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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1999
Wayne M. Rees, Caledonia, WI (US);
Debra S. Hilgers, Racine, WI (US);
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
The antimicrobial efficacy of N-chlorosulfamate solutions, namely buffered aqueous combinations of HClNSO (mono-N-chlorosulfamate) and Cl NSO (di-N-chlorosulfamate), herein referred to as “stabilized hypochlorite”, can be markedly enhanced by the addition of certain organic dopants. The dopants themselves are select hypochlorite stabilizing agents, which are known to readily form stable organochloramides when reacted with “free” hypochlorite (HOCl or NaOCl). Highly effective antimicrobial enhancing dopants include 5,5-dialkyl hydantoins, arylsulfonamides, and succinimides. Examples of these include 5,5-dimethylhydantoin, benzenesulfonamide, and succinimide. Other, less effective dopants include glycolurils. Generally, the dopant is present in a minor mole fraction, relative to the molar amount of stabilized hypochlorite present in the enhanced antimicrobial solution.