Quaternized polyvinylamine water clarification agents
AssigneeBetz Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsJen-Chi Chen, Stephen R. Vasconcellos, Gerald C. Walterick, Jr., Fu Chen
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Abstract
The use of quaternized polyvinylamines for use in water clarification is disclosed.
Claims6
A method of reducing the turbidity of an aqueous system containing suspended solids comprising adding to the aqueous system an amount effective for the purpose of flocculating the suspended solids and reducing turbidity of a quaternary polyvinylamine of the general formula:
- ##STR4## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 are, independently, methyl, ethyl or benzyl and wherein X.sup.- is a water soluble anion and removing the flocculated suspended solids from the aqueous system.
A method of reducing the turbidity of an aqueous system containing suspended solids comprising adding to the aqueous system an amount effective for the purpose of flocculating the suspended solids and reducing turbidity of a quaternary polyvinylamine of the general formula:
- ##STR5## and removing the flocculated suspended solids from the aqueous system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.