Deactivatable biocides in ballast water
US6626122B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/931
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of deactivatable biocides in ballast water aboard a vessel. The present invention relates to methods of limiting the transfer of one or more life forms via ballast water comprising mixing an effective amount of the deactivatable biocide with the ballast water and irreversibly deactivating the deactivatable biocides before or upon discharge of the ballast water.
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