Patent ID: 6533958
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A01N,C02F

Abstract:
An anti-microbiofouling system comprising: an aqueous solution pack of stabilized alkali or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite including an aqueous solution of alkali or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite having from about 5 to 70% of active chlorine and an aqueous solution of stabilizer selected from the group consisting of urea, thiourea, creatinines, cyanuric acid, alkyl hydantoins, mono- or di-ethanolamine, organic sulfonamides, biuret, sulfamic acid and salts thereof, organic sulfamic acid and melamine in a quantity to provide a molar ratio of the stabilizer to the alkali or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite of 1:9Ëœ9:1; and a pack containing water soluble bromide ion source selected from the group consisting of sodium bromide, potassium bromide, lithium bromide, hydrobromic acid, and mixtures thereof, wherein the molar ratio of the bromide ion source to the stabilized hydrochlorite is in a range between 1/10-1.