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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2016
C3 International, Llc, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Leonid V. Budaragin, Moscow, RU;
Mark A. Deininger, Roswell, GA (US);
Mikhail Pozvonkov, Cumming, GA (US);
Norman H. Garrett, Atlanta, GA (US);
D. Morgan Spears, II, Atlanta, GA (US);
C3 International, LLC, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for creating a diffused thin film surface treatments on one or more interior surfaces of closed or partially closed fluid transport or processing systems providing improved surface prophylaxis against fouling. The method involves contacting the interior surfaces to be treated with a metal compound composition, and converting the metal compound composition to metal oxide for example by heating the surfaces to the desired temperature after all or a part of the system has been assembled. Embodiments of the present invention can be performed in situ on existing fluid processing or transport systems, which minimizes the disruption to the surface treatment created by welds, joints, flanges, and damage caused by or during the system assembly process.