Methods and compositions for potentiating the activity of antimicrobal agents in industrial water based fluids

摘要

Alkane alkanolamines of the formula RNHR1 OH wherein R is hydrogen or normal C1-6 alkyl; and R1 is a normal or branched chain C2-4 alkyl or hydroxymethyl C2-4 alkyl are effective to potentiate the activity of and prolong the useful life of antimicrobial agents in controlling the growth of microorganisms in industrial water based fluids. A specific example of the alkanolamines of this invention is n-hexyl ethanolamine.