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Method for preventing microbial deposits in the papermaking process with ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymers

US5624575A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 1995
Grant dateApr 29, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S210/928
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to controlling the growth of microorganisms, including the inhibition of the growth of filamentous microorganisms in industrial process waters. The invention is directed to a method for preventing and removing the formation of deposits by microorganisms in the wet end of a paper machine with a combination of peracetic acid and an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer.

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