Patent Number: 048805599
Section: claims

1. A composition consisting of (A) water;  (B) about 0.5 to about 3% by weight of a ceric acid selected from the group consisting of tetrasulfato ceric acid, hexasulfamato ceric acid, hexaperchlorato ceric acid, and mixtures thereof; and  (C) and about 1 to about 5% by weight of an inorganic acid, where said inorganic acid is sulfuric acid when said ceric acid is tetrasulfato ceric acid, sulfamic acid when said ceric acid is hexasulfamato ceric acid, perchloric acid when said ceric acid is hexaperchlorato ceric acid, and a corresponding mixture selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, sulfamic acid, and perchloric acid when said ceric acid is a mixture selected from the group consisting of tetrasulfato ceric acid, hexasulfamato ceric acid, and hexaperchlorato ceric acid. 2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said ceric acid is tetrasulfato ceric acid. 3. A composition according to claim 1 which includes ozone.