293 results about "Biocide" patented technology

The present invention relates to silica aerogels with a high to very high loading (60-90% w / w) of encapsulated biocidal and / or biorepellant compounds and to methods of making and using such aerogels in anti-fouling compositions, which are especially suitable for marine use.

Mobile or stationary air filter (L) or room fan (RL) according to Figure 1, comprising an outer wall (5), a (2) for generating an airflow (3) which is guided through an air filter material (1.1), an air inlet (2.1) and an air outlet (2.2), wherein the air filter material (1.1) contains poly(styrenesulfonic acid) (sulfonic acid biocide) (1.3) cross-linked with divinylbenzene and / or an acidic salt (1.3.1) (sulfonic acid biocide salt) of the sulfonic acid biocide (1.3) with biocidal cations, wherein the sulfonic acid biocide (1.3) and / or sulfonic acid biocide salt (1.3.1)(i) are positively and / or materially bonded to and / or in inert carriers and, in the fixed state, are in direct contact with carrier materials (1.1.7) on and / or in which biocidal Metal microparticles of a mean particle size d50 of 0.1 µm to <1,000 µm are fixed, and / or (ii) with carrier materials (1.1.7) on and / or in which biocidal metal microparticles of a mean particle size d50 of 0.1 µm to <1.000 µm are fixed, are mixed; its use and methods for the production and environmentally friendly disposal of air filter materials (1.1).

A dry biocidal absorbent composition comprises an interspersed mixture of a dry absorbent silicate mineral material and a dry biocide. The absorbent silicate mineral material may comprise expanded perlite and / or exfoliated vermiculite. The biocide may comprise sodium dichloroisocyanurate or a hydrate thereof. The composition may be used for cleaning up a bodily spill from a floor or other surface.

The present disclosure provides a unit dose product comprising a pouch formed from a water-soluble film material; and a detergent composition comprising about 5 to about 20 wt % water, about 25 to about 65 wt % of at least one surfactant, at least one amino acid or a salt thereof, a base other than monoethanolamine (MEA) or triethanolamine (TEA), and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the detergent composition is disposed within the pouch. The composition can further comprise additional components, such as an anti-redeposition agent, an enzyme, a bleaching agent, a bleach activator, a chelating agent, an additional chlorine scavenger, a biocide, an optical brightener, a bitterant, a corrosion inhibitor, or any combination thereof. The detergent composition in the unit dose product can scavenge chlorine to a concentration of 0 ppm in less than about 60 sec after contact with a 1 L water sample comprising up to 4 ppm chlorine.

Compositions, testing chambers and methods for testing a fuel sample for microbial contamination (including fuels treated with a biocide) are provided, which comprise: a quantity of hydrocarbon fuel; a microbial contamination wherein the microbial contamination further comprises nucleic acid in the form of both DNA, RNA or a combination thereof, and an analyzing solution; wherein the analyzing solution comprises at least six (6) primer pairs for amplification of at least one target locus, wherein at least one primer of each pair of primers is labeled with a fluorescent dye and wherein at least one of the primer pair binds to the nucleic acid of the microbial contamination.

The disclosure relates to methods for operating a pasteurizing device for pasteurizing foods filled into sealed containers. The foods are treated in treatment zones by applying a tempered, aqueous treatment liquid to an exterior of the containers. The treatment liquid is re-supplied to at least one treatment zone for reuse via circulation circuit pipes of a circulation circuit. A partial flow of the treatment liquid is continuously removed from the circulation circuit and filtered by means of a membrane filtration means. Furthermore, a biocide is apportioned to the treatment liquid as process chemical, such that a concentration of the biocide does not exceed 0.4 mmol / L. In addition, a pH-regulating agent comprising at least one inorganic or organic acid is apportioned to the treatment liquid as process chemical, such that a pH value of the treatment liquid is set to a range from 3.5 to 7.0.

A portable submersible livestock water quality dispensing device and design for a livestock drinking station is provided. The portable submersible livestock water quality dispensing device has a heating element and a variable pressure pump with internal compartments or inserts for accommodating biocides, minerals, vitamins and medicaments and preferably a rotatable circulation device and method for their controlled release and dosing.

