Hard surface cleaning composition
A composition for use as a hard surface cleaner, sanitizer and/or disinfectant is disclosed. The composition according to one embodiment comprises an arylsulfonic acid, a source of peroxide, an effective amount of a stabilizer and water. A method is provided of cleaning, disinfecting and/or sanitizing a hard surface, the method comprising providing the composition, providing a surface which requires cleaning and applying the composition onto the surface for a duration of time sufficiently long enough to destroy micro-organisms present on the surface.
1. A composition for use as a hard surface cleaner, disinfectant and/or sanitizer, said composition comprising:
an arylsulfonic acid;
a source of peroxide;
an effective amount of a stabilizer; said stabilizer selected from the group consisting of: taurine; taurolidine; taurocholic acid; tauroselcholic acid; tauromustine; 5-taurinomethyluridine; 5-taurinomethyl-2-thiouridine; homotaurine; acamprosate; and aminoalkylstilfonic acid where the alkyl of the aminoalkylsulfonic acid is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 linear alkyl and C 1 -C 5 branched alkyl; water; and
wherein said composition has a pH of less than 2.
2. The composition according to claim 1 , where said arylsulfonic acid is present in an amount ranging from 0.5 to 5 w/w % of the total weight of the composition.
3. The composition according to claim 1 , where said source of peroxide is present in an amount ranging from 0.5 to 10 w/w % of the total weight of the composition.
4. The composition according to claim 1 , where said stabilizer is present in an amount ranging from 0.05 to 5 w/w % of the total weight of the composition.
5. The composition according to claim 1 , where said arylsulfonic acid is selected from the group consisting of: arylsulfonic acids and substituted arylsulfonic acids.
6. The composition according to claim 1 , where said arylsulfonic acid is selected from the group consisting of: arylsulfonic acids and arylalkylsulfonic acids where the alkyl groups range from C 1 -C 6 and are linear or branched; and combinations thereof.
7. The composition according to claim 6 , where said arylsulfonic or arylalkylsulfonic acid is selected from the group consisting of: benzenesulfonic acid, toluene sulfonic acid, monoalkylbenzene sulfonic acid and combinations thereof.
8. The composition according to claim 1 , where said aryistilfonic acid is toluenestilfonic acid.
9. The composition according to claim 1 , where said arylsulfonic acid has a. molecular weight below 300 g/mol.
10. The composition according to claim 1 , where said source of peroxide is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen peroxide; benzoyl peroxide; percarbonates; perborates; persulfates; and combinations thereof.
11. The composition according to claim 1 , where the peroxide is hydrogen peroxide.
12. The composition according to claim 1 where said alkyl of the alkylaminosulfonic acid is selected form the group consisting of: methyl; ethyl; propyl; and butyl.
13. The composition according to claim 1 where said alkyl of the aminoalkyisulthnic acid is selected from the group consisting of: isopropyl; isobutyl; and isopentyl.
14. The composition according to claim 1 , where the stabilizer is monoethanolamine.
15. A method of cleaning, disinfecting and/or sanitizing a hard surface, wherein said method comprises the steps of:
providing a composition according to claim 1 ;
providing a surface which requires cleaning; and
applying the composition onto said surface for a duration of time sufficiently long enough to destroy micro-organisms present on said surface.
16. The composition according to claim 1 , where said arylsulfonic acid has a molecular weight below 175 g/mol.