Differential evaporation potentiated disinfectant system

Abstract

Antimicrobial compositions and methods of using such antimicrobial compositions to provide a reduction in populations of viable microorganisms.

1 - 30 . (canceled) 
     
     
         31 . An antimicrobial composition, comprising: a. an inactive agent; and b. an antimicrobially active agent, wherein said antimicrobially active agent is miscible in said inactive agent within a temperature range of between about 5° C. and about 90° C. at about 760 mm Hg, and wherein said antimicrobially active agent has a boiling point greater than said inactive agent by between about 10° C. and about 80° C., and wherein said inactive agent evaporates from the antimicrobial composition at a greater rate than said antimicrobially active agent within said temperature range of between about 5° C. and about 90° C. at about 760 mm Hg. 
     
     
         32 - 33 . (canceled) 
     
     
         34 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 31 , wherein evaporation rate of said inactive agent from said mixture is greater than evaporation rate of said antimicrobially active agent from said mixture generating an increase in said antimicrobially active agent by volume in said mixture over a period of time. 
     
     
         35 - 40 . (canceled) 
     
     
         41 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 34 , wherein the said antimicrobially active agent is selected from the group consisting of: a hydroxyketone, a glycol ether; a glycol ester, an oxime, a dimethylaminoalcohol, an aliphatic alcohol, a pyridine; and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         42 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 41 , wherein said hydroxyketone comprises a hydroxyketone selected from the group consisting of: 3-hydroxy-2-butanone, 3-hydroxy-2-pentanone, 2-hydroxy-3-pentanone, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-pentanone, 3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-pentanone, 3-hydroxy-2-hexanone, 4-hydroxy-3-hexanone, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-hexanone, 4-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-hexanone, 4-hydroxy-3-heptanone, 4-hydroxy-5-octanone, 4-hydroxy-2-butanone, 4-hydroxy-2-pentanone, 1-hydroxy-3-pentanone, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone, 4-hydroxy-2-hexanone, 5-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-hexanone, 5-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-hexanone, 5-hydroxy-3-heptanone, 5-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-heptanone, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-5-heptanone, 4-hydroxy-3, and 4-dimethyl-2-hexanone. 
     
     
         43 . (canceled) 
     
     
         44 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 42 , wherein said hydroxyketone comprises an amount of 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone. 
     
     
         45 - 47 . (canceled) 
     
     
         48 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 41 , wherein said antimicrobially active agent comprises a glycol ether selected from the group consisting of: ethylene glycol monoether, ethylene glycol diether, ethylene glycol ether ester, propylene glycol monoether, propylene glycol diether, propylene glycol ether ester, butylene glycol ether, butylene glycol diether, and butylene glycol ether ester. 
     
     
         49 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 48 , wherein said ethylene glycol monoether is selected from the group consisting of: ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monopropyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol monopentyl ether, and ethylene glycol monohexyl ether. 
     
     
         50 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 49 , wherein said glycol ether comprises an amount of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether. 
     
     
         51 - 53 . (canceled) 
     
     
         54 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 48 , wherein said ethylene glycol diether is selected from the group consisting of: ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, ethylene glycol diethyl ether, and ethylene glycol dipropyl ether. 
     
     
         55 . (canceled) 
     
     
         56 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 48 , wherein said ethylene glycol ether ester is selected from the group consisting of: ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether butyrate, and ethylene glycol monoethyl ether butyrate. 
     
     
         57 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 56 , wherein said glycol ether ester comprises an amount of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate. 
     
     
         58 - 60 . (canceled) 
     
     
         61 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 48 , wherein said propylene glycol monoether and propylene glycol diether are selected from the group consisting of: propylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol monoethyl ether, propylene glycol monopropyl ether, propylene glycol monobutyl ether, propylene glycol monopentyl ether; propylene glycol dimethyl ether, and propylene glycol diethyl ether. 
     
     
         62 - 64 . (canceled) 
     
     
         65 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 48 , wherein said propylene glycol ether ester is selected from the group consisting of: propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, propylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate, and propylene glycol monomethyl ether butyrate. 
     
