Patent ID: 6626122
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A01N,C02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of disposing of ballast water containing a deactivatable biocide, the method comprising the steps of:a) providing a vessel having ballast water from a first location, the ballast water containing a deactivatable biocide wherein the deactivatable biocide is an aldehyde or an alkyne; b) adding an effective amount of a neutralizing agent to the ballast water to deactivate wherein the neutralizing agent is a nitrogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of amines, amino acids, amino alcohols, and mixtures thereof when the biocide is an aldehyde or the neutralizing agent is a hydrogenation hydrogenation catalyst and H2 when the biocide is an alkyne; and c) discharging the ballast water from the vessel at a second location.