Claims
- 1. A two-part disinfecting system comprising a first part and a second part adapted to be mixed to yield an aqueous disinfecting composition, wherein the first part comprises a chlorite and the second part comprises an acid and an optional oxidizable colorant, and wherein the first part, the second part, or both the first and second parts comprise an alpha olefin sulfonate.
- 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the alpha olefin sulfonate is introduced into the first part, the second part, or both the first and second parts in an acid form of alpha olefin sulfonate.
- 3. The system of claim 1 wherein the alpha olefin sulfonate is introduced into the first part, the second part, or both the first and second parts in a salt form of alpha olefin sulfonate.
- 4. The system of claim 3 wherein the salt form of alpha olefin sulfonate is an alkali metal salt of alpha olefin sulfonate.
- 5. The system of claim 4 wherein the alkali metal salt of alpha olefin sulfonate is a sodium or potassium salt.
- 6. The system of claim 1 wherein the alpha olefin sulfonate has from 6 to 26 carbon atoms.
- 7. The system of claim 1 wherein the alpha olefin sulfonate has from 12 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 8. The system of claim 1 wherein the alpha olefin sulfonate has from 14 to 16 carbon atoms.
- 9. The system of claim 1 wherein the alpha olefin sulfonate is present in the first part, the second part, or both the first and second parts in an amount such that, when the first part and second part are combined, it is present within the disinfecting composition at a concentration ranging from about 0.005% to about 50% by weight.
- 10. The system of claim 1 wherein the alpha olefin sulfonate is present in the first part, the second part, or both the first and second parts in an amount such that, when the first part and second part are combined, it is present within the disinfecting composition at a concentration ranging from 0.05% to 10% by weight.
- 11. The system of claim 1 wherein the alpha olefin sulfonate is present in the first part, the second part, or both the first and second parts in an amount such that, when the first part and second part are combined, it is present within the disinfecting composition at a concentration ranging from 0.1% to 5% by weight.
- 12. The system of claim 1 wherein the chlorite is a metal chlorite.
- 13. The system of claim 12 wherein the metal chlorite is an alkali or alkaline earth metal chlorite.
- 14. The system of claim 12 wherein the metal chlorite is sodium chlorite or potassium chlorite.
- 15. The system of claim 12 wherein the metal chlorite is sodium chlorite.
- 16. The system of claim 1 wherein the chlorite is present in the first part in an amount such that, when combined with the second part, it is present within the disinfecting composition at a concentration ranging from about 0.005% to about 3% by weight.
- 17. The system of claim 1 wherein the chlorite is present in the first part in an amount such that, when combined with the second part, it is present within the disinfecting composition at a concentration ranging from 0.05% to 0.5% by weight.
- 18. The system of claim 1 wherein the chlorite is present in the first part in an amount such that, when combined with the second part, it is present within the disinfecting composition at an concentration ranging from 0.1% to 0.4% by weight.
- 19. The system of claim 1 wherein the acid has a pKa ranging from 2 to 5.
- 20. The system of claim 1 wherein the acid is an organic acid.
- 21. The system of claim 20 wherein the organic acid is glycolic, lactic, malic, mandelic, citric, tartaric, adipic acid, succinic acid, malonic acid, heptanoic acid, octanoic acid, nonanoic acid, benzoic acid, gluconic acid, or a mixture thereof.
- 22. The system of claim 1 wherein the acid is an inorganic acid.
- 23. The system of claim 22 wherein the inorganic acid is sulfuric acid, sulfamic acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, or a mixture thereof.
- 24. The system of claim 1 wherein the acid is a mixture of an organic acid and an inorganic acid.
- 25. The system of claim 1 wherein the acid is present in the second part in an amount such that, when combined with the first part, it is present within the disinfecting composition at a concentration ranging from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight.
- 26. The system of claim 1 wherein the acid is present in the second part in an amount such that, when combined with the first part, it is present within the disinfecting composition at a concentration ranging from 0.5% to 5.0% by weight.
- 27. The system of claim 1 wherein the acid is present in the second part in an amount such that, when combined with the first part, it is present within the disinfecting composition at an concentration ranging from 1.0% to 3.0% by weight.
- 28. The system of claim 1 wherein the acid is present in the second part in an amount such that, when combined with the first part, the pH of the disinfecting composition is below 5.
- 29. The system of claim 1 wherein the acid is present in the second part in an amount such that, when combined with the first part, the pH of the disinfecting composition ranges from 2 to 5.
- 30. The system of claim 1 wherein the acid is present in the second part in an amount such that, when combined with the first part, the pH of the disinfecting composition ranges from 2.3 to 3.5
- 31. The system of claim 1 wherein an optional oxidizable colorant is present.
- 32. The system of claim 31 wherein the oxidizable colorant is a dye.
