DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF PRODUCING A POWDERED COLD STERILIZING AGENT

A COLD-WATER SOLUBLE, DRY-POWDERED FORMULATION CALLED ULTRA-KLEEN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED, WHICH HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE A DISINFECTANT WITH STERILIZING CAPABILITIES IN LABORATORY STUDIED AND IN FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS IN WHICH IT HAS BEEN USED. ULTRA-KLEEN HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE THE ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES REQUIRED BY EPA FOR REGISTRATION AS A DISINFECTANT, FOR USE IN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL ENVIRONMENTS. SPECIFICALLY, LABORATORY STUDIES CONDUCTED TO DATE HAVE SHOWN THAT ULTRA-KLEEN IS BACTERIOCIAL AGAINST PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS, AND LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES. SPORICIDAL ACTIVITY HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED AGAINST BACCILLUS SUBTILIS, CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES, AND HEAT-RESISTANT ASCOSPORES OF NEISARTARYA FISCHERI. CONDITIONS FOR ACHIEVING 100% EFFICACY AGAINST SPORES, AS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION AS A STERILIZING AGENT, ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ACHIEVABLE WITH FURTHER STUDY. BASED UPON TEST RESULTS THUS FAR. CURRENTLY AVAILABLE STERILANTS ARE HIGHLY TOXIC TO MAN, AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN POWDERED FORM. ULTRA-KLEEN IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT IS BASED UPON THE FORMATION OF ION PAIRS COMPOSED TO PEROXIDE IONS AND A SPECIALLY-STRUCTED QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALT. THESE ION PAIRS ARE NOT ONLY SOLUBLE IN AQUEOUS MEDIA, BUT THEY ALSO PENETRATE EFFECTIVELY INTO LIPID PHASES, EFFECTING SAPONIFICATION, OXIDATION, AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY.