Abstract: The present invention relates to an antimicrobial composition of matter comprising a dry distillate of at least one plant other than beefsteak plant, bamboo, ginger, mugwort, and garlic. The plant may be selected from, for example, Sasa veitchii, Aspalathus linearis (rooibos tea) Guinea pepper, sesame, and parsley. In addition, the present invention relates to shaped articles containing or carrying the composition of matter as well as a method of producing the composition of matter.

Abstract: The invention provides an antimicrobial composition of matter comprising a dry distillate of at least plant selected from the group consisting of beefsteak plant, bamboo, ginger, mugwort and garlic.The invention further provides shaped articles coining or carrying the composition of matter and a method of producing the same composition of matter.

Abstract: A method for treating ozone layer depleting substances, in which a gaseous composition comprising helium or argon or a mixture thereof, or a gaseous mixture of argon and acetone, is introduced into a plasma reactor having a dielectric-coated electrode comprising a solid dielectric disposed on the surface of at least one of opposing electrodes, an atmospheric pressure glow discharge is generated in the gaseous atmosphere, gaseous ozone layer depleting substances are introduced into the glow discharge to decompose the substances, and resulting decomposition products are absorbed in water.