Abstract: The invention relates to the utilization of photosensitizers for controlling algae and bacteria in aquaria, whereby compounds of the tetrapyrrol and tetraazopyrrol families having at least one positive charge are used as sensitizers.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 7, 2001
Date of Patent:
April 6, 2004
Assignee:
DPC d.o.o.
Inventors:
Moshe Schaffer, Alexander Holtz, Giulio Jori, Michelangelo Marullo