Process for forming copper containing components providing water effluent with lowered copper concentrations

• Main Authors: EMERICK, SR. RICHARD JOHN, WORDEN JAMES DONALD, LEISER JOEL ERNST, HOWERTER MICHAEL JOHN, GATZ STEPHEN E, POTTINGER JAN MICHAEL, BROCKHOUSE RICK W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.08.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BLASTING; CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS ANDNON-FERROUS ALLOYS; CHEMISTRY; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS,IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS; WEAPONS

A process for annealing copper or copper-containing components, such as copper tubing, and/or for selecting copper with an appropriate grain size, such that potable water in contact with the properly treated and/or selected copper, has substantially decreased copper emissions, and may comply with AN...