| abstract |
The invention relates to an antimicrobial composition, as well as to a method for its preparation and to its use. According to the invention, the composition contains an antimicrobial component which contains a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4-monocarboxylic acid approximately 50-99.9 % by weight and a microbicidal or microbiostatic cationic organic nitrogen compound approximately 0.1-50 % by weight. The latter may be an ammonium compound, in particular one in which at least one C2-C22-alkyl or hydroxyalkyl chain is linked to positively charged nitrogen, or a compound which comprises a nitrogen-containing ring, such as a pyridyl ring. The compositions according to the invention serve as microbicidal or microbiostatic agents in organic materials and are thus suitable, for example, for the preservation of animal feed or grain and for the disinfection of material surfaces in various packaging materials, equipment and structures. |