Non-oxidizing 2-in-1 cleaning and disinfecting frothing compositions of the present disclosure comprise a cationic biocide, one or more frothing nonionic surfactants, a basicity source, and water. The 2-in-1 foaming composition is particularly suitable for ex-situ cleaning (COP) processes and is effective in cleaning and disinfecting hard surfaces and objects in a single step. The 2-in-1 foaming composition is effective in removing soil, including heavy fat and protein soil, and provides stable, rich foam. Methods of using the 2-in-1 cleaning and disinfecting frothing compositions are also provided.

The present invention is a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles having a z-average particle size in the range of from 50 nm to 500 nm and a preservative amount of a salt of iodic acid, especially potassium iodate. The composition of the present invention provides a way of preserving a latex against microbial growth even in the absence of a biocide.

A flux paste composition comprising one or more fluoroaluminate-based fluxing agents, one or more thickeners, a carrier, a dispersant, a wetting agent, a defoamer, a moderator, and a biocide. The flux paste composition may be blended with one or more rheology additives selected based on printing of the blended flux composition by a non-contact inkjet printing system.

A method for passively producing hydrogen from a geological formation includes drilling a plurality of lateral wellbores into an iron-rich geological formation from a mother wellbore extending from a surface location. Each of the plurality of lateral wellbores has an inclination along its length of less than 90 degrees. A biocide configured to inactivate hydrogen-consuming microbes is placed into the plurality of lateral wellbores and thereby into formation water that is flowed from the geological formation into the plurality of wellbores. Hydrogen gas effervesced from the formation water in the plurality of lateral wellbores is collected via the mother wellbore. The hydrogen gas is generated at least in part from a water reduction reaction of minerals of the geological formation with the formation water and risen through the plurality of lateral wellbores passively by buoyancy effects without pumping.

Compositions, testing chambers and methods for testing a fuel sample for microbial contamination (including fuels treated with a biocide) are provided, which comprise: a quantity of hydrocarbon fuel; a microbial contamination wherein the microbial contamination further comprises nucleic acid in the form of both DNA, RNA or a combination thereof, and an analyzing solution; wherein the analyzing solution comprises at least six (6) primer pairs for amplification of at least one target locus, wherein at least one primer of each pair of primers is labeled with a fluorescent dye and wherein at least one of the primer pair binds to the nucleic acid of the microbial contamination.

The present invention is directed to a cleaning composition for sanitizing or disinfecting hard surfaces containing a cationic biocide, surfactant and low levels of VOC solvents. The cleaning composition is adapted to clean a variety of hard surfaces without leaving behind a visible residue and creates low levels of streaking and filming on the treated surface. The cleaning composition contains less than 5% by weight of VOCs. The cleaning composition may be used alone as a liquid or spray formulation or in combination with a substrate, for example, a pre-loaded cleaning wipe.

Compounds, compositions and methods are provided as surfactants, fabric softening agents, corrosion inhibitors, bio-film inhibitors, biocides, and rheology modifiers. The multi-ionic surfactants are compounds having a structure corresponding to Formula 1, or a salt thereof: (I) Wherein R1 is C1-C10 alkylene; R2 is independently hydrogen, -(CH2)x-NR20R21, or - (CH2)x-C(R10)-C(O)-X-Z; R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen, -(CH2)x-C(R10)- C(O)-X-Z, or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen they are attached to form a substituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclyl; R5 and R6 are independently hydrogen, -(CH2)x-C(R10)-C(O)-X-Z, or R5 and R6 together with the nitrogen they are attached to form a substituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclyl; R10 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl; R11, R12, and R13 are independently C1 to C10 alkyl or alkaryl; R20 and R21 are independently hydrogen, -(CH2)x-NR20R21, -(CH2)x-C(R10)-C(O)-X-Z, or together with the nitrogen they are attached to form a substituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclyl; X is NH or O; Z is hydrogen, L1-NR11R12R13, L2-PR11R12R13, L3-COOH, L4-SO3H, L5- PO3H, or a salt thereof; L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5 are independently C1-C10 alkylene or alkenylene; n is an integer of 1 to 10; and x is an integer of 1 to 10; wherein at least one of R3 and R4, or R5 and R6 together form a substituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclyl; and wherein at least one R2 is -(CH2)x-C(R10)-C(O)-X-Z or -(CH2)x- NR20R21 wherein one of R20 or R21 is -(CH2)x-C(R10)-C(O)-X-Z.

