Patent ID: 11937602
Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A solid antimicrobial composition consisting of:
from about 50 wt-% to about 75 wt-% of a strong acid, wherein the strong acid is methane sulfonic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, sodium bisulfate, or a combination thereof, based on total weight of the composition;
from about 8 wt-% to about 55 wt-% of a weak acid, wherein the weak acid is lactic acid, citric acid, maleic acid, or a combination thereof, based on total weight of the composition;
an anionic surfactant, wherein the anionic surfactant isa sulfonate, sulfate and/or carboxylate;
a nonionic surfactant and/or at least one solidifying agent, wherein the at least one nonionic surfactant is an alkoxylated surfactant having an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide (EO/PO) block copolymer; and wherein the at least one solidifying agent is polyethylene glycol, an alkali metal salt, or an alkaline earth metal salt; and
from about 0.1 wt-% to about 25 wt-% of water.