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Antimicrobial agents for water conservation

US3965265A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 1975
Grant dateJun 22, 1976
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Expiry dateJan 20, 1995

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC02F1/50
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for the prevention of the growth of microorganisms, especially in industrial water, comprises contacting these microorganisms with an effective antimicrobial amount of a reaction product of .epsilon.-caprolactam and an N-alkylalkylene diamine with the reaction being carried out in the liquid phase for 3 to 20 hours at a temperature about 180.degree.C. The process further comprises incorporating into said industrial water an effective amount of a sequestering agent comprising a water-soluble phosphonic acid which forms a complex with a divalent metal, a water-soluble salt of the acid and the mixtures thereof, with the weight ratio of sequestering agent to reaction product being 1:10 to 10:1.

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