METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING BACTERIA IN BIOFILMS

Methods and systems are described for treating water in a water system that includes a biofilm with acid-producing bacteria. The biofilm can be treated, reduced, or eliminated by adding chlorite to the water and reacting the chlorite with acid generated by the acid-producing bacteria to form chlorin...

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Main Authors COHEN, Jon J, BARON, Chris D, DOTSON, Jeffrey M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.10.2021
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES
CHEMISTRY
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
METALLURGY
PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS
PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF
TRAPPING
TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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Summary:Methods and systems are described for treating water in a water system that includes a biofilm with acid-producing bacteria. The biofilm can be treated, reduced, or eliminated by adding chlorite to the water and reacting the chlorite with acid generated by the acid-producing bacteria to form chlorine dioxide. The chlorine dioxide is thus formed in situ localized to the biofilm, and can be effective to kill bacteria in the biofilm.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202017137527