The present disclosure provides methods of monitoring and controlling biocides in an aqueous medium, methods of manufacturing the compositions, and various oxidizing biocide compositions suitable for use in aqueous medium treatment processes. Methods include adding a first oxidizing biocide at a first injection point upstream of a reverse osmosis (RO) membrane inlet, adding a second oxidizing biocide at a second injection point upstream of the RO membrane inlet, obtaining a first sample of the aqueous medium from a first location downstream of the first and second injection points and upstream of the RO membrane inlet, and obtaining a second sample of the aqueous medium from a second location downstream of the first location but immediately upstream of the RO membrane. Methods may also include measuring free residual oxidant concentration, total residual oxidant concentration, and oxidation-reduction potential of the first and second samples and adjusting biocide addition based on the measurements.

The present invention relates to the use of aluminum chloride to increase the number of predatory organs produced by oligosporoid spores. This invention relates to the field of microorganisms, particularly the reproduction of microbial biocides. The present invention is the first to discover that aluminum chloride can increase the number of predatory organs produced by oligosporoid spores, thereby improving the predation efficiency of oligosporoid spores on nematodes, thereby reducing costs.

The invention provides a method of reducing urea concentration in a reverse osmosis permeate, the method comprising: treating feed water of a reverse osmosis process with hypobromite to provide hypobromite-treated feed water with reduced urea concentration relative to the untreated feed water, optionally reducing residual oxidizing halogen species in the hypobromite-treated feed water with a reducing agent, activated carbon, ultraviolet (UV) light, or a combination thereof, adding an oxidative biocide to the hypobromite-treated feed water to provide biocide-treated feed water, and contacting the biocide-treated feed water with a reverse osmosis membrane to provide the reverse osmosis permeate.

The present invention relates to the use of sulfur-containing compounds as biocides, preferably, as antifungal and / or ixodicidal agents. The present invention also relates to a method to control phytopathogens or pest organisms that affect plants and animals by treating them with said sulfur-containing compounds. Additionally, biocides compositions and specific sulfur-containing compounds are described.

Present invention provides eco-friendly biocides for inhibiting microbiological growth (bacteria and / or fungi) growth in Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) polishing compositions.

An analyzer is disclosed for detecting and quantifying a glutaraldehyde (GLUT) composition in a water sample. The analyzer includes a peristaltic pump and a three-way valve, where the pump draws in a water sample comprising a GLUT composition through the 3-way valve. The analyzer also includes a 6-way valve that receives the water sample and a bovine serum albumin-coated gold (Au-BSA) nanoclusters reagent. The analyzer also includes: a debubbler that receive a mixture of the water sample and the reagent and removes bubbles from the mixture; and a reaction coil that receives the water sample and the reagent from the debubbler, such that they are reacted. The analyzer further includes a fluorescence flow cell that receives the reacted mixture; measures a fluorescence intensity of the Au-BSA nanoclusters in the mixture; and determines a concentration of the GLUT composition in the water sample based on the fluorescence intensity.

The present disclosure relates to waterborne compositions which comprise methylene blue as a preservative to prevent and / or significantly reduce the buildup of microbials, and mold growth during storage after manufacture and prior to use. This is particularly designed for waterborne coating compositions, especially waterborne film forming coating compositions for which standard biocides are unsuited because of their end use and customer requirements and for which if left unpreserved the development of such microbials, and mold growth can lead to several negative effects including viscosity change, color change, odor and even performance failure.

The invention relates to a device (10) for the biocide-free disinfection of cooling lubricants, comprising a withdrawal line (24, 28), a pump (32) for conveying the cooling lubricant through the device (10), a heating assembly (38) for heating the cooling lubricant to be disinfected to a disinfection temperature, and a discharge line (26, 42) for discharging the disinfected cooling lubricant from the device (10). The invention is characterized in that a reactor (36) is provided downstream of the heating assembly (38) in the conveying direction, said reactor being designed to maintain the heated cooling lubricant at the disinfection temperature in the reactor (36) for a predetermined period of time before the cooling lubricant leaves the reactor (36).

