US Patent 10487297 Environmentally preferred antimicrobial compositions

Provided are antimicrobial compositions that include a hydrogen peroxide generator, a peracid catalyst, a sugar acid lactone selected from among a gluconolactone, a galactonolactone, a mannonolactone, a gulonolactone and a combination thereof in an amount from about 10 wt % to about 60 wt %, an acetate, and a carboxylic acid, where the ratio between the hydrogen peroxide generator and the peracetic acid catalyst is from about 1.5:1 to about 3:1 respectively. The compositions have increased shelf life and storage stability. The antimicrobial compositions can be formulated into a disinfection solution. Also provided are methods of disinfecting a surface that include applying the disinfecting solution to a surface, resulting in the destruction of a microbe on the surface.