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Method for preventing microbial deposits in the wet end of papermachines using ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer

US5573641A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 1995
Grant dateNov 12, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S162/04
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of removing and preventing the build-up deposit-forming microorganisms in a papermachine fluid, the method comprising the step of treating the fluid with an aqueous, the aqueous solution including from about 0.1 to about 35 parts per million of an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer having a molecular weight of from about 2500 to about 3550 daltons.

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