	US 12,446,578 B2
	Antimicrobial compositions containing peroxyphthalic acid and/or salt thereof
Faraz Ahmadpour Alderson, Oakville (CA)
Assigned to VIROX TECHNOLOGIES INC., Oakville (CA)
Appl. No. 17/771,635
Filed by VIROX TECHNOLOGIES INC., Oakville (CA)
PCT Filed Feb. 8, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IB2021/051004 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 25, 2022, PCT Pub. No. WO2021/161148, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/972,344, filed on Feb. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0400671 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. A01N 31/02 (2006.01); A01N 37/02 (2006.01); A01N 37/06 (2006.01); A01N 37/10 (2006.01); A01N 37/16 (2006.01); A01N 37/36 (2006.01); A01N 57/12 (2006.01); A01N 59/02 (2006.01); A01N 59/06 (2006.01); A01N 59/16 (2006.01); A01N 59/20 (2006.01); A01N 59/26 (2006.01)

CPC A01N 37/06 (2013.01) [A01N 37/10 (2013.01); A01N 37/16 (2013.01); A01N 37/36 (2013.01); A01N 59/06 (2013.01); A01N 59/16 (2013.01); A01N 59/26 (2013.01)]

26 Claims

1. An antimicrobial composition comprising,

(a) an effective amount of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of peroxyphthalic acids and salts thereof;

(b) an effective amount of at least one synergistic additive selected from one or more of the groups consisting of (i) formic acid, diglycolic acid, furoic acid, lactic acid, mandelic acid, phenylacetic acid, sulfosuccinic acid, and salts thereof; (ii) C6-C24 alkyl or aryl ether carboxylic acids and their salts, alkoxylated alkyl phosphoric acid esters and their salts, and glycerol ethers; (iii) benzyl alcohol, butanol, butyl carbitol, butyl cellosolve, butyl lactate, dimethyl adipate, dimethyl succinate, phenoxyethanol, ethanol, butyl-3-hydroxybutyrate, phenethyl alcohol, and triacetin; and (iv) zinc salts;

wherein, the composition has a pH of less than about 6 when water is present.