ANTIMICROBIAL GAS RELEASING AGENTS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME

• Main Authors: SPANO, William Frederick, FREEDMAN, Jonathan R, PRATT, Jason, GUPTA, Deepti S, JOHNSTON, Michael A, BELFANCE, John
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 22.03.2023
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; FISHING; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TRAPPING

Disclosed are antimicrobial releasing agents, methods of preparing the antimicrobial releasing agents, and entrained polymers containing antimicrobial releasing agents. The antimicrobial releasing agent is prepared with a carrier having a pH below 3.5. The carrier is optionally polysulfonic acid, phyllosilicate, or others as disclosed. The antimicrobial releasing agent further includes an active compound such as a metal chlorite, and a trigger. Optionally, the antimicrobial releasing agent may be compounded into entrained polymers that release ClO2 in gas form.