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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony Lepore, Canton, MI (US);
Siegfried Lang, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Corporation, Mount Olive, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/179 ; A01N 2/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/179 ; A01N 2/504 ;
Abstract
The invention provided relates to the use of polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine complexes in combination with gelling agents to produce strong disinfectants which not only physically stabilize biohazardous and infectious wastes but also kill pathogens contained in the wastes. The gelling agents include polyacyrlates that are superabsorbents.