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Definitions

• This invention relates to a product which prevents proliferation of microorganisms, particularly Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus , within a space, via a vapour action, and which is active for long periods, typically several weeks.
• EP 1146111 discloses a hard surface disinfecting formulation based on cinnamon oil or it's actives. The compositions are tested according to European Standard EN1276, which measures anti-microbial performance on a single occasion, and over a contact time of 5 minutes.
• EN1276 European Standard EN12766
• the anti-microbial activity is by direct contact of the active molecules with the microbes.
• the use of a wipe is discussed, but no details of other carriers, or the effects of different chemistries of the wipe on anti-microbial performance are given.
• WO 96/39826 describes the use of essential oil components such as cinnamic aldehyde and coniferyl aldehyde to disinfect contaminated environments, although no useful performance data for the formulations is provided in the specification.
• Feminine hygiene waste such as used sanitary towels and tampons, and soiled nappies and incontinence pads, are often disposed of in specialist bins, and several companies offer a service relating to these bins. Typically, the bins remain in service at the customers premises for between 2 and 8 weeks. This represents a particular challenge to a disinfectant or sanitizing system, as waste contaminated with potentially pathogenic organisms is constantly being placed into the bins over a long period, steadily increasing the organic matter loading and constantly adding new pathogenic bacteria, requiring disinfection.
• feminine hygiene waste bins provide both an application for the technology, and an ideal demonstration of the advantages and features of the invention.
• the bacteria used to test the performance of the vapour based products disclosed in EP 0 965 541 were Gram-negative bacteria such as Salmonella, Pseudomonas and Escherichia coli . Gram-positive bacteria seem generally more resistant to natural plant extracts and essential oils. However, many Gram-positive bacteria are pathogenic. Staphylococcus aureus for example, can cause a number of common skin infections, and if ingested, can also cause food poisoning. In addition, the experiments reported in EP 0 965 541 did not reflect the time interval of a bin service, and in particular, did not involve repeated experiments in the same receptacle over an extended time.
• a truly effective natural product for use in a feminine hygiene waste bin will need to be active against all types of bacteria, and over a time frame which accurately represents the service life of the bin, both to fulfill the role of consumer and operator protection, and to achieve regulatory approval in certain markets.
• improving the performance of a product against Gram-positive bacteria and controlling the activity of the product to match the service interval of the bin are major features of the present invention.
• a vapour-based product for sanitising and deodorising a space such as waste disposal bin over several weeks, comprises a combination of one or more essential oils or essential oil components, and a combination of volatile and non-volatile solvents, absorbed onto a carrier.
• a vapour-producing formulation comprises a combination of one or more essential oils or essential oil components, and a combination of volatile and non-volatile solvents, in a viscous liquid.
• a formulation as defined above is used to sanitse and deodorise a waste disposal bin.
• a waste disposal bin comprises a product or formulation as defined above.
• a carrier material has one or more essential oil or essential oil components impregnated thereon, the carrier is a resilient or rigid material having a length of at least 200 mm.
• the present invention provides formulations and products for sanitising and deodorising a space, for example a waste disposal bin.
• the invention makes use of an identified synergy between an essential oil or essential oil component and a mixture of volatile or non-volatile solvents.
• Preferred essential oil components for use in this invention are selected from the group consisting of cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic alcohol, geraniol, linalool, benzaldehyde, anisaldehyde, terpinen-4-ol, amyl-cinnamic aldehyde, hexyl-cinnamic aldehyde and eugenol.
• Preferred essential oils which again can be used singly and in combination include tea tree oil, clove leaf oil, clove bud oil, cinnamon leaf oil, cinnamon bark oil, spearmint oil (whether of US or Chinese origin), bergamot oil, marjoram oil, bitter almond oil, lemon tea tree oil, bay oil, origanum oil, lemon oil, pimento berry oil, orange oil, cassia oil and cumin oil.
• Such essential oil components and/or essential oils can be absorbed onto certain carriers, such as paper, cardboard, etc., so that the vapour action of the product is controlled over a specified time period.
• An important aspect of the present invention is the combination of the active ingredient(s) with a blend of at least two solvents.
• the solvents in the mixture comprise volatile solvents, particularly lower alcohols, and most preferably iso-propanol, and non-volatile solvents such as water, or glycols, most preferably monopropylene glycol.
