Water treatment
AssigneeItalmatch Chemicals Gb Limited
InventorJEFFREY KRAMER
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Abstract
The present invention relates to water treatment, In one example, there is provided a method of treating an aqueous system to inhibit growth of one or more micro-organisms therein and/or to reduce the number of live micro-organisms therein. The method includes adding treatment agents to an aqueous system wherein said treatment agents include: (a) a phosphonium compound; and (b) a hypohalite compound.
Claims20
A method of treating an aqueous system to inhibit growth of one or more micro-organisms therein and/or to reduce the number of live micro-organisms therein, wherein the method comprises adding treatment agents to an aqueous system and wherein said treatment agents comprise:
- (a) a phosphonium compound;
- and
- (b) a hypohalite compound.
A method of treating an aqueous system comprising greater than 20,000 mg l−1 total dissolved solids (TDS) to inhibit growth of one or more micro-organisms therein and/or to reduce the number of live micro-organisms therein, wherein the method comprises adding treatment agents to said aqueous system and wherein said treatment agents comprise:
- (a) TTPC;
- and
- (b) sodium hypochlorite.
An aqueous system incorporating a combination of:
- (i) a phosphonium compound;
- and
- (ii) a hypohalite compound.
A method of inhibiting or preventing the growth of one or more micro-organisms in an aqueous media, wherein the method comprises adding treatment agents to an aqueous media and wherein said treatment agents comprise:
- (a) a phosphonium compound;
- and
- (b) a hypohalite compound.
An aqueous media incorporating a combination of:
- (i) a phosphonium compound;
- and
- (ii) a hypohalite compound.
A biocidal composition comprising a combination of:
- (a) a phosphonium compound;
- and
- (b) a hypohalite compound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.