Disinfectant and method of making

Abstract

A non-toxic environmentally friendly aqueous disinfectant is disclosed for specific use as prevention against contamination by potentially pathogenic bacteria and virus. The aqueous disinfectant is formulated by electrolytically generating silver ions in water in combination with a citric acid. The aqueous disinfectant may include a suitable alcohol and/or a detergent. The aqueous disinfectant has been shown to be very effective at eliminating standard indicator organisms such as staphylococcus aureus, salmonella cholerasuis and pseudomonas aeruginosa.

1 . An aqueous disinfectant, comprising:
 an aqueous solution of silver ion organic acid complex and an organic acid, wherein said disinfectant is prepared by electrolytically generating silver ion in a solution of at least 2% wt/vol of the organic acid in water.   
     
     
         2 . The aqueous disinfectant of  claim 1  generated in a solution of at least 5.0% wt/vol of the organic acid in water. 
     
     
         3 . The aqueous disinfectant of  claim 1  generated in a solution of at least 10.0% wt/vol of the organic acid in water. 
     
     
         4 . The aqueous disinfectant of  claim 1  which further contains at least one alcohol. 
     
     
         5 . The aqueous disinfectant of  claim 4  wherein the alcohol is ethanol and is present at approximately 20% by volume. 
     
     
         6 . The aqueous disinfectant of  claim 1  which further contains at least one detergent. 
     
     
         7 . The aqueous disinfectant of  claim 6  wherein the detergent is sodium dodecyl sulfate in an amount of up to 2% by volume. 
     
     
         8 . An aqueous disinfectant, comprising:
 an aqueous solution of silver ion organic acid complex and an organic acid, wherein said disinfectant is prepared by electrolytically generating silver ion in a solution of the organic acid in water, and wherein the organic acid is selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, aspartic acid, cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid, chloroacetic acid, malonic acid, propionic acid, succinic acid, cysteine or cystine.   
     
     
         9 . The disinfectant of  claim 8  wherein the organic acid is ascorbic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, malonic acid or tartaric acid. 
     
     
         10 . The aqueous disinfectant of  claim 8  which further contains at least one alcohol. 
     
     
         11 . The aqueous disinfectant of  claim 10  wherein the alcohol is ethanol and is present at approximately 20% by volume. 
     
     
         12 . The aqueous disinfectant of  claim 8  which further contains at least one detergent. 
     
     
         13 . The aqueous disinfectant of  claim 12  wherein the detergent is sodium dodecyl sulfate in an amount of up to 2% by volume.