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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Ecolab Usa Inc., Naperville, IL (US);
Arthur J Kahaian, Chicago, IL (US);
Dmitri L Kouznetsov, Aurora, IL (US);
John E Hoots, Batavia, IL (US);
Rodney H Banks, Aurora, IL (US);
David Ambrose, St. Charles, IL (US);
Ecolab USA Inc., Naperville, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods for monitoring scale deposition in a water-containing industrial process are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the water-containing industrial process is an aqueous cooling system. In certain embodiments, the methods incorporate fluorometric monitoring and control techniques along with a piezoelectric microbalance sensor. A particular embodiment of a piezoelectric microbalance sensor is additionally disclosed, along with at least one method for using the particular embodiment that is independent of whether fluorometric monitoring and control techniques are utilized.