Antibacterial textile finishes utilizing zinc acetate and hydrogen peroxide

The preparation of bacteriostatic, water-insoluble peroxide-containing complexes of zinc acetate, by reaction of zinc acetate with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of acetic acid, is disclosed. A process for in situ formation and deposition of these complexes on cellulosic and polyester textiles is...

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Main Authors DANNA, GARY F, VIGO, TYRONE L, WELCH, CLARK M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.10.1979
Subjects
ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAININGELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN,SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM
CHEMISTRY
FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
LAUNDERING
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
TEXTILES
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
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Summary:The preparation of bacteriostatic, water-insoluble peroxide-containing complexes of zinc acetate, by reaction of zinc acetate with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of acetic acid, is disclosed. A process for in situ formation and deposition of these complexes on cellulosic and polyester textiles is described. The textile finishes so produced inhibit the growth and spreading of odor- and infection-producing gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria on the treated textiles. The antibacterial activity of the finished textiles is durable to repeated launderings.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19780934288