JP3835779B2 - How to store citric acid aqueous solution - Google Patents

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JP3835779B2
JP3835779B2 JP36664197A JP36664197A JP3835779B2 JP 3835779 B2 JP3835779 B2 JP 3835779B2 JP 36664197 A JP36664197 A JP 36664197A JP 36664197 A JP36664197 A JP 36664197A JP 3835779 B2 JP3835779 B2 JP 3835779B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、クエン酸溶液(以下、クエン酸溶液又はクエン酸液の記載は、すべてクエン酸水溶液の意味で用いる)の保存方法に係り、特に、クエン酸溶液を配管の洗浄剤としてだけでなく、広く各種の貯槽の洗浄剤、そして各種の高分子系、及び無機系の材質から成る種々の膜、例えば逆浸透膜(RO膜)、限外ろ過膜(UF膜)、精密ろ過膜(MF膜)、セラミック膜等の洗浄剤として適用する場合等に、クエン酸溶液を長期にわたって使用できるように貯留する事ができる保存方法に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
クエン酸は、そのキレート作用から洗浄剤としてかなりの効果を有すること、劇物、毒物でもなく取扱いが容易であること、また、その洗浄排水は生物処理が容易であること、等の特徴を有している。それゆえ、従来は、例えばUF膜、MF膜等で水処理を行う場合、原水水質、運転条件によって異なるが、通常の0.5〜1.5分程度の短時間の逆洗時はクエン酸を使用せず、〔ろ過工程→逆洗工程〕を繰返し、ろ過工程時のフラックスの低下や膜入口圧力が設定値以上に上昇した場合、例えば1〜数ヶ月毎と定期的に0.5〜2.5%程度のクエン酸濃度で薬品洗浄を行なう。
更に、必要に応じて、クエン酸薬品洗浄の前、又は後に、他の薬品、例えば次亜塩素酸ソーダ、苛性ソーダ、塩酸、その他のキレート剤等による薬品洗浄を行なう。
【0003】
このような場合は、固形のクエン酸を適正な濃度に溶解し、薬品洗浄を数時間〜2日間程度の短時間にて行い、クエン酸液を使い切ってしまうため、クエン酸のみの液体を用いても、元の貯留していたクエン酸液自体に何らの変化も生じなく、薬品洗浄時、その効果を充分に揮発している。
本発明者等はUF膜、MF膜等で水処理を行なう場合、〔ろ過工程→逆洗工程〕数サイクル〜数10サイクルに一回、あるいは1日〜10数日に一回の頻度で、低濃度の例えば1500mg/リットル以下のクエン酸を注入して、逆洗工程を行なう方法によって安定した運転が出来ること、即ち、フラックス低下、また、膜入口圧力の上昇を小さく出来ることによって、5〜6ヶ月間の長期の連続運転が行なえることを見いだした。
【0004】
このような運転方法では長期に亘って、例えば5〜15%程度のクエン酸液を貯槽に貯留し、必要に応じて、逆洗時にクエン酸液を注入ポンプにて注入し、逆洗を行なえばよい。それゆえ、貯槽内のクエン酸液を長期に亘って安定させておく必要がある。このことは、頻繁に薬品洗浄を必要とする場合も、薬品溶解の手間を省くためにも必要である。
洗浄時毎に、販売の形態が固形のクエン酸を、例えば5〜15%程度の液体状に溶解する作業を行なうことは、維持管理上、運転管理員の大きい負担になる。
【0005】
これを避けるため、例えば5〜15%程度のクエン酸液のみを貯槽に貯留して置くと、数週間後には、空気中あるいは固体のクエン酸溶解時等に貯槽に混入したカビ、酵母類と思われる糸状菌類が徐々に、液表面や貯槽の壁面に微生物が、液のpHが1.5前後の強酸性条件下でも優先種として増殖し、これが漸次、塊状となり沈降し、槽下部で更に増殖していく。そしてついには、注入ポンプの吸引口に設けられたストレーナを閉塞し、正常な注入を出来なくしてしまう。そして貯槽、ポンプ自体の洗浄が必要になる。また、前記の糸状菌類が増殖しないような頻度で、クエン酸液を作成する考え方もあるが、作成毎に貯槽の洗浄作業、廃クエン酸液の処理作業が必要であり、同様に維持管理上、運転管理員の大きい負担になるとともに、ランニングコストも高くなる。本発明はクエン酸液の使用上、このような問題を引き起こす原因を無くすため、クエン酸液の安定した貯留方法を検討した結果、得られたものである。
【0006】
従来の類似技術としては、対象は異なるが、活性炭中の微生物殺菌、あるいは増殖抑制のため、下記のような提案がされている。
特公平7−12471号公報の「活性炭の殺菌、除去方法」に、活性炭中の微生物の殺菌や活性炭の表面、細孔を閉塞しているコロイド状の濁質である鉄、マンガン等を除去するため、pH1.5以下の無機酸を30〜90分間、活性炭と接触させることが提案されている。また、特公平2−62260号公報「活性炭の殺菌方法」に、15%以上の無機塩類(食塩)を活性炭に接触させ、浸透圧ショックにより活性炭中の微生物を殺菌、又は静菌することを提案している。
また、昔から発酵食品を製造するため、発酵した時のある一定のかなりの強酸性条件下で優先種となる有用微生物を利用している。
【0007】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、上記従来技術に鑑み、クエン酸溶液を各種の配管、貯槽の洗浄剤、及び広く水処理などに使用されている各種の膜、たとえばRO膜、UF膜、MF膜、セラミック膜等の洗浄剤として使用する場合、クエン酸液貯槽内のクエン酸液を変質させたり、更にはクエン酸液の適正注入をできなくさせるカビ、酵母等の糸状菌類のような微生物の発生、増殖を防止することができるクエン酸溶液の保存方法を提供することを課題とする。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題を解決するために、本発明では、クエン酸水溶液の保存方法として、クエン酸水溶液を、pH1.3以下として保存することとしたものである。
