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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2001
Kirk T. O'reilly, El Sobrante, CA (US);
Michael E. Moir, San Rafael, CA (US);
Dennis J. O'rear, Petaluma, CA (US);
Richard O. Moore, Jr., San Rafael, CA (US);
Kirk T. O'Reilly, El Sobrante, CA (US);
Michael E. Moir, San Rafael, CA (US);
Dennis J. O'Rear, Petaluma, CA (US);
Richard O. Moore, Jr., San Rafael, CA (US);
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of deactivatable biocides in cooling water systems of industrial processes that require dissipation of heat. The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting growth and reproduction of microorganisms in the cooling water comprising adding the deactivatable biocides to the cooling water and irreversibly deactivating the deactivatable biocides before or upon disposal of the cooling water.