Patent ID: 7935732

Claim:
An antimicrobial composition consisting essentially of, by weight, based on the total weight of (a) and (b): (a) 40-60% of a mixture of 1,2-pentanediol, 1,2-hexanediol and 1,2-octanediol; (b) 40-60% phenoxyethanol; and (c) a co-biocide present in an amount us to 10% said co-biocide selected from the group consisting of sorbic acid, benzoic acid, dibromodicyano-butane, 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, and mixtures thereof, wherein said antimicrobial composition is active against at least one of E. coli, Staph aureus, P. aeruginosa, B. cepacia, C. albicans , and A. niger.