Method for providing a teat dip composition

摘要

An aqueous teat dip composition includes significant amounts of glycerin and preferably ethanol and has a pH of at least 8.5. The aqueous teat dip composition can be provided by a method that involves delivering a basic concentrate to a site where dairy animals are located where the concentrate is mixed with water before the pH of the resulting solution is upwardly adjusted. The basic concentrate can be a byproduct of a biofuel refining process.

主权项

1. A method for making a composition useful for treating the teat area of dairy animals, said method comprising:
a) providing a concentrate that comprises glycerin, an alcohol, and no more than 10% by volume water based on the total volume of said concentrate, said concentrate having a pH of at least 9.0; b) combining from about 2 to about 5 parts by volume of said concentrate with 100 parts by volume water so as to provide an initial mixture; and c) upwardly adjusting the pH of said initial mixture of a base that comprises NH4+ or ClO− ions, thereby providing said composition,said composition having a pH of at least about 9.