Garments of barrier webs

Publication Date

February 25, 2009

Patent Number

US6040251A

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid disinfectant composition having excellent safety to human body and environment, exhibiting strong disinfecting effect against a wide variety of microorganisms including bacterial spores, yeasts, molds, viruses, nematodes, etc., as well as bacteria and suitable for the environmental disinfection of hospitals, food industry plants, livestock barns, etc., and the sterilization of medical apparatuses, food processing machines, cooking utensils, tableware, hands, fingers, etc. <P>SOLUTION: The liquid disinfectant composition contains 20-200 ppm iodine molecules in combination with 50-500 ppm peracetic acid. The disinfection method comprises mixing of an aqueous solution containing an iodide with an aqueous solution containing peracetic acid before use to generate iodine molecules and the contact of a disinfecting object with the produced liquid disinfectant composition containing iodine molecules and peracetic acid. Another disinfection method comprises the mixing of an aqueous solution of an iodide having a concentration of 1-5% with an aqueous solution of peracetic acid having a concentration of 2-6% together with dilution water and the contact of the disinfecting object with the obtained liquid disinfectant composition having the above concentrations. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO