Patent ID: 7569530

Claim:
An antimicrobial composition capable of inactivating viruses and bacteria consisting of: a. from about 0.2% to about 70% of an organic acid, which is selected from the group consisting of: pyroglutamic acid, adipic acid, gluconic acid, gluconolactone acid, glutamic acid, glutaric acid, glycolic acid, tartaric acid, ascorbic acid, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, lactic acid and combinations thereof; and b. from about 0.1% to about 40% of an anionic surfactant mixture having a characteristic selected from the group consisting of: i. a linear alkyl chain having a chain length of from about C 4 to about C 12 and a total hydrophilic head group size of at least about 4 Angstroms; ii. an unsaturated alkyl chain having a chain length of from about C 4 to about C 12 ; iii. a branched alkyl chain having a chain length of from about C 4 to about C 12 ; and iv. combinations thereof; c. a calcium ion scavenger, which is citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, or polyacrylic acid; wherein said composition is characterized by a pH of from about 2.0 to about 4.5.