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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/52 (2023.01); C02F 1/44 (2023.01); C02F 1/56 (2023.01); C02F 5/08 (2023.01); C02F 101/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 5/08 (2013.01); C02F 1/441 (2013.01); C02F 1/5245 (2013.01); C02F 1/56 (2013.01); C02F 2101/10 (2013.01); C02F 2303/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of reducing silica fouling in an aqueous system is provided. The method includes adding a composition including a ferric salt and a magnesium salt to an aqueous medium to precipitate silica in the aqueous medium and form a precipitated silica. The method also includes removing at least a portion of the precipitated silica from the aqueous medium to form an aqueous supernatant.