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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Ecolab Usa Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Terrence P. Everson, Eagan, MN (US);
Li Wen, Woodbury, MN (US);
Lylien Tan, Maplewood, MN (US);
Peter Voss, Eagan, MN (US);
Mark Toetschinger, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Terry J. Klos, Victoria, MN (US);
Mark Dennis Levitt, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Sara Treder, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Toyin Alowonle, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
ECOLAB USA INC., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for employing softened acidified water sources from an acid regenerated ion exchange resins are disclosed. Various methods of dispensing and/or using the softened acidic water generated by an acid regenerate-able ion exchange resin are disclosed to beneficially reduce spotting, filming and scale buildup on treated surfaces, reduce and/or eliminate the need for polymers, including water conditioning agents, threshold reagents and/or rinse aids, and using protons generated in the acidic water effluent for triggering events useful in various cleaning applications.