Back to results
US 2015/0144836 A1Published application
Composition for dust control
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsDaniel N. T. Hay, Peter A. Dimas
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The invention is directed towards methods and compositions for preventing dusting problems in mineral supplement. The method involves treating the mineral supplement or a dust releasing material with a composition comprising polymerized organic acid.
Claims13
A method of reducing the release of dust from a mass prone to release dust, the method comprising the step of:
- contacting the mass with a composition comprising a polymerized organic acid.
The method of claim 12 in which the polymerized organic acid also comprises alkoxy groups (such as ethoxy oar propoxy) or repeating units thereof.
A method of reducing the release of dust from a mass prone to release dust, the method comprising the step of:
- contacting the mass with a composition comprising a polymerized ricinoleic acid wherein the composition comprises better dust control effects than a comparable amount of petroleum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.