Patent ID: 6451748
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A01N,A61K,A61Q,C11D

Abstract:
An antibacterial composition comprising:(a) about 0.001% to about 5%, by weight, of a phenolic antimicrobial agent; (b) about 0.1% to about 15%, by weight, of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof; (c) about 2% to about 30%, by weight, of a hydrotrope selected from the group consisting of sodium cumene sulfonate, ammonium cumene sulfonate, ammonium xylene sulfonate, potassium toluene sulfonate, sodium toluene sulfonate, sodium xylene sulfonate, toluene sulfonic acid, xylene sulfonic acid, sodium polynaphthalene sulfonate, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, sodium methyl naphthalene sulfonate, disodium succinate, and mixtures thereof; (d) 0% to about 25%, by weight, of a water-soluble hydric solvent; and (e) water, wherein the composition has a pH of about 6 to about 8, and wherein the antimicrobial agent is present in an amount of at least 25% of saturation concentration, when measured at room temperature.