     
         66 . (canceled) 
     
     
         67 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 48 , wherein said butylene glycol ether ester comprises a butylene glycol monoether selected from the group consisting of: butylene glycol monomethyl ether, butylene glycol monoethyl ether, butylene glycol monopropyl ether, and butylene glycol monobutyl ether. 
     
     
         68 - 69 . (canceled) 
     
     
         70 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 48 , wherein said butylene glycol diether is selected from the group consisting of: butylene glycol dimethyl ether, and butylene glycol diethyl ether. 
     
     
         71 . (canceled) 
     
     
         72 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 48 , wherein said butylene glycol ether ester is selected from the group consisting of: butylene glycol monomethyl ether formate ester, and butylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate. 
     
     
         73 . (canceled) 
     
     
         74 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 41 , wherein said glycol ester is selected from the group consisting of: ethylene glycol monoester; ethylene glycol diester; propylene glycol monoester; propylene glycol diester; butylene glycol diester; and butylene glycol ester. 
     
     
         75 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 74 , wherein said ethylene glycol monoester is selected from the group consisting of: ethylene glycol monoethyl ester, ethylene glycol monopropyl ester, ethylene glycol monobutyl ester, ethylene glycol monopentyl ester, and ethylene glycol monohexyl ester. 
     
     
         76 . (canceled) 
     
     
         77 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 74 , wherein said ethylene glycol diester is selected from the group consisting of: ethylene glycol dimethyl ester, ethylene glycol diethyl ester and ethylene glycol dipropyl ester. 
     
     
         78 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 77 , wherein said glycol ether comprises an amount of ethylene glycol diethyl ester 
     
     
         79 - 81 . (canceled) 
     
     
         82 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 74 , wherein said propylene glycol monoester is selected from the group consisting of: propylene glycol monomethyl ester, propylene glycol monoethyl ester, propylene glycol monopropyl ester, propylene glycol monobutyl ester, and propylene glycol monopentyl ester. 
     
     
         83 . (canceled) 
     
     
         84 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 74 , wherein said propylene glycol diester is selected from the group consisting of: propylene glycol dimethyl ester, propylene glycol diethyl ester, propylene glycol dipropyl ester, propylene glycol dibutyl ester, and propylene glycol dipentyl ester. 
     
     
         85 . (canceled) 
     
     
         86 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 74 , wherein said butylene glycol diester is selected from the group consisting of: butylene glycol dimethyl ester, butylene glycol diethyl ester, butylene glycol dipropyl ester, and butylene glycol dibutyl ester. 
     
     
         87 . (canceled) 
     
     
         88 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 74 , wherein said butylene glycol ester is selected from the group consisting of: butylene glycol methyl ester, and butylene glycol ethyl ester. 
     
     
         89 . (canceled) 
     
     
         90 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 41 , wherein said oxime is selected from the group consisting of: acetone oxime, methylethylketone oxime, 2-pentanone oxime, 3-pentanone oxime, cyclopentanone oxime, 2-hexanone oxime, 3-hexanone oxime, and cyclohexanone oxime. 
     
     
         91 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 90 , wherein said oxime comprises an amount of 2-butanone oxime. 
     
     
         92 - 94 . (canceled) 
     
     
         95 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 41 , wherein said dimethylaminoalcohol is selected from the group consisting of: 2-dimethylaminoethanol, 2-dimethylamino-1-propanol, 1-dimethylamino-2-propanol, 1-dimethylamino-2-butanol and 3-dimethylamino-2-butanol. 
     
     
         96 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 95 , wherein said dimethylaminoalcohol comprises an amount of 2-dimethylaminoethanol. 
     
     
         97 - 99 . (canceled) 
     
     
         100 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 41 , wherein said aliphatic alcohol is selected from the group consisting of: 1-butanol and 2-butanol. 
     
     
         101 . (canceled) 
     
     
         102 . The antimicrobial composition of  claim 41 , wherein said pyridine is selected from the group consisting of: pyridine, 2-methylpyradine, 3-methylpyradine, and 4-methylpyradine.