized metal-ammonium complex and a water soluble acid added thereto;
- the water soluble acid selected from the group consisting of phosphorous acid and phosphoric acid, and added to the copper-ammonium complex to solubilize the copper-ammonium complex and to control the pH of the clear blue solution thus formed;
wherein the metal-ammonium complex is selected from copper-ammonium complex, zinc ammonium complex, and combinations of copper-ammonium and zinc-ammonium complex, wherein when present the concentration of elemental copper in the diluted solution is between 0.15 and 0.4 grams/liter, wherein when present the concentration of elemental zinc in the diluted solution is between 0.025 and 0.15 grams/liter, wherein when present the amount of phosphorous acid is 0.24 and 0.5 grams/liter and wherein when present the amount of phosphoric acid is between 0.17 and 0.85 grams/liter, the resulting composition having synergistic antimicrobial properties greater than the antimicrobial properties of each constituent component. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- the water soluble acid selected from the group consisting of phosphorous acid and phosphoric acid, and added to the copper-ammonium complex to solubilize the copper-ammonium complex and to control the pH of the clear blue solution thus formed;
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14. An antimicrobial soluble copper composition comprising:
- a solution comprising 10-160 grams/liter hydrated copper sulfate;
ammonium hydroxide added to the hydrated copper sulfate solution at 20-32 milliliters/liter to generate an insoluble copper-ammonium complex; and
at least one water soluble acid selected from the group consisting of phosphorous acid and phosphoric acid added to the hydrated copper sulfate solution to solubilize the copper-ammonium complex and to control the pH of the clear blue acid-solubilized copper-ammonium solution thus formed;
wherein the concentration of elemental copper in the clear blue solution is between 15 and 40 grams/liter, wherein when present the amount of phosphorous acid is 24-50 grams/liter and wherein when present the amount of phosphoric acid is 17-85 grams/liter;
the resulting composition having synergistic antimicrobial properties greater than the antimicrobial properties of each constituent component. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- a solution comprising 10-160 grams/liter hydrated copper sulfate;
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