Method for controlling zebra mussels in ship ballast tanks
US5128050A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/931
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for controlling zebra mussels in ship ballast tanks comprising treating ballast water which contains zebra mussels or which is prone to zebra mussel infestation with an effective amount of a didecyl dimethyl ammonium halide. A preferred compound is a didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride.
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