前記保存方法において、pH値を1.3以下に調整するには、無機酸を混合して行うのが良く、特に無機酸として塩酸を用い、該塩酸をクエン酸溶液中に0.2%〜2%重量となるように混合するのが良い。また、別の方法として、クエン酸溶液中のクエン酸濃度を25%〜40%重量としても、溶液中のpH値を1.3以下とすることができる。
【0009】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明は、鋭意、クエン酸溶液に発生、増殖する微生物はどのような種類か、又はこの微生物を発生、増殖しないようにする手段について検討した結果、以下のような知見を得てこれに基づいてなされたものである。以下、%は、すべて重量%である。
1)まず、5〜15%のクエン酸溶液を保存する場合について検討した。
(1)5〜15%のクエン酸溶液は、糸状菌類が3〜5週間後には空気中から混入し、優先種として増殖してくる。これは、いくらクエン酸溶液と空気との接触を少なくするように貯槽を設計しても、固形クエン酸を貯槽の投入口から投入し、攪拌する時、又は空気の出入口用配管から混入して来るものと考えられる。
【0010】
当初は、液表面、槽の壁面に網目状に発生し、ある程度増殖すると液の中層に浮遊し、そして槽下部に沈降し、さらに増殖していく。ついには、クエン酸注入ポンプの注入口に設けたストレーナを閉塞していく。
一度発生、増殖するといくら取り除き作業を行なっても、完全には出来ないため、その増殖速度は速くなり、取り除き作業の頻度も高くなってしまう。
(2)増殖している微生物の性状は、10%クエン酸溶液に発生、増殖したものでは、糸状に長くのび、それらが絡み合っている。そして、糸状の部分には胞子が多数見られる。糸状菌類に属すると思われるが、その種類名、また種類数まではわかっていない。珪藻類も認められるが極く極くわずかであった。
【0011】
(3)5〜15%濃度クエン酸溶液のpHは概略下記表1の如くである。
【表1】

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表1に示したごとく、かなりの強酸性をしめしている。しかし、前述の如く糸状菌類と思われる微生物が発生し、増殖してしまう。これは、このような強酸性の条件下では、通常の微生物は生息できないが、カビ、酵母等の糸状菌類の一部の種類は、このような生息条件を好み、優先種となっていると解釈できる。
【0012】
(4)前記のような微生物が生息できない、即ち発生、増殖出来ない条件を実験、検討し、下記の結果を得た。
▲1▼ クエン酸液15%のpH1.5前後でも前記の糸状菌類等の微生物の発生、増殖は防止できない。pHのショックとともに、浸透圧のショックもあるが、クエン酸のみの15%液でも実用には耐えない。
▲2▼ しかし、5〜15%のクエン酸液でも、pHを1.3以下になるように貯槽へ塩酸を添加して、混合、溶解することによって、0.5〜1年以上の長期にわたって、糸状菌類等の微生物の発生、増殖は防止でき、ほとんど認められなかった。塩酸の添加量は、下記表2に示されるように、貯槽内の濃度が0.2〜2%程度であれば充分であった。
【0013】
【表2】
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表2のように、塩酸添加割合が0.1%では、混合液のpHは1.56を示し、実用出来ない。0.2%以上であれば、全く問題のないことがわかった。溶液水が重炭酸塩類を多く含み、注入した塩酸が消費されることも考慮し、0.5%〜1.0%程度になるように塩酸を溶解、混合しておけば充分である。2%以上の濃度も、塩酸の効果が大きい時、及び膜等の洗浄対象物の耐酸性等に問題がない時には、使用して構わない。
【0014】
(5)無機酸として硫酸も同様に使用できるが、塩酸よりその解離度が小さいこと、取扱い上塩酸より危険であること、等から使用には塩酸よりも不適である。硝酸も同様に使用できるが、取扱い上、塩酸よりかなり危険であり、使用には塩酸よりも不適である。
有機酸として蓚酸、ぎ酸なども使用は可能であるが、その解離度、取扱い上の危険性、価格などから、使用には塩酸よりも不適である。
【0015】
2)次に、クエン酸溶液のみを保存する場合について検討した。
前述の如く、クエン酸溶液のみの5〜15%液は、長期に貯留することは糸状菌類の発生、増殖の現象が避けられない。それゆえ、無機酸として塩酸を注入し、pHを1.3以下にし、pHショックにより前記の微生物増殖を抑制している。
(1)塩酸を注入出来ない場合も有り、クエン酸液のみで前記の現象を避けることを、検討、実験した。その結果、下記のようにすれば、前記の現象を避けられることを見い出した。クエン酸溶液の溶解濃度を、更にそれらの液のpHと浸透圧ショックとの作用により、表3の結果を得た。
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【0016】
【表3】
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▲2▼ 表3の結果から、クエン酸溶液のみの場合も、溶液濃度を25%以上に保てば、前述の微生物の発生、増殖の現象は解決できることがわかった。しかしクエン酸の溶解は吸熱反応であり、40%液を作るのは、溶解に時間がかかり面倒である。好ましくは25%〜35%液を溶解水を加温しながら、又は加温水を用いて溶解する必要がある。
【0017】
