Method of inhibiting microbial growth in an aqueous medium
US6059980A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01N43/80
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of inhibiting microbial growth in an aqueous medium comprising contacting the aqueous medium with a biocidal material comprising a biocide having a log P value of at least 1.5 immobilized by hydrophobic exclusion on a support having a hydrophobic surface, characterized in that contact is made in the presence of a potentiating agent for the biocide.
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