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US 2024/0391806 A1Published application
Treatment composition and method for treating a water system
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsMingli WEI, Aarthi NARAYANAN
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Abstract
Described are treatment compositions for treating a water source, and methods of treating the water source. The composition includes one or more of an inorganic salt, a treatment polymer, and a particle. A flocculant may be added to the water source before or after the inorganic salt, treatment polymer, and particle. The methods and compositions may be used for treating wastewater, for example.
Claims20
A method of removing suspended solids from a water source, comprising:
- adding a treatment polymer and an inorganic salt to the water source, wherein a weight ratio of the inorganic salt to the treatment polymer added to the water source is from about 0.05:1 to 100:1.
A method of removing suspended solids from a water source, comprising:
- adding a composition to the water source, wherein the composition comprises a colloidal particle, the colloidal particle comprising a polymer embedded within a colloidal aluminum hydroxide complex and/or a colloidal ferric hydroxide complex.
A method of reducing turbidity of a water source, comprising:
- adding a composition to the water source, wherein the composition comprises a colloidal particle, the colloidal particle comprising a polymer embedded within a colloidal aluminum hydroxide complex and/or a colloidal ferric hydroxide complex.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.