Patent ID: 6825158
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A method for cleaning a surface with a cleaning wipe comprising:a. providing a cleaning wipe having at least one layer of absorbent or adsorbent material, said cleaning wipe including a material selected from a group consisting of wood pulp, wood pulp derivative or mixtures thereof; b. impregnating said cleaning wipe with an improved cleaning composition, said improved cleaning composition including about 0.05-5 weight percent cationic biocide as the principal biocide, a cationic biocide release agent having an ionic strength in said cleaning composition of about 1Ã—10âˆ’2âˆ’5 mol/l and constituting about 0.04-5 weight percent of said cleaning composition, about 0.01-5 weight percent surfactant, about 0.5 to less than about 5 weight percent organic solvent, and a majority weight percent water, said cationic biocide including a quaternary ammonium compound, said cationic biocide release agent including a salt selected from the group consisting of potassium citrate, sodium citrate, magnesium sulphate, sodium chloride, ammonium chloride, potassium chloride or mixtures thereof, said surfactant including an amine oxide, a majority of said organic solvent including a solvent selected from a group consisting of methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol or mixtures thereof; and, c. contacting said surface with the cleaning wipe to transfer at least about 55 weight percent of said cationic biocide to said surface to thereby at least partially disinfect said surface.