(2)更に、一度増殖した微生物コロニーが増殖できなくなり、かつ消滅していくのか実験し、表4の結果を得た。
▲1▼ 実験条件 現地実験にて発生、増殖した微生物コロニーをサンプリングし、各濃度条件のクエン酸溶液に分取、添加し、培養試験を行った。
実験場所 : 当社の研究所
クエン酸溶液容器 : 300ml透明三角フラスコ、液量、200ml
期間、温度 : 50日間、20℃の恒温槽(光:遮蔽条件)
【0018】
【表4】
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【0019】
▲2▼ 表4の結果より、この糸状菌類と思われる微生物は光のある、なしの条件に係わらず増殖の状況は同じである。
a)20%のクエン酸溶液のみでも、コロニーは縮小しているが、その割合は小さい。
b)30%のクエン酸溶液のみでは、コロニーは大幅に縮小している。
c)40%のクエン酸溶液のみ、及び塩酸1%を添加、混合した10%クエン酸溶液ではコロニーは50日後には、消滅していた。
以上のような結果からクエン酸溶液を正常に、かつ長期間安定させて貯留して置くためには、クエン酸溶液にpHが1.3以下程度になるように塩酸を0.2〜2%添加し、混合し貯留する方法、及びクエン酸溶液のみで貯留する場合は25〜40%、好ましくは25〜35%溶液とする方法の二つがあり、いずれも実用できることがわかった。
【0020】
【実施例】
以下、本発明を実施例により具体的に説明する。
実施例1
200リットルの白色ポリウレタンに、表5のような条件にて、クエン酸溶液を150リットル溶解、作成し、ろ過水量、200m3 /日の内圧型の除濁膜装置(50m2 膜モジュール、2本)の洗浄剤として使用に供した。表5に実施例としてA、B及び比較例の結果を示す。
【0021】
【表5】
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【0022】
【発明の効果】
本発明によれば、クエン酸を洗浄剤として使用する場合、特に各種の配管、貯槽,及び各種の膜モジュールの洗浄剤として使用する場合に、簡単な薬品溶解方法によって、長期にわたってクエン酸を安定して使用でき、頻繁な薬品溶解等の作業をなくし、運転管理員の負荷を大幅に低減し、維持管理上に大きく貢献するものである。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for storing a citric acid solution (hereinafter, citric acid solution or citric acid solution is all used to mean a citric acid aqueous solution) , and in particular, the citric acid solution is not only used as a cleaning agent for piping. , A wide variety of cleaning agents for various storage tanks, and various membranes made of various polymer and inorganic materials such as reverse osmosis membrane (RO membrane), ultrafiltration membrane (UF membrane), microfiltration membrane (MF) The present invention relates to a storage method capable of storing a citric acid solution so that it can be used over a long period of time when applied as a cleaning agent such as a membrane) or a ceramic membrane.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Citric acid has a considerable effect as a cleaning agent due to its chelating action, it is not a deleterious substance or a poisonous substance, it is easy to handle, and the cleaning wastewater is easy to biologically process. is doing. Therefore, conventionally, for example, when water treatment is performed with a UF membrane, MF membrane, etc., citric acid is usually used for a short backwash of about 0.5 to 1.5 minutes depending on the quality of raw water and operating conditions. If the decrease in the flux during the filtration step and the membrane inlet pressure rise above the set value, for example, every 1 to several months and periodically 0.5 to Chemical cleaning is performed at a citric acid concentration of about 2.5%.
