Stable antimicrobial compositions including spore, bacteria, fungi, and/or enzyme
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a stable antimicrobial and cleaning compositions including an amine antimicrobial agent; a borate salt; and spores (bacterial or fungal), vegetative bacteria, fungi, or enzyme, and to methods of using the composition. The composition can also include a polyol.
1. A method of cleaning a hard surface, comprising applying to the surface a cleaning composition comprising:
spore, bacteria, fungi, or enzyme;
borate salt;
an amine antimicrobial agent of the formula:
[(R 1 )NH(R 2 )NH 3 ] + (CH 3 COO) − ,
wherein R 1 is C10-C18 aliphatic group or an ether group having the formula R 10 OR 11 ;
in which R 10 is a C10-C18 aliphatic group and R 11 is a C1-C5 alkyl group; and
R 2 is a C1-C5 alkylene group;
nonionic surfactant; and, optionally,
about 0.1 to about 35 wt-% silicone surfactant, wherein the composition provides greater than 3 log 10 reduction of bacteria within a 5 minute contact time.
2. A method of increasing the coefficient of friction of a hard surface, comprising applying to the surface a cleaning composition comprising:
spore, bacteria, fungi, or enzyme;
borate salt;
an amine antimicrobial agent of the formula:
[(R 1 )NH(R 2 )NH 3 ] + (CH 3 COO) − ,
wherein R 1 is C10-C18 aliphatic group or an ether group having the formula R 10 OR 11 ;
in which R 10 is a C10-C18 aliphatic group and R 11 is a C1-C5 alkyl group; and
R 2 is a C1-C5 alkylene group;
nonionic surfactant; and, optionally,
about 0.1 to about 35 wt-% silicone surfactant, wherein the composition provides greater than 3 log 10 reduction of bacteria within a 5 minute contact time.
3. A method of cleaning grout, comprising applying to the grout a cleaning composition comprising:
spore, bacteria, fungi, or enzyme;
borate salt;
an amine antimicrobial agent of the formula:
[(R 1 )NH(R 2 )NH 3 ] + (CH 3 COO) − ,
wherein R 1 is C10-C18 aliphatic group or an ether group having the formula R 10 OR 11 ;
in which R 10 is a C10-C18 aliphatic group and R 11 is a C1-C5 alkyl group; and
R 2 is a C1-C5 alkylene group;
nonionic surfactant; and, optionally,
about 0.1 to about 35 wt-% silicone surfactant, wherein the composition provides greater than 3 log 10 reduction of bacteria within a 5 minute contact time.