- 33. The system of claim 32 wherein the oxidizable dye is FD&C Blue #1 (CI#42090), FD&C Blue #2 (CI#73015), FD&C Green #3 (CI#42053), FD&C Red #3, FD&C Red #4 (CI#14700), FD&C Red #40 (CI#16035), FD&C Yellow #5 (CI#19140), FD&C Yellow #6 (CI#15980), Orange B, and Citrus Red #2, D&C Violet #2 (CI#61565), D&C Green #5 (CI#61570), D&C Green #6 (CI#61565), D&C Green #8 (CI#59040), D&C Orange #4 (CI#15510), D&C Yellow #7, D&C Yellow #8 (CI#45350), D&C Yellow #10 (CI#47005), D&C Yellow #11 (CI#47000), D&C Red #6 (CI#15850), D&C Red #17 (CI#26100), D&C Red #22 (CI#45380), D&C Red #28 (CI#45410), and D&C Red #33 (CI#17200), Ext. D&C: Violet #2 (CI#60730), Yellow #7 (CI#10316), Acid Green 1 (CI#10020), Food Yellow 2 (CI#13015), Acid Yellow 36 (CI#13065), Food Yellow 8 (CI#14720), Acid Orange 20 (CI#14600), Food Red 3 (CI#14720), Food Red 2 (CI#14815), Acid Red 88 (CI#15620), Food Orange 2 (CI#15980), Acid Red 26 (CI#16150), Food Red 7 (CI#16155), Food Red 9 (CI#16135), Acid Orange 10 (CI#16230), Acid Red 18 (CI#16255), Acid Red (CI#16290), Acid Red 1 (CI#18050), Acid Red 155 (CI#18130), Acid Yellow 121 (CI#18690), Acid Red 180 (CI#18736), Acid Yellow 11 (CI#18820), Acid Yellow 40 (CI#18950), Acid Yellow 5 (CI#18965), Acid Black 1 (CI#20470), Acid Red 163 (CI#24790), Acid Red 73 (CI#27290), Food Black 2 (CI#27755), Food Black 1 (CI#28440), Direct Orange 34 (CI#40215), Acid Blue 3 (CI#42051), Acid Blue 0.5 (CI#42052), Green S (CI#44090), Brown HT (CI#20285), or a mixture thereof.
- 34. The system of claim 31 wherein the oxidizable colorant is a naturally occurring colorant.
- 35. The system of claim 34 wherein the naturally occurring colorant is red cabbage extract, beet root extract, carminic acid, curcumin, beta carotene, Annatto extract, grape skin extract, astaxanthin, canthaxanthin, henna, guaiazulene, or a mixture thereof.
- 36. The system of claim 31 wherein a single oxidizable colorant is present in the second part.
- 37. The system of claim 31 wherein at least two different oxidizable colorants are present in the second part.
- 38. The system of claim 31 wherein the oxidizable colorant changes color when combined with the first part.
- 39. The system of claim 31 wherein the first part further comprises a colorant.
- 40. The system of claim 39 wherein the oxidizable colorant of the second part changes color when combined with the first part.
- 41. The system of claim 1 wherein the first part and the second part are adapted to be combined in equal volumes.
- 42. The system of claim 1 wherein both the first part and the second part are in the form of an aqueous solution, emulsion, microemulsion, cream or gel.
- 43. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first part or the second part is in a concentrated or solid form.
- 44. The system of claim 1 wherein the first part, the second part, or both the first and second parts further comprise a textural modifier, wetting agent, thickening agent, skin conditioner, healing agent, film-forming polymer, surfactant, preservative, or a mixture thereof.
- 45. A disinfecting composition formed by combining the first part and the second part of the two-part disinfecting system of claim 1.
- 46. A method for making a disinfecting composition comprising combining the first part and the second part of the two-part disinfecting system of claim 1.
- 47. The method of claim 46 wherein both the first part and the second part are in the form of an aqueous solution, emulsion, microemulsion, cream or gel.
- 48. The method of claim 46 wherein at least one of the first part or second part is in a concentrated of solid form.
- 49. The method of claim 48 wherein the concentrated or solid form is first diluted with or dissolved in water prior to contact with the other part.
- 50. A method for disinfecting a substrate comprising contacting the substrate with an effective amount of a disinfecting composition formed by mixing the two-part disinfecting system of claim 1.
- 51. The method of claim 50 wherein the substrate is skin or tissue of a warm-blooded animal.
- 52. The method of claim 50 wherein the substrate is a teat of a dairy cow, goat or sheep.
- 53. The method of claim 50 wherein the substrate is a hard surface.
- 54. The method of claim 50 wherein the substrate is a food surface or a surface in contact with food.
- 55. The method of claim 50 wherein the substrate is processing water.
- 56. The method of claim 50 wherein the substrate is cooling tower water.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/859,902 filed May 16, 2001, which application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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