Global Patent Index - EP 0029243 B1

EP 0029243 B1 19850522 - METHOD FOR CLEANING AND SANITIZING THE INTERIOR OF PIPELINES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR CLEANING AND SANITIZING THE INTERIOR OF PIPELINES

Publication

EP 0029243 B1 19850522 (EN)

Application

EP 80107123 A 19801117

Priority

  • US 9610679 A 19791120
  • US 10678479 A 19791226
  • US 12253680 A 19800219

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0029243A1] Pipeline interiors are treated by passing through said pipeline an aqueous gelled pig containing an aqueous, cross-linked gelled galactomannan gum, or derivative thereof. A bactericide may optionally be included in the gelled pig to sanitize the interior of the pipe. The interior surface of a pipeline may optionally be dried by sequentially passing through the pipeline an aqueous cross-linked gelled pig, a fluid mobility buffer comprising a non-cross-linked gelled alkanol of from one to three carbon atoms, and a dessicating amount of a liquid alkanol from one to three carbon atoms.

IPC 1-7

B08B 9/04

IPC 8 full level

B08B 9/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B08B 9/0555 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0029243 A1 19810527; EP 0029243 B1 19850522; CA 1145902 A 19830510; DE 3070680 D1 19850627; NO 157744 B 19880201; NO 157744 C 19880511; NO 803492 L 19810521

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 80107123 A 19801117; CA 362839 A 19801021; DE 3070680 T 19801117; NO 803492 A 19801119