Patent ID: 7569232
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: A01N,A23L,A61K,A61L

Abstract:
1. A composition consisting of: about 0.5 to about 5 wt-% peroxyoctanoic acid; about 1 to about 10 wt-% octanoic acid; about 5 to about 97 wt-% water; about 1 to about 20 wt-% of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonate, linear alkyl benzene sulfonic acid, secondary alkane sulfonate, alkylated diphenyl oxide disulfonate, alkyl ether sulfate, and mixtures thereof; about 5 to about 10 wt-% hydrogen peroxide and a persulfate; about 15 to about 35 wt-% sulfuric acid or methanesulfonic acid; and about 1 to about 5 wt-% sequestrant; the composition being in the form of a microemulsion, the microemulsion comprising droplets of a diameter of 100 nanometers or less.