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Metal-containing compositions, preparations and uses
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Inventors: Hickok, Stephen Spaulding;
Assignee: Remedy Research Limited (London, GB)
Primary Examiner: Pryor; Alton
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & McKee, LLP
A metal-containing composition substantially comprising (i) at least one water soluble metal compound which forms metal ions when dissolved in water, (ii) at least one metal ion modifier as herein defined, (iii) at least one acid, and (iv) water said composition having a pH of less than 6 and an electrolytic potential in excess of 10 millivolts. Such compositions have uses in the prevention and/or treatment of pathogenic disease or disorder, as foodstuff supplements, in the treatment by disinfection of meat and other foodstuffs, in the coating, sealing and plating of metals, and treatment of water and sewage. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The invention claimed is: 1.
A metal-containing composition consisting essentially of: (i) at least one water soluble metal compound which forms metal ions when dissolved in water which consists of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of: zinc, magnesium, copper, selenium, iron, nickel, titanium, vanadium and aluminum compounds, (ii) at least one metal ion binding, complexing or sequestering agent other than chelate or glutamate selected from the group consisting of ammonium sulphate, ammonium chloride, ammonium phosphate and ammonium citrate, (iii) at least one acid selected from the group consisting of sulphuric, hydrochloric, phosphoric and citric acids, and (iv) water said composition having a pH of less than 3 and an electrolytic potential in excess of 50 millivolts.
2.
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein said metal ion is at least one selected from the group consisting of the following mineral metals: copper, magnesium, selenium, iron and zinc.
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A composition as claimed in claim 1 which consists of (i) (iv) as defined in claim 1.
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A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein (i) is an inorganic salt of at least one selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, copper, selenium, iron, nickel, titanium or vanadium.
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A composition as claimed in claim 4 in which said salt (i) is at least one salt selected from the group consisting of sulphate, chloride and nitrate.
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A composition as claimed in claim 4 in which said salt (i) is at least one salt selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, copper, iron and selenium salts.
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A composition as claimed in claim 6 in which (i) is a sulphate selected from the group consisting of zinc sulphate, magnesium sulphate, iron sulphate and copper sulphate.
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A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein (ii) is ammonium sulphate.
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A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein (iii) is sulphuric or hydrochloric acid.
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A composition as claimed in claim 1 in which the pH value is less than 2
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