Patent ID: 8637085

Claim:
An aqueous disinfecting solution having a pH of from about 0.5 to about 6 and consisting essentially of: i) hydrogen peroxide in a concentration of from about 0.05 to about 8 w/w % of the total solution; ii) at least one anionic surfactant in a concentration of from about 0.02 to about 8 w/w % of the total solution, selected from the group consisting of sulfonated C12 to C22 carboxylic acids and alkali metal, ammonium, calcium and magnesium salts thereof; naphthalene sulfonic acids and alkali metal, ammonium, calcium and magnesium salts thereof; C8 to C22 alkyl sulfonic acids and alkali metal, ammonium, calcium and magnesium salts thereof; and alkyl or alkenyl esters or diesters of sulfosuccinic acids in which the alkyl or alkenyl groups independently contain from six to eighteen carbon atoms and alkali metal, ammonium, calcium and magnesium salts thereof; and iii) benzyl alcohol in a concentration of from about 0.1 to about 10 w/w % of the total solution.