Claims
- 1. A biowaste treatment agent comprising a surfactant component, a metal component, and an aldehyde;
- said surfactant component comprising about 1.0% to about 99.0% by weight of the treatment agent;
- said metal component selected from the group consisting of a source of silver and a source of iron, and said metal component comprising from about 0.5% to about 85.0% by weight of the treatment agent; and
- said aldehyde comprising about 0.1% to about 80.0% by weight of the treatment agent.
- 2. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 1 in which the metal component is selected from the group consisting of silver nitrite, silver chloride, ferrous sulfate and ferrous chloride.
- 3. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 1 in which the aldehyde is selected from the group consisting of benzaldehyde, acetaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, citral, and decanal.
- 4. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 3 in which the aldehyde is benzaldehyde.
- 5. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 1 in which the surfactant component comprises a non-ionic surfactant.
- 6. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 1 in which the surfactant component comprises an amphoteric surfactant.
- 7. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 1 in which the surfactant comprises a mixture of ionic and amphoteric surfactants.
- 8. A biowaste treatment agent comprising a surfactant component, a metal component, and an aldehyde in an aqueous carrier;
- said surfactant component being a mixture of non-ionic and amphoteric surfactants and comprising from about 1.0% to about 99.0% by weight of the treatment agent;
- said metal component selected from the group consisting of a source of silver and a source of iron, and said metal component comprising from about 0.5% to about 85.0% by weight of the treatment agent; and
- said aldehyde being benzaldehyde and comprising about 0.1% to about 80.0% by weight of the treatment agent.
- 9. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 8 in which the metal component is selected from the group consisting of silver nitrite, silver chloride, ferrous sulfate and ferrous chloride.
- 10. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 8 which comprises:
- ______________________________________Constituent Percent______________________________________Amphoteric Surfactant 15Non-ionic Surfactant 15Silver or Iron Compound 5Benzaldehyde 4______________________________________
- 11. A biowaste treatment agent comprising a surfactant component; a metal component; an aldehyde; and, optionally, a proton donor;
- said surfactant component comprising about 1.0% to about 99.0% by weight of the treatment agent;
- said metal component selected from the group consisting of a source of silver and a source of iron, and said metal component comprising from about 0.5% to about 85.0% by weight of the treatment agent; and
- said aldehyde comprising about 0.1% to about 80.0% by weight of the treatment agent.
- 12. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 11 in which the metal component is selected from the group consisting of silver nitrite, silver chloride, ferrous sulfate and ferrous chloride.
- 13. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 11 which comprises:
- ______________________________________Constituent Percent______________________________________Amphoteric Surfactant 15Non-ionic Surfactant 15Silver or Iron Compound 5Benzaldehyde 4______________________________________
- 14. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 11 in which the aldehyde is selected from the group consisting of benzaldehyde, acetaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, citral, and decanal.
- 15. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 14 in which the aldehyde is benzaldehyde.
- 16. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 11 in which the surfactant component comprises a non-ionic surfactant.
- 17. A biowaste treatment agent as defined in claim 11 in which the surfactant component comprises an amphoteric surfactant.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/476,268, filed Jun. 7, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,589,164, and a continuation of Ser. No. 08/474,329, filed Jun. 7, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,587,157, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/287,183, filed Aug. 8, 1994, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/886,417, filed May 19, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,352,444.
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