| abstract |
Antimicrobial mixtures comprising or consisting of: (a) one or more branched or unbranched alkanediols having 6-12 carbon atoms, (b) one, two or more compounds chosen from the group consisting of the tropolones of the formula (I) wherein the substituents R1 , R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently of one another have the following meaning: H; linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having up to 30 C atoms; OH; OR6, wherein R6 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having up to 30 C atoms; COOH; COOR7, wherein R7 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having up to 30 C atoms; NO2, NH2, F, Cl, Br, I, are described. |