Furthermore, if necessary, chemical cleaning with other chemicals such as sodium hypochlorite, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, and other chelating agents is performed before or after the citric acid chemical cleaning.
[0003]
In such a case, solid citric acid is dissolved to an appropriate concentration, and chemical cleaning is performed in a short time of several hours to 2 days, and the citric acid solution is used up. However, there is no change in the original stored citric acid solution itself, and the effect is sufficiently volatilized during chemical cleaning.
When performing water treatment with a UF membrane, MF membrane or the like, the present inventors [filtering step → back washing step] once every several cycles to several tens of cycles, or once every 10 days to several days, By injecting a low concentration of, for example, 1500 mg / liter or less of citric acid and performing a backwashing step, stable operation can be achieved, that is, flux decrease and increase in membrane inlet pressure can be reduced, I found that long-term continuous operation for 6 months was possible.
[0004]
In such an operation method, for example, about 5 to 15% of citric acid solution is stored in a storage tank over a long period of time, and if necessary, the citric acid solution is injected by an injection pump at the time of backwashing and backwashing can be performed. That's fine. Therefore, it is necessary to stabilize the citric acid solution in the storage tank for a long time. This is necessary not only for frequent chemical cleaning, but also for saving the labor of chemical dissolution.
It is a heavy burden on the operation manager in terms of maintenance to perform the work of dissolving citric acid, which is sold in a solid form, in a liquid state of, for example, about 5 to 15% at every washing.
[0005]
In order to avoid this, for example, if only 5 to 15% of citric acid solution is stored in the storage tank, after a few weeks, mold and yeast mixed in the storage tank in the air or when solid citric acid is dissolved Probable filamentous fungi gradually grow on the surface of the liquid or the wall of the storage tank, and the microorganisms grow as a priority species even under strongly acidic conditions where the pH of the liquid is around 1.5. Proliferate. Eventually, the strainer provided at the suction port of the injection pump is closed, and normal injection cannot be performed. And it is necessary to clean the storage tank and the pump itself. In addition, there is a way to create a citric acid solution at such a frequency that the filamentous fungi do not grow, but each time a preparation is required, a washing operation of the storage tank and a treatment operation of the waste citric acid solution are necessary. As a result, the operation manager becomes a heavy burden and the running cost increases. The present invention has been obtained as a result of studying a stable method for storing a citric acid solution in order to eliminate the cause of such problems in the use of the citric acid solution.
[0006]
As a conventional similar technique, although the object is different, the following proposals have been made in order to sterilize microorganisms in activated carbon or suppress growth.
In Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-12471, “sterilization and removal method of activated carbon”, sterilization of microorganisms in activated carbon and removal of iron, manganese, etc. which are colloidal turbid substances blocking the surface and pores of activated carbon Therefore, it has been proposed that an inorganic acid having a pH of 1.5 or less is brought into contact with activated carbon for 30 to 90 minutes. Also, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-62260, “Method for sterilizing activated carbon”, it is proposed that 15% or more inorganic salts (salt) are brought into contact with activated carbon, and microorganisms in the activated carbon are sterilized or bacteriostatically by osmotic pressure shock. is doing.
