dry dipercarboxylic acid material and methods of using dry dipercarboxylic acid particulates to form novel sterilizing solutions or liquid chemical germicides . the dipercarboxylic acids or organic diperoxygen compounds can be synthesized and isolated as solid powders with an extended shelf life . the powders are also soluble in water for quickly preparing liquid disinfectant solutions , whenever and wherever desired , from a potable water source . the dry dipercarboxylic acid materials are selected from diperglutaric acid , diperadipic acid , diperpimelic acid , dipersuberic acid , and diperazelaic acid . upon dissolution into water , these compounds have demonstrated the ability to inactivate high numbers of spores , including sterilization of medical equipment in 10 minutes at room temperature .