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EP 0273182 B1 19910731 - METHOD OF CLEANING A CONTAINER

Title (en)

METHOD OF CLEANING A CONTAINER

Publication

EP 0273182 B1 19910731 (DE)

Application

EP 87117112 A 19871119

Priority

DE 3640428 A 19861201

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE3771859D1] Removal of Fe oxide deposits from the inside of a vessel, esp. a steam generator in a nuclear power station, is effected by (a) filling the vessel with a soln. of a salt formed from a complexing acid (I), a volatile alkalising agent (II) and a reducing agent (II); (b) maintaining the soln. at a temp of 150-250 deg.C which is just below decompsn temp of (I); and (c) emptying the vessel.

IPC 1-7

C23G 1/19; G21F 9/00

IPC 8 full level

F28G 9/00 (2006.01); C23G 1/19 (2006.01); C23G 1/32 (2006.01); G21F 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B08B 3/00 (2013.01 - KR); C23G 1/19 (2013.01 - EP US); G21F 9/001 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR GB LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0273182 A1 19880706; EP 0273182 B1 19910731; CA 1316799 C 19930427; DE 3771859 D1 19910905; ES 2023397 B3 19920116; JP H0588317 B2 19931221; JP S63143276 A 19880615; KR 880007138 A 19880826; KR 950013495 B1 19951108; US 5164015 A 19921117

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87117112 A 19871119; CA 552956 A 19871127; DE 3771859 T 19871119; ES 87117112 T 19871119; JP 30139387 A 19871127; KR 870013507 A 19871130; US 66903291 A 19910314