Disinfectant solution based on sodium hypochlorite, and process for preparing it
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The invention claimed is:
1. A sodium hypochlorite disinfectant solution, comprising: 0.021 to 5.76% (w/v) of sodium hypochlorite, from 0.015 to 4% (w/v) of sodium chloride, and water; whereinthe solution is buffer-free and contains no more than 2% of sodium chlorate relative to the sodium hypochlorite; and wherein the solution has a pH that ranges from 10.1 to 10.7.
2. The solution according to claim 1, wherein the sodium hypochlorite ranges from 0.52% to 2.09% (w/v).
3. The solution according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the pH is between 10.1 and 10.5.
4. The solution according to claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising a colorant.
5. The solution according to claim 3, further comprising a colorant.
6. A process for preparing the sodium hypochlorite disinfectant solution as claimed in claim 1, which comprises: diluting a concentrated sodium hypochlorite solution to obtain a dilute sodium hypochlorite solution and adding dilute hydrochloricacid to the dilute sodium hypochlorite solution to obtain the sodium hypochlorite disinfectant solution having a pH between 10.1 and 10.7.
7. The process according to claim 6, wherein the concentrated hypochlorite solution has a pH of 13 and comprises from 15.70 to 20.93% (w/v) of sodium hypochlorite.
8. The process according to claim 6 or claim 7, wherein the dilute hydrochloric acid solution comprises 0.01 1 mol/liter of hydrochloric acid.
Patent number:
7056538
View patent at USPTO
Filing date:
July 23, 2002
Issue date:
June 6, 2006
Inventors:
Mario Pinza (Corsico, IT)
Marcello Marchetti (Rome, IT)
Assignee:
Aziende Chimiche Riunite Angelini Francesco A.C.R.A.F. S.p.A. (Rome, IT)
Primary Examiner:
Matthew A. Thexton
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
Current U.S. Classification: 252/186.21 252/187.26 252/187.31 424/662 424/665
