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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2004
Zhuo Chen, Yardley, PA (US);
Wendy Segal, Burlington, NJ (US);
David B. Ritz, Hatfield, PA (US);
Wilson K. Whitekettle, Jamison, PA (US);
Zhuo Chen, Yardley, PA (US);
Wendy Segal, Burlington, NJ (US);
David B. Ritz, Hatfield, PA (US);
Wilson K. Whitekettle, Jamison, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a fast acting chemical treatment for preventing the generation of hydrogen sulfide odor by the microbial metabolic activities of sulfate reducing bacteria. Specifically, the invention relates to a method for preventing hydrogen sulfide odor generation in a sulfur species-containing aqueous medium, which includes adding to the aqueous medium an effective amount for the purpose of a sulfide scavenger treatment selected from the group consisting of glyoxal, triazine, n-chlorosuccinimide, and mixtures thereof.