| abstract |
Methods are provided for controlling sessile microorganisms and removing biofilm from an aqueous or moisture-containing system. The methods comprise treating the system with an effective amount of a compound of the formula (I) wherein X, R and R 1 are as defined herein. A method tor controlling microorganisms in an aqueous or moisture-containing system, the method comprising treating the aqueous or moisture-containing system with an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): (Formula I), wherein X is halogen; and R and R 1 are, respectively, hydroxyalkyl and a cyano radical (-C=N), or R and R 1 are, respectively, hydrogen and an amido radical of the formula:(Formula II), wherein the microorganisms being controlled are sessile microorganisms. |