Abstract:
A method of stabilizing 3-isothiazolone microbicides against chemical degradation by the introduction of aromatic disulfide compounds is disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of stabilizing non-halogenated 3-isothiazolones in aggressive systems with pH above 8.5. The invention also discloses compositions with pH above 8.5, containing non-halogenated 3-isothiazolones and an effective stabilizing amount of a iodine-containing stabilizer.
Abstract:
A method of stabilizing a 3-isothiazolone compound against chemical decomposition, comprising introducing a sufficient amount of an alkene to stabilize said 3-isothiazolone compound is disclosed.
Abstract:
A composition useful for treating fabrics. The composition contains: a) a silver-containing copolymer having polymerized units of a monomer X and a monomer Y; wherein monomer X is an ethylenically unsaturated compound having a substituent group selected from an unsaturated or aromatic heterocyclic group having at least one nitrogen atom; wherein monomer Y is selected from carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid salts, carboxylic acid esters, organosulfuric acids, organosulfuric acid salts, sulfonic acids, sulfonic acid salts, phosphonic acids, phosphonic acid salts, vinyl esters, (meth)acrylamides, C8-C20 aromatic monomers containing at least one exocyclic ethylenic unsaturation and combinations thereof; b) an epoxy resin and c) a polyester polyurethane.
Abstract:
A composition useful for treating fabrics. The composition contains a silver-containing copolymer having polymerized units of a monomer X and a monomer Y; wherein monomer X is an ethylenically unsaturated compound having a substituent group selected from an unsaturated or aromatic heterocyclic group having at least one hetero atom selected from N, O and S; wherein monomer Y is selected from carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid salts, carboxylic acid esters, organosulfuric acids, organosulfuric acid salts, sulfonic acids, sulfonic acid salts, phosphonic acids, phosphonic acid salts, vinyl esters, (meth)acrylamides, C 8 -C 20 aromatic monomers containing at least one exocyclic ethylenic unsaturation and combinations thereof.
Abstract:
Fibers that durably contain antimicrobial materials such that the antimicrobial materials are resistant to being abraided away or washed off during use. The antimicrobial materials contained in the fibers are not prone to the development of resistant strains of bacteria. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the fibers.