Antimicrobial zeolite and antimicrobial resin composition

Abstract

The present invention herein provides antimicrobial zeolite which hardly causes any color change with the elapse of time even when it is incorporated into a resin to form an antimicrobial resin composition. The present invention thus relates to antimicrobial zeolite which comprises zeolite whose ion-exchangeable ions are partially or wholly replaced with hydrogen ions and silver ions; and an antimicrobial resin composition which comprises the foregoing antimicrobial zeolite in an amount ranging from 0.05 to 80% by mass.

1 . Antimicrobial zeolite comprising zeolite whose ion-exchangeable ions are partially or wholly replaced with hydrogen ions and silver ions.  
   
   
       2 . The antimicrobial zeolite as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein it comprises not less than 0.10% by mass of hydrogen ions.  
   
   
       3 . An antimicrobial composition comprising antimicrobial zeolite as set forth in  claim 1  in an amount ranging from 0.05 to 80% by mass.  
   
   
       4 . The antimicrobial composition as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein it is a resin composition.  
   
   
       5 . An antimicrobial composition comprising antimicrobial zeolite as set forth in  claim 2  in an amount ranging from 0.05 to 80% by mass.