• the solvent mixture has two purposes. Firstly by changing the ratio of volatile to non-volatile solvents, the active life of the product can be manipulated. Higher levels of volatile solvents tend to lead to a large initial burst of anti-microbial activity, but a short active life, whilst increasing the levels of non-volatile solvents tends to slow down the rate of release of the anti-microbial vapour, and increase the active life of the product.
• the ratio of solvents in the current invention can vary between 10:1 and 1:10 volatile to non-volatile solvents, and more preferably between 3:1 and 1:3.
• the solvents have a second effect in terms of a synergistic improvement in the anti-microbial activity of the invention.
• alcohols such as iso-propanol and ethanol, as well as glycols such as monopropylene glycol are all reported as having anti-bacterial or anti-fungal activities, this is normally in relatively high concentrations in a liquid system.
• glycols such as monopropylene glycol
• this is normally in relatively high concentrations in a liquid system.
• a few grams of each solvent are used, which would not be expected to have a disinfecting effect in a bin of up to 50 litre volume over a 6 to 8 week period.
• unexpected synergistic effects are found, with the combination having a much larger and longer lasting anti-microbial vapour effect than the components alone.
• the present invention has also identified synergistic combinations of essential oils and essential oil components. Certain combinations of an essential oil and an essential oil component have a much greater anti-microbial effect than either component demonstrates when used alone.
• An example of such a mixture is the combination of cinnamon leaf oil and cinnamic alcohol. Although cinnamic alcohol is present in cinnamon leaf oil, it is not the main fraction of the oil, and is not reported to be anti-microbial. Thus increasing it's concentration in a mixture would not be expected to result in any particular increase in anti-microbial activity of the cinnamon leaf oil.
• the active material may be impregnated onto a carrier material to permit release of the antimicrobial vapour over an extended period.
• a number of carriers can be used to deliver the active ingredient/solvent mixture.
• a preferred embodiment is the use of a cellulosic fibre/plastic non-woven sheet. Changing the ratio of cellulosic fibre (a polar material) and plastic (non-polar material) can have an effect on the release rate and release characteristics of the active ingredients, in that the polypropylene will have an attraction for non-polar molecules in the active mixture, and will tend to retain them more strongly, whilst the viscose will tend to attract non-polar materials and hold onto them more strongly.
• a preferred embodiment of the invention is a cellulose (wood pulp fibre)/polypropylene non-woven material of approximately 60 g/m 2 weight, manufactured by a hydro-entanglement process, known commercially as Ahlstrom A4459. Other suitable non-woven materials from other sources will be obvious to those skilled in the art.
• a further embodiment of the invention is the use of a resilient or rigid material, e.g. cardboard, as the carrier.
• the cardboard is in the form of a corrugated or solid card, and has a length at least 200 mm, preferably at least 300 mm and most preferably no more than 1000 mm (e.g. up to 400 mm).
• the width may be at least 10 mm, more preferably 20 mm, and most preferably less than 50 mm.
• the dimensions have been chosen so that the cardboard can be used as an insert in a waste bin, with the cardboard standing up within the bin, preventing it from being buried by the waste entering the bin.
• the cardboard may be placed substantially upright or placed across the diagonal of the bin.
• the active ingredient mixture can be placed at one end of the cardboard during the manufacturing process, and if this end was then placed uppermost in the bin, it would further resist being buried by the incoming waste.
• the cardboard, or other resilient or rigid material may therefore be in the form of a stick. Other shapes and materials which would achieve these objectives will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
• the carrier can also consist of a piece of sintered plastic, for example polyethylene or polypropylene.
• This material can be manufactured in such a way that it consists of an approximately 50% void volume, and this can be filled with the active mixture, either by passive adsorption or by vacuum techniques.
• the shape of the material can be a sheet, or a more sophisticated moulding, machining or lamination so that in some way it can be attached to inside the bin or on the lid of the bin.
• a further embodiment of the carrier is the use of amorphous silicon dioxide, which can absorb over 50% by weight of the active mixture, and due to the fine particle size, can deliver vapour-releasing particles, each producing the active ingredient throughout the bin.
• Any suitable solid carrier either organic, or inorganic, may also be used as a delivery system for the active/solvent mixture. This can include but is not limited to powders, granules, pellets, blocks, pads, sheets, self adhesive materials or labels, etc.
• a further embodiment of the invention involves delivery of the active mixture as a viscous gel.
