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US 5,512,186 AGranted
Method for inhibiting microbial adhesion on surfaces
AssigneeBetz Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsJ. Barry Wright, Daniel L. Michalopoulos
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Abstract
A method for inhibiting the microbial adhesion on surfaces in contact with an aqueous system is disclosed, which comprises adding to the system a treatment comprising an alkylsulfosuccinate surfactant.
Claims9
A method for inhibiting the microbial colonization of surfaces in contact with an aqueous system which comprises adding to said system an effective amount of an dinonylsulfosuccinate surfactant, said method substantially preventing the adhesion of microbes to said surfaces while preserving the viability of the microbes in said system, allowing for the discharge of the microbes from said system.
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