USE OF ZINC SULFIDE AS AN ANTI-MITE AGENT

• Main Authors: CHRISTINE VIDIL, SANDRINE ROCHAT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.07.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBONFILAMENTS; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS,THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; FISHING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; LAUNDERING; NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; SPINNING; TEXTILES; TRAPPING; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS,FABRICS, FEATHERS, OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS

The invention relates to a novel use of zinc sulfide as agent for combating acarids. The invention also relates to compositions with acarid-combating properties comprising zinc sulfide as additive, in particular polymer compositions, and to yarns, fibers, filaments and articles obtained from these compositions; it is also targeted at liquid or solid compositions for cleaning and/or treating textile surfaces, in particular carpets, including fitted carpets.