Stabilized acidic chlorine bleach composition and method of use
US6162371A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11D3/48
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The composition of this invention is a stabilized acidic bleaching composition comprising an aqueous solution of a source of source of unipositive chlorine ion, a chlorine stabilizing agent, and an acidic buffer to stabilize the pH of the bleaching composition in the range from about 2 to 6.5, wherein the chlorine stabilizing agent and the source of source of unipositive chlorine ion are in a molar ratio of greater than about 1:1. Methods are described for removal of lime scale from a hard surface controlling microbial activity as well as reducing malodor by applying the composition of this invention.
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