QUICK ACTING CHEMICAL STERILANT

摘要

1. A low odor, aqueous quick acting room temperature disinfecting and/or sterilization solution having a pH within the range of from about 2.0 to about 6.0, consisting essentially of: from about 1% to about 30% by weighs of a peroxide; and from about 1% to about 30% by weight of water soluble organic acid selected from the group consisting of malonic acid and succinic acid, or mixtures thereof. 2. An aqueous disinfecting and/or sterilizing solution of claim 1 wherein the peroxide has a concentration of from about 1.0% by weight to about 12% by weight. 3. An aqueous disinfecting and/or sterilization solution of claim 1 wherein the peroxide capable of releasing hydroxyl free radicals is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, alkyl peroxides, aryl peroxides, ozonides, and alkylidine peroxides. 4. A low odor aqueous quick acting, relatively non-toxic room temperature disinfecting and/or sterilization solution having a pH within the range of from about 2.0 to about 6.0, consisting essentially of: from about 1.0% to about 30% by weight of a water soluble organic acid or a salt form thereof, selected from the group consisting of malonic acid and succinic acid, or mixtures thereof; and from about 0.1% to about 1.0% by weight of a peroxide and organic acid compatible anionic or nonionic surfactant. 5. A process of quick action room temperature disinfecting of medical instruments without damaging the instruments, consisting essentially of: contacting at room temperature the instruments for a sterilizing effective amount of time with an odor-free aqueous disinfecting solution having a pH within the range of from about 2.0 to about 6.0 which consists essentially of from about 1.0% by weight to about 30.0% by weight of hydrogen peroxide and from about 1.0% to about 30.0% by weight of a low odor water soluble organic acid or a salt form thereof selected from the group consisting of malonic and succinic acids or mixtures thereof. 6. The process of claim 5 wherein the organic acid is succinic acid. 7. The process of claim 5 wherein the aqueous disinfecting solution further contains an organic acid compatible surfactant.