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US 4,309,451 AGranted
Liquid antimicrobial treatment for storage grain
AssigneePennwalt Corporation
InventorsFrederick D. Vidal, Anantharaman Jayaraman
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Abstract
Process to prevent the growth of microorganisms in moist storage grains by treating the grain with an aqueous solution of ammonium bisulfite containing an amount of sodium hexametaphosphate which is effective to increase the growth inhibiting properties of said solution.
Claims4
A process for treating storage grain to inhibit the growth of microorganisms which comprises spraying onto the grain an effective amount of an aqueous solution of ammonium bisulfite containing an amount of sodium hexametaphosphate;
- the pH, and the ratio of said bisulfite to said phosphate, of said solution, being such that said phosphate is effective to substantially enhance the microorganism growth inhibiting property of said solution by comparision to an aqueous solution containing only a corresponding amount of ammonium bisulfite.
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