This present invention is directed to antimicrobial fabric care compositions that provide detersive benefits such as stain and soil removal and aesthetic benefits like softening, wrinkle-reduction and color-protection and when used discretely or synergistically during the laundry program reduce the risk of infections and promote health and hygiene by providing dose-dependent antimicrobial activities such as sanitizing, disinfecting and removing malodors from fabrics, and imparting 24-48 hour antimicrobial-durability into fabrics, and deactivating biofilms inside the washing machine and preventing biofilm formation inside the washing machine to prevent recontamination of fabrics. The compositions are well-suited for use in domestic, commercial and on-premise-laundry-operations such as healthcare facilities, hotels, cruise ships, and the like. Methods for discrete and synergistic uses to simultaneously treat fabrics and the internal surfaces of the washing machine are also disclosed.

The invention relates to the technical field of biocides, pest repellents or attractants containing organic compounds, and particularly discloses a preparation process and application of thiamethoxam water dispersible granules. The water dispersible granule comprises coated thiamethoxam, a dispersing agent, a wetting agent, a disintegrating agent, filler and water. The invention also provides a preparation method of the composition. Compared with the prior art, the prepared water dispersible particle size has the advantages of being good in dispersity, easy to disintegrate, good in stability, good in deinsectization effect and the like.

The invention provides an aqueous solution with a diamine component, wherein said diamine component consists of least 75 to 100 weight-% based on the total weight of the diamines in the aqueous solution of 5-N-carboxamido-2-pyrrolidone-N-n-dodecyl propane-1,3-diamine, also referred to as Py-C12, or at least 35 weight-% of 5-N-carboxamido-2-pyrrolidone-N-n-tetradecyl propane-1,3-diamine, also referred to as Py-C14 for attaching said diamine to a material, wherein the solution has a pH of 8 or less and does not comprise a solubilizer. These solutions are particularly useful as biocides. In a related aspect, the invention provides a method for attaching a diamine component according to the invention to a material.

A liquid cleaning composition including: at least 80 wt. % liquid solvent; a cationic quaternary amine biocide; and a non-cationic, amine oxide moisturizing agent.

The present invention provides a method for microbial control in an aqueous membrane separation system, wherein the microbial control is provided by a bromine-containing biocide.

Compostable cold packs have a compostable film sealingly enclosing a fill material. The fill material includes a compostable or biodegradable sponge contributing 1% to 10% weight solids to the fill material, at least 90% by weight water, and a biocide, with the sponge in an expanded state as a result of absorption of the water and biocide. The compostable film comprises (1) a cellulose based film that includes a sealant film comprised of either a) polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT), b) polybutylene succinate (PBS), c) un-oriented polylactic acid (PLA), d) biaxially oriented PLA (BOPLA), or (e) a cellulose wood pulp and starch blend; (2) a BOPLA based film that includes an inner sealant film comprised of either a) polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT), b) polybutylene succinate (PBS), or c) un¬ oriented polylactic acid (PLA); or (3) a single film of heat sealable BOPLA. Methods of making the cold packs are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a method comprising the steps of: a) contacting styrene and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer under emulsion polymerization conditions to form an aqueous dispersion of styrenic copolymer particles and residual monomers; and b) contacting the dispersion of the styrenic copolymer particles with a reductant and a t-C4-C10-alkyl hydroperoxide to reduce the concentration of residual monomers in the aqueous dispersion to less than 1000 ppm of residual monomers; wherein the mole-to-mole ratio of the t-C4-C10-alkyl hydroperoxide to reductant is in the range of from 3:1 to 50:1. The method of the present invention provides a way of preserving a styrenic latex even in the absence of a biocide.

An adhesive, and / or a biopolymer that contains Cinnamon and / or cinnamic acid, Tee Tree Oil. Rosemary or other natural essential oil or essence. In at least one embodiment the wt % of Cinnamon is 0.4%. In at least one embodiment the wt % of cinnamic acid is at least 5%. In at least one embodiment the wt % of cinnamic acid is 7%. In at least one embodiment the wt % of cinnamic acid is at least 10%. In addition, there is a process for applying a natural biocide. The adhesive can be combined with paper products, corrugated cardboard or building materials such as wood panels.