ANTIMICROBIAL LUBRICANT INCLUDING FATTY ACID AND QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND

摘要

Stable concentrated liquid and solid antimicrobial lubricating compositions can be formulated which include 5 to 40 wt% of a C6-24 fatty acid, 10 to 40 wt% of a quaternary ammonium salt, an amount of an alkaline source sufficient to increase the pH of the composition to at least 8, and optionally about 0.1 to 10 wt% of a n amine. The balance of the liquid form of the composition constitutes water. The lubricating compositions are particularly useful on the load bearing surfaces of conveyor belts used in food preparation where a combination of effective lubricity an d efficacious antimicrobial activity are neces- sary.