Disinfectant

A disinfectant composition (A), containing (a) an N,N-bis-(3-aminopropyl) higher alkylamine (I) and/or a benzyl or higher alkyl-substituted quaternary ammonium salt (II), additionally contains (b) at least one mono-, di or trialkanolamine (III) or its salt, at an (a) : (b) weight ratio of 1-20 : 20-1. A disinfectant composition (A) contains (a) an amine of formula (I) and/or a quaternary ammonium salt of formula (II) and (b) at least one alkanolamine of formula (III) or its salt, at an (a) : (b) weight ratio of 1-20 : 20-1. [Image] [Image] [Image] R 16-18C alkyl; R 2benzyl or 6-18C alkyl; R 31-18C alkyl or -(CH 2CH 2O) nR 6; n : 1-20; R 4, R 51-4C alkyl; R 6H or optionally substituted phenyl; A ->monovalent anion (or an equivalent of a polyvalent anion) of an inorganic or organic acid; m, o, p : 2 or 3; and x, y : 0 or 1. ACTIVITY : Fungicide; antibacterial. A disinfectant/cleaner concentrate contained (by weight) 5.0% didecyl dimethylammonium chloride, 2.0% N,N-bis-(3-aminopropyl)-dodecylamine, 5.0% monoethanolamine (IIIa), 5.0% Genapol T250 (RTM; tallow fatty alcohol polyglycol ether with 25 moles ethylene oxide), 0.5% sodium metasilicate, 0.5% sodium carbonate, 2.0% Trilon M (RTM; trisodium methylglycine-diacetate; 40% solution) and water to 100%. A 1% aqueous solution of the concentrate reduced the Aspergillus niger ATCC 16404 count by 4.1 logarithmic units after a contact time of 15 minutes at 20 [deg]C, whereas a control composition without (IIIa) had no significant antimicrobial effect under the same conditions. MECHANISM OF ACTION : None given in the source material.