Mold and dust inhibiting method and product
US4963366A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01N37/02
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
According to the invention, a liquid deliquescent composition is substantially uniformly applied to grain, animal feed, animal feed ingredients, hay or poultry litter product, inhibiting moisture migration or translocation in the product and thereby inhibiting the formation of mold-generating accumulations of moisture adjacent the walls of storage containers for grain, animal feed, feed ingredients or hay which are subject to large overnight temperature drops, and similary inhibiting the formation of mold-generating accumulations of moisture adjacent the walls of grain elevators or silos subject to large seasonal temperature drops. Such inhibiting of moisture migration or translocation according to the invention also inhibits the formation of dry zones in grain, animal feed, feed ingredients, hay or poultry litter, thereby inhibiting the generation of dust from such products, including the inhibiting of dust generation during the screw-conveying of grain to storage. The inhibiting of moisture migration or translocation in storage containers such as feed bins also inhibits caking and bridging of stored grain, animal feed or feed ingredients proximate the walls and gates of the conta…
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