Process for combating micro-organisms, and novel phthalocyanine compounds
US4318883A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 1980 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W10/37
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for combating micro-organisms in or on organic or inorganic substrates and for protecting the said substrates against attack by micro-organisms, which comprises treating the substrates with a water-soluble phthalocyanine derivative, in the presence of oxygen and water and while irradiating with light in the infra-red and/or visible range, antimicrobical agents containing water-soluble phthalocyanine compounds as well as new phthalocyanine compounds are described.
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