Methods and compositions for treating water-containing systems
AssigneeBlue Earth Labs, LLC
InventorsDouglas R. Vineyard, Eric W. Christensen, Jason Peters
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Abstract
Methods and compositions for improving water quality by reducing chlorine demand, decreasing disinfection by-products and controlling deposits in water systems include adding low concentrations of supplemental oxidants, for example, RE-Ox® to the systems.
Claims23
A method for reducing deposits in a water-containing system or apparatus utilizing an activated sodium hypochlorite solution comprising a plurality of different supplemental oxidants, the method comprising:
- supplying said activated sodium hypochlorite solution comprising a plurality of different supplemental oxidants to the water-containing system or apparatus to provide an initial amount of from 1 to 50 parts supplemental oxidants per billion parts water in said water-containing system or apparatus, and
- oxidizing organic components in said deposits with said supplemental oxidants.
A method for reducing deposits in a water-containing system or apparatus, utilizing liquid comprising a plurality of different supplemental oxidants produced by flowing salt brine solution through at least a portion of at least one flow electrode module comprising an anode, a cathode, and an ion-permeable material arranged between the anode and the cathode, while electric power is applied between the anode and the cathode to electrolyze said salt brine solution, the method comprising:
- supplying said liquid comprising a plurality of different supplemental oxidants to the water-containing system or apparatus to provide an initial amount of from 1 to 50 parts supplemental oxidants per billion parts water in said water-containing system or apparatus, and
- oxidizing organic components in said deposits with said supplemental oxidants.
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