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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2023
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Zhangzhang Yin, Monroeville, PA (US);
Shawn Michael Dalke, Sugar Grove, IL (US);
Michael J. Murcia, Sycamore, IL (US);
Bingzhi Chen, Naperville, IL (US);
Robert M. Lowe, Chicago, IL (US);
Carter M. Silvernail, St. Paul, MN (US);
Ashish Dhawan, St. Paul, MN (US);
Thomas R. Mohs, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/36 (2006.01); C11D 3/37 (2006.01); F24F 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/361 (2013.01); C11D 3/3719 (2013.01); C11D 3/3723 (2013.01); C11D 3/3757 (2013.01); F24F 6/04 (2013.01); F24F 2221/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
The method of improving an evaporative performance of a porous evaporative media in a cooling system that utilizes water evaporation for heat transfer, the method comprising contacting the porous evaporative media with a nonionic surfactant, optionally in combination with an antiscalant.