• the viscosity of the active mixture can be modified by the addition of viscosity-modifying agents such as cellulose gums, anionic co-polymers etc.
• a preferred method for increasing the viscosity is the use of amorphous silicon dioxide, for example Aerosil 200 from Degussa AG, which can be added to the liquid in the range 1-9%, and more preferably in the range 6.5-8.5% (w/w).
• amorphous silicon dioxide for example Aerosil 200 from Degussa AG, which can be added to the liquid in the range 1-9%, and more preferably in the range 6.5-8.5% (w/w).
• Other suitable viscosity modifying systems will be familiar to those skilled in the art.
• the test system consisted of a common type of feminine hygiene waste bin.
• One bin received 2 g of monopropylene glycol and 6 g of iso-propanol, the second 0.5 g of cinnamic aldehyde, the third 0.75 g of cinnamic aldehyde, the fourth 0.5 g of cinnamic aldehyde, plus 2 g of monopropylene glycol and 6 g of iso-propanol, the fifth 0.75 g of cinnamic aldehyde, plus 2 g of monopropylene glycol and 6 g of iso-propanol. All test solutions were absorbed onto a 20 cm ⁇ 20 cm piece of a cellulose/polypropylene non woven, namely Ahistrom AH4559. A final bin received no treatment and served as a control.
• the method used was the disc method described in Example 1, except that Escherichia coil NCTC8196 was used as the test organism, the discs were placed into the units at time zero, and they were exposed to the product vapour for 72 hours, and MacConkey agar No. 3 was used for enumeration of surviving bacteria.
• the results for the three test formulations are shown below: TABLE 2 2 g 1 g cinnamon leaf cinnamic 1 g cinnamic alcohol plus oil alcohol 2 g cinnamon leaf oil Number of 4.9 ⁇ 10 5 1.1 ⁇ 10 5 ⁇ 6.6 ⁇ 10 1 bacteria surviving on the disc
• Example 2 The test system described in Example 2 was used, in that the organism used was Escherichia coli NCTC8196, and the agar used for growth of the organisms was MacConkey agar No. 3.
• the organism used was Escherichia coli NCTC8196
• the agar used for growth of the organisms was MacConkey agar No. 3.
• 5 discs were removed from the trays and placed into 9 ml of nutrient broth. These broths were incubated at 37° C., and then examined for growth after 24 hours. Any broths showing growth were subsequently streaked onto MacConkey agar No. 3, to test for the presence of E. coli . Growth on the streak was scored as a positive (i.e. surviving E. coil were present on the disc) and no growth as a negative (100% kill of E. coli on the disc).
• the two products were each placed into the bottom of three jars, and sanitary towels inoculated with three test bacteria, Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli , suspended above the products in separate jars, and the jars sealed. Surviving bacteria in the towels were counted using standard microbiological methods.
• One particular embodiment of the present invention involves delivering the active ingredient mixture on a sheet of non-woven fabric. Not only does this make the manufacturing process economic, and the product easy for the end user to dispense, it also improves the anti-microbial performance of the product.
• An active ingredient mixture consisting of 2 g of cinnamic aldehyde and 1 g of cinnamon leaf oil, plus a solvent mix of 6 g of monopropylene glycol and of 2 g iso-propanol, was tested in a number of delivery systems.
• the liquid active itself was placed in a small glass beaker placed in the base of the unit, in a second unit, the active mixture was absorbed onto a 85 mm ⁇ 55 mm ⁇ 4 mm thick pure cellulose pad, and in a third, the active was absorbed onto the preferred embodiment, a 20 cm ⁇ 20 cm piece of a cellulose/polypropylene non-woven, namely Ahlstrom AH4559.
• a fourth unit had no treatment and thus served as the control.
• Example 2 The test system described in Example 1 was used, i.e. Staphylococcus aureus bacteria on discs.
• the inoculated discs were placed into the units after 10 days, and exposed to the product for 48 hours before the discs were removed and surviving bacteria on each disc were enumerated.
• the results are shown in the following table 5: TABLE 5 Surviving bacteria per disc after Treatment 48 hours exposure None (control) 3.0 ⁇ 10 7 Active mix + solvents in glass beaker 6.2 ⁇ 10 6 Active mix + solvents of cellulose pad 2.5 ⁇ 10 5 Active mix + solvents on non-woven sheet 7.2 ⁇ 10 3
• a further embodiment of the present invention involves delivering the active ingredient mixture on a piece of cardboard.
