US4997571A
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Method of treating water
Assignee: Diversey Corp Canada
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Filing: 1990-01-05
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Granted: 1991-03-05
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Expires: 2010-01-05
Abstract
Abstract A method of treating and removing volatile organic contaminants from ground water by treating the water with effective amounts of a water-soluble polymeric sequesterant comprising polymers derived from acrylic acid or organic acid, followed by the addition of a biocide, e.g., chlorine, and then subsequently passing the treated water through a packed column or air stripper wherein the volatile organic contaminants are removed by passing air in a counter-direction to the flow of water at temperatures ranging from about 40° to about 200° F.
Inventors
- 👤 L. Fred Roensch
- 👤 Hershel Zamechek
- 👤 Kelvin Y. Chang
- 👤 Eric J. Dlugosz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:10
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/20; C02F1/28; C02F1/285; C02F1/50; C02F1/72; C02F1/76; C02F5/00; C02F5/08; C02F5/10; C02F5/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/902; Y10S210/908
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of treating and removing volatile organic contaminants from ground water which comprises treating the water with about 0.1 to 300 parts per million parts of the water of at least one water-soluble sequesterant selected from the group consisting of an organic acid and anionic polymeric sequesterant having an average molecular weight ranging up to about 1,000,000 derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, and subsequently adding to said treated water a biocidal amount of at least one oxidizing biocide, and then passing said water through an air stripper to remove volatile organic contaminants with air at temperatures ranging from about 40° to 200° F., wherein said sequesterant and said biocide are added in effective amounts to inhibit the growth and buildup of scale and microorganisms is said air stripper.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of treating and removing volatile organic contaminants from ground water which comprises treating the water with about 0.1 to 300 parts per million parts of the water of at least one water-soluble sequesterant selected from the group consisting of an organic acid and anionic polymeric sequesterant having an average molecular weight ranging up to about 1,000,000 derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, and subsequently adding to said treated water a biocidal amount of at least one oxidizing biocide, and then passing said water through an air stripper to remove volatile organic contaminants with air at temperatures ranging from about 40° to 200° F., wherein said sequesterant and said biocide are added in effective amounts to inhibit the growth and buildup of scale and microorganisms is said air stripper.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the polymeric sequesterant has an average molecular weight ranging up to about 50,000 and is derived from an acrylic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the biocide is used in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 100 parts per million.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the biocide is chlorine or a chlorine-containing inorganic compound.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the biocide is hydrogen peroxide, potassium permanganate, or ozone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the sequesterant is citric acid or tartaric acid or hydroxyacetic acid (glycolic) or lactic acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the oxidizing biocide is chlorine added to the water in an amount ranging from about 0.5 to 5 parts of chlorine per million parts of water.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the biocide is hydrogen peroxide, potassium or sodium permanganate, or ozone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the polymeric sequesterant is added to the ground water in an amount ranging from about 1.0 to 25 parts per million parts of the water and is a terpolymer derived from monomers of acrylic acid, acrylamidomethylpropanesulfonic acid and phosphinocarboxylic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the polymeric sequesterant is polymaleic anhydride.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the polymeric sequesterant is a terpolymer derived from acrylic acid, acrylamide, methacrylic acid and ethoxyethylacrylate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the polymeric sequesterant is a polymer of acrylic acid having a molecular weight ranging up to about 50,000.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the oxidizing biocide is chlorine added to the water in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 300 parts of chlorine per million parts of water.
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