Global Patent Index - EP 0768987 A1

EP 0768987 A1 19970423 - WATER TREATMENT

Title (en)

WATER TREATMENT

Title (de)

BEHANDLUNG VON WASSER

Title (fr)

TRAITEMENT DE L'EAU

Publication

EP 0768987 A1 19970423 (EN)

Application

EP 95923461 A 19950629

Priority

  • GB 9501540 W 19950629
  • GB 9413299 A 19940701

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9601231A1] Water is treated with silver ions as an antimicrobial agent, accompanied by a complexing agent to render the silver ions more effective, more stable or both. The complexing agent is an organic ligand which forms a soluble complex with silver ions. Preferred are polymeric materials incorporating at least three carboxylate groups capable of coordinating to silver. Also preferred are amphoteric/zwitterionic surfactants and polyethers.

IPC 1-7

C02F 1/50; C02F 1/467

IPC 8 full level

A01N 59/16 (2006.01); C02F 1/46 (2006.01); C02F 1/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A01N 59/16 (2013.01); C02F 1/4606 (2013.01); C02F 1/505 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9601231A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9601231 A1 19960118; AU 2801595 A 19960125; BR 9508174 A 19971111; CA 2191580 A1 19960118; EP 0768987 A1 19970423; GB 9413299 D0 19940824; TR 199500775 A2 19960621; ZA 955353 B 19961230

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9501540 W 19950629; AU 2801595 A 19950629; BR 9508174 A 19950629; CA 2191580 A 19950629; EP 95923461 A 19950629; GB 9413299 A 19940701; TR 9500775 A 19950629; ZA 955353 A 19950628