• the active mixture consisted of 0.75 g of cinnamic aldehyde, and the cardboard was a B flute corrugated board, and of dimensions 400 mm ⁇ 20 mm ⁇ 3 mm.
• the active mixture was absorbed onto one end of the cardboard, and this end was then placed uppermost in the unit.
• One sanitary disposal unit received the test system, and a second had no treatment and thus served as the control.
• the test system described in Example 1 was used, i.e. Staphylococcus aureus bacteria on discs.
• the inoculated discs were placed into the units at time zero and after 14 days, and exposed to the product for 72 hours before the discs were removed and surviving bacteria on each disc were enumerated.
• the results are shown in the following table 6: TABLE 6 Surviving bacteria per disc after 72 hours exposure Treatment Time zero 14 days None (control) 2.3 ⁇ 10 7 3.1 ⁇ 10 7 Active mix on cardboard 1.3 ⁇ 10 3 3.2 ⁇ 10 4
• the sintered polyethylene was of dimensions 100 mm ⁇ 80 mm ⁇ 3 mm, and had an average pore size of 100 ⁇ m and a void volume of approximately 40%.
• the gel was created by adding 6.5% Aerosil 200, a fumed silicon dioxide produced by Degussa, to the liquid preparation.
• One sanitary disposal unit received the sintered plastic
• Example 2 The test system described in Example 1 was used, i.e. Staphylococcus aureus bacteria on discs.
• the inoculated discs were placed into the units at time zero and after 14 days, and exposed to the product for 72 hours before the discs were removed and surviving bacteria on each disc were enumerated.
• the results are shown in the following table 7: TABLE 7 Surviving bacteria per disc after 72 hours exposure Treatment Time zero 14 days None (control) 2.3 ⁇ 10 7 3.1 ⁇ 10 7 Active mix in sintered plastic ⁇ 6.6 ⁇ 10 1 ⁇ 6.6 ⁇ 10 1 Active mix in viscous gel ⁇ 6.6 ⁇ 10 1 1.5 ⁇ 10 5
• test system described in Examples 1 and 5 was used, i.e. Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 4196 bacteria on discs.
• inoculated discs were placed into the units at time zero, and after 4 and 8 weeks, and exposed to the product vapour for 72 hours on each occasion, before the discs were removed and the number of surviving bacteria per disc enumerated.
• Example 2 The test system described in Example 1 was used, i.e. Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 4196 bacteria on discs.
• inoculated discs were placed into the units at time zero, and after 2, 4 and 6 weeks. Samples were removed from each bin following exposure to the product vapour for 72 hours on each occasion. The discs were removed and placed into 9 ml of nutrient broth. These broths were incubated at 37° C., and then examined for growth after 24 hours. Any broths showing growth were subsequently streaked onto Baird Parker agar, to confirm the presence of Staphylococcus aureus . Growth on the streak was scored as a positive (i.e.
• An active ingredient mixture consisting of 1.5 g of cinnamic aldehyde, 0.25 g cinnamon leaf oil and a solvent mix of 3 g of glycol and of 9 g isopropanol was used as standard. Five glycols were tested in total. Each active mixture was absorbed onto a 20 cm ⁇ 20 cm piece of Ahlstrom AH4559.
• test system described in Examples 1 was used, i.e. Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 4196 bacteria on discs.
• inoculated discs were placed into the units at week 1 and removed from each bin following exposure to the product vapour for 24 and 48 hours.
• the discs were removed and placed into 9 ml of nutrient broth. These broths were incubated at 37° C., and then examined for growth after 24 hours. Any broths showing growth were subsequently streaked onto Baird Parker agar, to test for the presence of Staphylococcus aureus . Growth on the streak was scored as a positive (i.e.
• a further illustration of the range of non-volatile solvents useable in the current invention is provided below.
• An active ingredient mixture consisting of 2 g of cinnamic aldehyde, 0.25 g cinnamon leaf oil, plus a solvent mix of 3.5 g of water and of 6.5 g iso-propanol, absorbed onto a 22 cm ⁇ 25 cm piece of Ahlstrom AH4559 was tested using the method described in Examples 1 and 5, i.e. Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 4196 bacteria on discs.
• inoculated discs were placed into the units at time zero, and after 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks. Samples were removed from each bin following exposure to the product vapour for 72 hours on each occasion.

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