Patent ID: 7090916
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: A61L,C01B,D21H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A paper product for use in sterilizing an area, which comprises: at least one paper sheet or pellet; and one or more dry chemical materials and one or more dry deliquescent materials, contained on and/or within the at least one paper sheet or pellet, wherein said one or more dry chemical materials are either inactive antimicrobial or biocidal chemical materials or are capable of reacting with another chemical material to produce one or more active antimicrobial or biocidal chemical materials, and are selected from the group of citric acid, cinnamon leaf oil, citronella oil, lemongrass oil, sodium acid pyrophosphate, ascorbic acid and mixtures thereof, wherein said one or more dry deliquescent materials are selected from the group of alumina, calcium chloride, lithium chloride, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, silica gel and mixtures thereof, and wherein, when said paper product is placed in an atmosphere containing water vapor, said one or more deliquescent materials attract water and dissolve, thereby either hydrating and rendering active said inactive antimicrobial or biocidal chemical materials, or providing a medium in which said chemical materials will react to produce one or more active antimicrobial or biocidal chemical materials.