Patent ID: 6488998
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A01N,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for carrying fluids, comprising:a conduit comprising a material selected from the group consisting of metal, and concrete with metal reinforcements; a polyolefin film comprising an anti-corrosive film layer in abutment with a surface of said conduit, said anti-corrosive film layer having an antimicrobial additive incorporated into and dispersed throughout said anti-corrosive film layer for killing corrosion-inducing bacteria on the surface of said conduit, said antimicrobial additive being selected from the group consisting of bromonitropropanediol, 2,4,4â€²-trichloro-2â€²-hydroxy diphenyl ether, and diiodomethyl-p-tolyl sulfone.