Process for the protection of solid surfaces, particularly coastal areas, against pollution by hydrocarbons
US5395646A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/925
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process affording protection to solid surfaces and especially coastal areas against hydrocarbon pollution involves applying a protective layer composed of polysaccharides containing pendant carboxyl groups, such as alginates or lightly methylated pectins.
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