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US 2025/0154709 A1Published application
Processes and apparatuses for controlling microbial growth in a tunnel washer
AssigneeGurtler Industies, Inc.
InventorKevin P. McLaren
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Abstract
Processes and apparatus for controlling microbial growth in a tunnel washer. Appropriate chemicals can be injected or mixed with water from a tunnel washer to reduce the microbial load in the water. A microbial load of the water may be determined and then an appropriate amount of chemical(s) added to the water to reduce a microbial load of the water.
Claims20
A process for sanitizing a tunnel washing system, the process comprising:
- treating water from the tunnel washing system in order to reduce a microbial load of the water.
A process for controlling microbial proliferation in a tunnel washing system, the process comprising:
- washing textiles in a tunnel washing system with at least water;
- determining a microbial load of the water from the tunnel washing system;
- and,
- injecting a chemical into the from the tunnel washing system in order to reduce a microbial load of the water when the determined microbial load exceeds a predetermined value.
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A tunnel washing system comprising:
- a tunnel washer configured to received soiled textiles and water and provide laundered textiles;
- a tank configured to collect the water from the tunnel washer to be recycled to the tunnel washer;
- a source of a chemical, the chemical configured to reduce a microbial load of the water when the chemical is introduced to the water;
- and,
- a line configured to provide the chemical from the source of the chemical to the tunnel washer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.