	US 7,507,701 B2
	Aqueous disinfectants and sterilants including transition metals
Daryl J. Tichy, Orem, Utah (US); and Brian G. Larson, Orem, Utah (US)
Assigned to Solutions BioMed, LLC, Orem, Utah (US)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/361,837.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/656723, filed on Feb. 25, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0199752 A1, Sep. 07, 2006
Int. Cl. C11D 7/18 (2006.01); C11D 3/48 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 510—372 [510/161; 510/199; 510/235; 510/238; 510/302; 510/309; 510/319; 510/362; 510/370; 510/367; 510/375; 510/382]

80 Claims

1. An aqueous disinfectant or sterilant composition, comprising:

a) an aqueous vehicle, including:

i) water;

ii) from 0.001 wt % to 50 wt % of a peracid;

iii) from 0.001 wt % to 25 wt % of a peroxide; and

iv) a polyhydric alcohol;

b) from 0.001 ppm to 50,000 ppm by weight of a transition metal or alloy thereof based on the aqueous vehicle content, wherein the transition metal is an elemental metal selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, palladium, platinum, copper, gold, silver, and mixtures thereof;

with the proviso that the disinfectant composition is substantially free of aldehydes.