In addition, in order to produce fermented foods from the past, useful microorganisms that are preferred species under certain fairly strong acidic conditions when fermented are used.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In view of the above prior art, the present invention uses citric acid solution for various pipes, storage tank cleaning agents, and various membranes widely used for water treatment, such as RO membranes, UF membranes, MF membranes, ceramic membranes, etc. When used as a cleaning agent, the generation and growth of microorganisms such as fungi such as molds and yeasts that alter the citric acid solution in the citric acid solution storage tank and prevent proper injection of the citric acid solution. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for storing a citric acid solution that can be prevented.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, as a method for storing a citric acid aqueous solution, the citric acid aqueous solution is stored at a pH of 1.3 or less.
In the storage method, to adjust the pH value to 1.3 or less may be carried out by mixing an inorganic acid, in particular using hydrochloric acid as the inorganic acid, 0.2% of salt acid citric acid solution - It is good to mix so that it may become 2% weight. As another method, even if the citric acid concentration in the citric acid solution is 25% to 40% by weight, the pH value in the solution can be 1.3 or less.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has earnestly studied what kind of microorganisms are generated and propagated in a citric acid solution, or means for preventing the generation and proliferation of these microorganisms. It has been made. Hereinafter, all the percentages are by weight.
1) First, the case of storing a 5-15% citric acid solution was examined.
(1) In a 5-15% citric acid solution, filamentous fungi are mixed from the air after 3-5 weeks and grow as a preferred species. This is because no matter how much the storage tank is designed to reduce contact between the citric acid solution and air, solid citric acid is introduced from the inlet of the storage tank and stirred or mixed from the air inlet / outlet piping. It is thought to come.
[0010]
Initially, it occurs in a mesh form on the surface of the liquid and on the wall of the tank, and when it grows to some extent, it floats in the middle layer of the liquid, sinks to the bottom of the tank, and further grows. Finally, the strainer provided at the inlet of the citric acid injection pump is closed.
Once generated and proliferated, no matter how much removal work is performed, it cannot be completed completely, so the speed of propagation increases and the frequency of removal work increases.
(2) The properties of the growing microorganisms are generated and propagated in a 10% citric acid solution. And many spores are seen in the filamentous part. It seems to belong to filamentous fungi, but the type name and the number of types are unknown. Diatoms were also observed, but very few.
[0011]
(3) The pH of the 5-15% strength citric acid solution is roughly as shown in Table 1 below.
[Table 1]
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As shown in Table 1, it shows a very strong acidity. However, microorganisms that appear to be filamentous fungi are generated and propagated as described above. This is because normal microorganisms cannot live under such strongly acidic conditions, but some types of fungi such as molds and yeasts prefer these habitat conditions and have become preferred species. Can be interpreted.
[0012]
(4) The following conditions were obtained by experimenting and investigating the conditions under which microorganisms such as those mentioned above cannot inhabit, that is, when they cannot be generated or propagated.
(1) The generation and growth of microorganisms such as the above-mentioned filamentous fungi cannot be prevented even when the pH of citric acid solution is 15%. Although there is an osmotic pressure shock as well as a pH shock, even a 15% solution of citric acid alone cannot withstand practical use.
(2) However, even in a citric acid solution of 5 to 15%, by adding hydrochloric acid to the storage tank so that the pH is 1.3 or less, and mixing and dissolving, it can be 0.5 to 1 year or longer. The generation and proliferation of microorganisms such as filamentous fungi could be prevented, and was hardly recognized. As shown in Table 2 below, the amount of hydrochloric acid added was sufficient if the concentration in the storage tank was about 0.2 to 2%.
[0013]
[Table 2]
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As shown in Table 2, when the hydrochloric acid addition ratio is 0.1%, the pH of the mixed solution is 1.56, which is not practical. If it was 0.2% or more, it turned out that there is no problem at all. In consideration of the fact that the solution water contains a large amount of bicarbonates and the injected hydrochloric acid is consumed, it is sufficient to dissolve and mix the hydrochloric acid so that it is about 0.5% to 1.0%. Concentrations of 2% or more may be used when the effect of hydrochloric acid is great and there is no problem with the acid resistance of the object to be cleaned such as a membrane.
[0014]
(5) Sulfuric acid can be used as an inorganic acid as well, but it is less suitable than hydrochloric acid because it has a lower dissociation than hydrochloric acid and is more dangerous than hydrochloric acid in handling. Nitric acid can be used as well, but is considerably more dangerous than hydrochloric acid in handling and is less suitable for use than hydrochloric acid.
