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Process for disposing biocide-containing cooling water

US6849664B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2001
Grant dateFeb 1, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC02F2303/18
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of deactivatable biocides in cooling water systems of industrial processes that require dissipation of heat. The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting growth and reproduction of microorganisms in the cooling water comprising adding the deactivatable biocides to the cooling water and irreversibly deactivating the deactivatable biocides before or upon disposal of the cooling water.

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