Electrolytic production of organic chloramine solutions
AssigneeDe Nora Holdings US, Inc.
InventorAndrew Kiskadden Boal
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Abstract
Disclosed in the present invention are methods for the electrochemical generation of aqueous organic haloamine solutions from precursor solutions comprising at least one halide-containing salt, at least one organic amine component, and an acid additive. The described method allows for the production of aqueous organic haloamine solutions with compositions ranging from a single organic haloamine component to multiple organic haloamine components and multiple free halogen components and solutions with desired pH values.
Claims19
A method for the production of a disinfectant aqueous organic haloamine solution, comprising:
- electrolyzing an organic amine solution in an electrolytic cell, thereby producing a product consisting essentially of the aqueous organic haloamine solution, wherein the pH of the aqueous organic haloamine solution is less than 7,
- the organic amine solution comprising (i) at least one halide salt, (ii) an organic amine moiety that comprises at least one nitrogen atom that is bound to at least one hydrogen atom and at least one carbon atom, and (iii) an acid moiety, the organic amine moiety and the acid moiety residing on an amino acid selected from the group consisting of taurine, glycine, and alanine, and
- the acid moiety comprising an organic acid, phosphate, or sulfur;
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- applying the product in an undiluted form or in a diluted form to a use location.
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