Although organic acids such as oxalic acid and formic acid can be used, they are less suitable than hydrochloric acid because of their degree of dissociation , handling danger, and cost.
[0015]
2) Next, the case of storing only the citric acid solution was examined.
As described above, it is inevitable that the 5-15% solution containing only the citric acid solution is stored for a long period of time. Therefore, hydrochloric acid is injected as an inorganic acid, the pH is adjusted to 1.3 or less, and the growth of the microorganism is suppressed by pH shock.
(1) In some cases, hydrochloric acid could not be injected, and studies and experiments were conducted to avoid the above-described phenomenon using only citric acid solution. As a result, it has been found that the above phenomenon can be avoided by the following. The results shown in Table 3 were obtained from the dissolution concentration of the citric acid solution and the effects of the pH and osmotic shock of these solutions.
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[0016]
[Table 3]
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(2) From the results shown in Table 3, it was found that the above-mentioned phenomenon of generation and growth of microorganisms can be solved by using only a citric acid solution as long as the solution concentration is maintained at 25% or more. However, dissolution of citric acid is an endothermic reaction, and making a 40% solution takes time and is troublesome to dissolve. Preferably, it is necessary to dissolve a 25% to 35% solution while heating the dissolved water or using heated water.
[0017]
(2) Further, an experiment was conducted to see if the microbial colonies once grown could no longer grow and disappear, and the results shown in Table 4 were obtained.
(1) Experimental conditions Microbial colonies generated and proliferated in the field experiment were sampled, separated and added to a citric acid solution of each concentration condition, and a culture test was performed.
Experiment place: Our laboratory citric acid solution container: 300ml clear Erlenmeyer flask, liquid volume, 200ml
Period, temperature: 50 days, 20 ° C constant temperature bath (light: shielding condition)
[0018]
[Table 4]
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[0019]
(2) From the results in Table 4, the microorganisms considered to be filamentous fungi have the same growth conditions regardless of whether or not there is light.
a) Even with a 20% citric acid solution alone, colonies are reduced, but the ratio is small.
b) With only 30% citric acid solution, colonies are greatly reduced.
c) In the 10% citric acid solution in which only 40% citric acid solution and 1% hydrochloric acid were added and mixed, the colonies disappeared after 50 days.
From the above results, in order to store the citric acid solution normally and stably for a long period of time, hydrochloric acid is added to the citric acid solution in an amount of 0.2-2% so that the pH is about 1.3 or less. There are two methods, namely, a method of adding, mixing and storing, and a method of storing 25 to 40%, preferably 25 to 35%, when storing only with a citric acid solution.
[0020]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described by way of examples.
Example 1
In 200 liters of white polyurethane, 150 liters of citric acid solution was dissolved and prepared under the conditions shown in Table 5, filtered water volume, 200 m 3 / day internal pressure type turbidity membrane device (50 m 2 membrane module, 2 pcs. ) Was used as a cleaning agent. Table 5 shows the results of A, B and Comparative Examples as examples.
[0021]
[Table 5]
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[0022]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when citric acid is used as a cleaning agent, particularly when used as a cleaning agent for various pipes, storage tanks, and various membrane modules, citric acid is stabilized over a long period of time by a simple chemical dissolution method. It can be used as a product, eliminates frequent work such as chemical dissolution, greatly reduces the load on operation managers, and contributes greatly to maintenance.

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クエン酸溶液を、pH1.3以下として保存することを特徴とするクエン酸溶液の保存方法。Citric acid aqueous solution, storage method citrate water solution characterized in that to save as pH1.3 or less. 前記pH値は、無機酸を混合して調整することを特徴とする請求項1記載のクエン酸水溶液の保存方法。The method for preserving an aqueous citric acid solution according to claim 1, wherein the pH value is adjusted by mixing an inorganic acid . 前記無機酸は、塩酸を用い、溶液中に0.2%〜2%重量となるように混合することを特徴とする請求項2記載のクエン酸溶液の保存方法。The inorganic acid, with hydrochloric acid, storage method of claim 2 aqueous citric acid solution, wherein the mixing so that to 2% by weight 0.2% water solution. 前記pH値は、溶液中のクエン酸濃度を25%〜40%重量として調整することを特徴とする請求項1記載のクエン酸溶液の保存方法。The pH value storage method citrate aqueous solution of claim 1, wherein the adjusting the citric acid concentration in the aqueous solution of 25% to 40% by weight.
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