Patent Application
20070203126
This invention relates to synergistic mixtures of o-phenylphenol and/or its sodium salt with tetrahydro-3,5-dimethyl-2H-1,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione commonly used in cement admixtures and slurries.
O-phenylphenol and Sodium orthophenylphenate (separately or collectively sometimes herein known as “OPP”, orthophenylphenol or o-phenylphenol) are used extensively as antimicrobial agents in various industrial applications such as preservation of various materials including paints, adhesives etc. as well as to control unwanted microorganisms found in various process waters such as cooling water, paper mills and petroleum production.
Microbiological growth can cause contamination of products that requires the use of preservatives, as well as process waters, where Antimicrobials are required to prevent contamination. Preservatives are required for a broad range of products including but not limited to adhesives, cosmetics and toiletries, disinfectants and sanitizers, leather, metalworking fluids, paints and coatings, plastics and resins, latex polymers, textiles and wood. Failure to preserve these products adequately will result in spoilage and loss of the materials to be preserved and will result in an economic loss. Similarly, microbiological growths can have dire consequences if process waters are not adequately treated. Process waters include but are not limited to: industrial recirculating water, paper products and paper, petroleum production and leather tanning. Process waters are of concern because when fouled with biofilms that develop from the indigenous microbes present, biofilms may develop into thick gelatinous like masses. Slime is produced by a wide range of bacteria, fungi, and yeast. Slime will interfere with the process resulting in a loss of heat transfer, corrosion and fouling. Slime also detracts from systems cleanliness.
This invention includes synergistic ratios of aqueous suspensions of orthophenylphenol or Sodium orthophenylphenate with the following chemical antimicrobials:
Generally, any ratio of OPP to the other antimicrobial within the range of 1%-99% to 99%-1% by weight may demonstrate a synergistic effect to some degree, but we prefer to use the most efficient combinations, which may include a wide range of ratios, as will be seen below.
Orthophenylphenol was found to produce synergistic blends with other antimicrobials. The synergistic blends were determined using a dose protocol. The actives were evaluated in synthetic white water with pH values of 5.5 and 8.0. The materials were tested against an artificial bacterial consortium containing approximately equal numbers of six bacterial strains. Although the test strains are representative of organisms present in paper mill systems, the effect is not limited to these bacteria. Two of the strains were Kiebsiella pneumoia (ATCC 13883) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 15442). The other four strains were isolated from papermill systems and have been identified as Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens, Burkhlderia cepacia, Bacillus maroccanus, and Pseudomonas glethei. Each strain was inoculated at 37° C. overnight, then suspended in sterile saline. Equal volumes of each strain were then combined to prepare the consortium. The bacterial consortium was distributed into the wells of a microtiter plate in the presence or absence of various concentrations of the active materials. The microtiter plates were incubated at 37° C. Optical density (O.D.) readings at 650 nm were taken initially (t0) and after time 4 hours (t4) of incubation.
The raw data was converted to “bacterial growth inhibition percentages” according to the following formula:
% Inhibition=[(a−b)÷a]·100
where:
a=(O.D. of control at tn)−(O.D. of control at t0)
b=(O.D. of treatment at tn)−(O.D. of treatment at t0)
The inhibition values can be plotted versus dosage for each active and the particular blend. This results in a dose response curve from which the dosage to yield 50% inhibition (150) can be calculated. In the examples (tables) below, the 150 values are expressed as parts per million (ppm) of active material. The synergism index (SI) was calculated by the equations described by F. C. Kull, P. C. Eisman, H. D. Sylwestrowicz, and R. L. Mayer (1961), Applied Microbiology 9, 538-541. The values are based on the amount needed to achieve a specified end point. The end point selected for these studies was 50% inhibition of bacterial growth.
Synergy Index (SI)=(QA÷Qa)+(QB÷Qb)
where:
QA=quantity of compound A in mixture, producing the end point
Qa=quantity of compound A1 acting alone, producing the end point
QB=quantity of compound B in mixture, producing the end point
Qb=quantity of compound B1 acting alone, producing the end point
If SI is less than 1, synergism exists; if SI is greater than 1, antagonism exists, if SI is equal to 1, an additive effect exists.
