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C02F 5/02

Softening water by precipitation of the hardness

Introduced: January 1980

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Softening water; Preventing scale; Adding scale preventatives or scale removers to water, e.g. adding sequestering agents > Softening water by precipitation of the hardness

CPC:

Softening water; Preventing scale; Adding scale preventatives or scale removers to water, e.g. adding sequestering agents (softening using ion-exchange C02F1/42) > Softening water by precipitation of the hardness

Of 3 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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  • C02F 5/025 CPC only CPC only
  • C02F 5/04 using phosphates (C02F5/06 takes precedence) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C02F 5/06 using calcium compounds since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC