Patent ID: 6841527
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
1. An improved cleaning composition comprising a cationic biocide, a cationic biocide release agent adapted to promote release of said cationic biocide from an absorbent material, surfactant, solvent and water, said cationic biocide including a biguanide compound, said cationic biocide including about 0.05-5 weight percent of said cleaning composition, said cationic biocide release agent having an ionic strength in said improved cleaning composition of about 5×10 −3 mol/l to about 18 mol/l, said cationic biocide release agent including a salt selected from the group consisting of potassium citrate, sodium citrate, magnesium sulphate, sodium chloride, ammonium chloride, and mixtures thereof, a majority of said solvent including a compound selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, various positional isomers of butanol, pentanol, hexanol, glycol ether, acetone, PnB, DPnB, Hexyl Cellosolve, and mixtures thereof, said water constituting a majority weight percent of said cleaning composition.