A process of producing a concentrated liquid biocide formulation is
described. Mixed together are (a) bromine and (b) an aqueous solution of
alkali metal salt of sulfamic acid having a pH of at least about 12, in
amounts such that (i) the active bromine content of the solution is at
least about 100,000 ppm (wt/wt), and (ii) the atom ratio of nitrogen to
active bromine from (a) and (b) is greater than 1. A continuous process
for producing the concentrated liquid biocide composition is provided.
This process comprises continuously feeding into mixing apparatus (i)
bromine and (ii) an aqueous solution of alkali metal salt of sulfamic
acid; the desired product is withdrawn from the mixing apparatus at a
rate sufficient to enable the continuous feeding to be maintained. Also
described are methods for disinfecting surfaces and for sanitizing bodies
of water using a single-feed, bromine-based biocide. These methods use
concentrated liquid biocide compositions comprising biocidally active
bromine as the biocide.