IMPROVED BIOCIDE

The present relates to the use of a tertiary amine selected from N-methyl diethanolamine (CAS 105-59-9), N-ethyl diethanolamine (CAS 139-87-7), N-propyl diethanolamine (CAS 6735-35-9), N-butyldiethanolamine (CAS 102-79-4), N-t-butyl diethanolamine (CAS 2160-93-2), dimethyl ethanolamine (CAS 108-01-0), diethyl ethanolamine (CAS 100-37-8), dipropylaminoethanol (CAS 3238-75-3), diisopropylethanolamine (CAS 96-80-0), or dibutylethanolamine (CAS 102-81-8), and/or N-(3-Aminopropyl)diethanolamine (APDEA) and/or 2,2'-(octylimino)bisethanol as biocide, wherein the biocide is an anti-microbial agent such as one or more of: bactericide, fungicide, sporicide, algaecide, antiviral, microbially stabilizing agent, including any combination thereof. Also disclosed are additives, compositions and products with said tertiary amines and methods for providing biocidal effect and microbial stability to various products.