Example 1 deals with a blend of bis (Trichloromethyl) sulfone and o-phenylphenol.
This example shows the synergistic activity between o-phenylphenol and bis (Trichloromethyl) sulfone under a concurrent feed strategy, against article bacterial consortium in synthetic white water at pH 5.5 and 8.0.
*Sulfone - Bis(trichlormethyl)sulfone
This example shows the synergistic activity between o-phenylphenol and 1-Bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethylhydantion under a concurrent feed strategy, against article bacterial consortium in synthetic white water at pH 5.5 and 8.0.
*BCDMH—1-Bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin
This example shows the synergistic activity between o-phenylphenol and 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one under a concurrent feed strategy, against article bacterial consortium in synthetic white water at pH 5.5 and 8.0.
*BIT—1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one
This example shows the synergistic activity between o-phenylphenol and bromonitrostyrene under a concurrent feed strategy, against article bacterial consortium in synthetic white water at pH 5.5 and 8.0.
*BNS—Bromonitrostyrene
This example shows the synergistic activity between o-phenylphenol and 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide under a concurrent feed strategy, against article bacterial consortium in synthetic white water at pH 5.5 and 8.0.
*DBNPA—2,2-Dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide
This example shows the synergistic activity between o-phenylphenol and 4,5-dicloro-1,2-dithiol-3-one under a concurrent feed strategy, against article bacterial consortium in synthetic white water at pH 5.5 and 8.0.
* Dithiol - 4,5-Dichloro-1,2-dithiol-3-one
This example shows the synergistic activity between o-phenylphenol and 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazoline-3-one/2-methyl-4-isothiazoline-3-one under a concurrent feed strategy, against article bacterial consortium in synthetic white water at pH 5.5 and 8.0.
*Iso - Mixture of 5-Chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and 2-Methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one
This example shows the synergistic activity between o-phenylphenol and Diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone under a concurrent feed strategy, against article bacterial consortium in synthetic white water at pH 5.5 and 8.0.
*DIMTS - Diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone
**synergy Index Values Calculated Using 40% Inhibition of Bacterial Growth
This example shows the synergistic activity between o-phenylphenol and sodium hypochlorite under a concurrent feed strategy, against article bacterial consortium in synthetic white water at pH 5.5 and 8.0.
*NaOCl - Sodium Hypochlorite
**Synergy Index Values Calculated Using 30% Inhibition of Bacterial Growth
This example shows the synergistic activity between o-phenylphenol and tetrahydro-3,5-dimethyl-2H-1,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione under a concurrent feed strategy, against article bacterial consortium in synthetic white water at pH 5.5 and 8.0.
*Dazomet - tetrahydo-3,5-dimethyl-2H-1-3-5-thiadiazine-2-thione
An additional example of the synergism of Dazomet and NaOPP can be seen as follows.
EQUIPMENT used for the experiment are as follows:
Preparation of Bacterial Inocula
The day before testing, perform a streak plate of each organism to be tested on an appropriate agar medium (Trypticase Soy Agar). Organisms tested in this study were.
Wild strain bacteria isolated from previously contaminated industrial systems and which were identified as: Pseudomonas sp., Escherchia coli, Enterobacter sp., Alcaligenes sp. and Alcaligenes faecalis. On the day of the test, use a sterile cotton swab to harvest some of the growth. Place swab into a tube containing 10 mL sterile phosphate buffer. Compare and adjust the turbidity of the organisms in the tube to 1×108 cfu/mL using a 0.5 MacFarland Turbidity Standard. Dilute the 10 mL tube into 90 mL of sterile 2× nutrient broth at pH 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0.
The following procedure was used:
Biocide A
Tetrahydro-3-5-dimethyl-2H-1,3-5-thiadiazine-2-thione (Dazomet): (For combination plates) A solution of this product, which is 99% active, was made as follows: 8×8000=8000 ppm active=8000/0.99=8080 ppm, 0.8 g into 100 mL MeOH and sterile diH2O.
