ANTIMICROBIAL RINSE CYCLE ADDITIVE

摘要

A method of treating fabrics in order to eliminate odor caused by microbial growth by adding an antibacterially effective amount of an organosilicon quaternary ammonium compound to the rinse cycle of a textile laundering operation containing the fabrics in order to destroy bacteria and fungi. The most preferred organosilicon quaternary ammonium compound is the silane 3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyldimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride of the formula (see formula I)