Patent ID: 11950595
Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of using an antimicrobial composition, comprising:
contacting an antimicrobial composition to a surface in need of treatment, wherein the antimicrobial composition comprises from about 20 wt-% to about 45 wt-% of at least one weak acid comprising lactic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, ascorbic acid, glutamic acid, levulinic acid, or a combination thereof; from about 8 wt-% to about 20 wt-% of at least one strong acid; at least one anionic surfactant comprising a sulfonate, sulfate and/or carboxylate; and water; and
providing at least a 3-log microbial reduction of a virus,
wherein the antimicrobial composition is free of a quaternary ammonium compound and additional carboxylic acids; and
wherein no rinse step is required and wherein the antimicrobial composition provides the no rinse step to a food contact surface.