Levels to test are:
1000 ppm, 500 ppm, 250 ppm, 125 ppm, 62.5 ppm, 31.2 ppm, 15.6 ppm, 7.8 ppm, 3.9 ppm, 1.95 ppm
(For alone plates) A solution was made as follows: 4×4000=16000 ppm active=16000/0.99=16161 pm, 1.6 g into 100 mL MeOH and sterile diH2O. Levels to test are: 4000 ppm, 2000 ppm, 1000 ppm, 500 ppm, 250 ppm, 125 ppm, 62.5 ppm, 31.2 ppm, 15.6 ppm, 7.8 ppm, 3.9 ppm, 1.95 ppm.
Biocide B
o-Phenylphenol (OPP): (For combination plates) Make a solution of this product which is 99% active, 4×125=500 ppm active=500/0.99=505 ppm, 0.05 g into 100 mL MeOH and sterile diH2O. Level to test is 125 ppm.
(For alone plates) A solution was made as follows: 4×4000=16000 ppm active=16000/0.99=16161 ppm, 1.6 into 100 mL MeOH and sterile diH2O. Levels to test are: 4000 ppm, 2000 ppm, 1000 ppm, 500 ppm, 250 ppm, 125 ppm, 62.5 ppm, 31.2 ppm, 15.6 ppm, 7.8 ppm, 3.9 ppm, 1.95 ppm
Bacterial Plates
Row A through H: Mixed Inoculum at a strength of 1X10E6 cfu/ml
Incubate the microtiter plate at the desired temperature for the desired amount of time. This plate represents the biostatic activity of the test compound(s). Bacterial plates are usually incubated at 35-37 C. for 24 hours.
Quality Control
The organism control (12th column) and the nutrient broth control (11th column) wells serve as controls for this experiment. If no growth appears in the organism control or if growth appears in the broth control, the test is invalid and must be repeated.
Interpretation
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)—the lowest concentration of test compound that results in no evidence of growth at the end of the incubation period.
Determine the K value for each combination biocide the MIC level:
If K<1, the biocides are considered to be synergistic.
If K=1, the biocides are considered to be additive
If K>1, the biocides are considered to be antagonistic.
Results of Bacterial Testing
*Dazomet - tetrahydo-3,5-dimethyl-2H-1-3-5-thiadiazine-2-thione
In the claims below, where we use the term o-phenylphenol we mean for it to include the sodium salt and/or mixtures of OPP with its sodium salt.
Cement admixtures includes but is not limited to lignosulfinates, sugars, organic polymers, and slurries such as calcium carbonate, kaolin, titanium dioxide.
from 8:1 to 1:8 includes any ratio within in that range such as 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, 2:3, 2:4, 2:8, 7:1, 7:2, 5.2:1, or 1:5.2.
Antimicrobial includes any antimicrobial agents, biocides and preservatives. It can be any chemical that inhibit the growth of microorganisms. They are used depending on the products functions and the nature of the end use in the industrial sector. Antimicrobials will inhibit the growth of and or kill microorganisms in their applications, leading to sterile conditions. Antimicrobial agents consist of commodity chemicals as well as specialty chemicals and can be classified as oxidizing types and nonoxidizing types. In these categories, the performance of the antimicrobial is described as sterilant (kills all types of life forms completely), sproicidal (kills spores), disinfectant (kills all infectious bacteria), cidal (kills all organisms) and sanitizers (reduces the number of microorganisms to a safe level), antiseptic (prevents infections) and static (prevents growth of the microorganisms).
From 1:1 to 1:170 include any ratio that range for example 1:70 or 1:2.5.
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/345,798, filed Jan. 16, 2003, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/349,636 filed Jan. 17, 2002. Application Ser. Nos. 10/345,798 and 60/349,636 are incorporated by reference.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| 60349636 | Jan 2002 | US |
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| Parent | 10345798 | Jan 2003 | US |
| Child | 11677618 | Feb 2007 | US |
