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Method for sequestering metal ions
Assignee: BK Giulini Chemie GmbH
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Filing: 1977-01-18
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Granted: 1978-07-11
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Expires: 1997-01-18
Abstract
Abstract Valuable amino alkane diphosphonic acids in which one or both hydrogen atoms of the amino group are substituted by hydroxy alkane groups, and their alkali metal salts and a process of using them are described. Said compounds are highly water-soluble, are stable against hydrolysis even at temperatures exceeding 100° C., and have a high sequestering power so that they can be used advantageously, for instance, in processing aqueous media of considerable hardness, and in suppressing scale and corrosion in aqueous media used for heat treatment of containers.
Inventors
- 👤 Klaus Sommer
- 👤 Guenter Raab
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 16:43
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F5/00; C02F5/08; C02F5/10; C02F5/14; C07; C07F; C07F9/00; C07F9/02; C07F9/28; C07F9/38; C07F9/3804; C07F9/3839; C07F9/3873; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S162/00; Y10S162/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of sequestering bivalent and polyvalent metal ions in an aqueous system, comprising the step of adding an effective sequestering amount of a compound of the formula ##STR2## in which R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, or carboxy lower alkyl; R 1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, dihydroxy lower alkyl, or hydroxy carboxy lower alkyl, and R 2 is hydroxy lower alkyl, or the alkali metal salts thereof, to said aqueous system in order to effect complex formation with said bivalent and polyvalent metal ions.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of sequestering bivalent and polyvalent metal ions in an aqueous system, comprising the step of adding an effective sequestering amount of a compound of the formula ##STR2## in which R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, or carboxy lower alkyl; R 1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, dihydroxy lower alkyl, or hydroxy carboxy lower alkyl, and R 2 is hydroxy lower alkyl, or the alkali metal salts thereof, to said aqueous system in order to effect complex formation with said bivalent and polyvalent metal ions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 1, said method comprising the step of adding a substoichiometric amount of said compound to an aqueous system in order to stabilize the water hardness therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
121 words
In a process for treating an aqueous medium containing bivalent and polyvalent ions in a heating system used for the heat treatment of containers, said process comprising the step of adding to the aqueous heating medium in said heating system an effective complexing amount of a scale- and corrosion-suppressing N-hydroxy alkane amino alkane diphosphonic acid of the formula ##STR3## in which R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, or carboxy lower alkyl; R 1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, dihydroxy lower alkyl, or hydroxy carboxy lower alkyl, and R 2 is hydroxy lower alkyl, or the alkali metal salts thereof, to said aqueous medium in order to effect complex formation with said bivalent and polyvalent metal ions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
121 words
In a process for treating an aqueous medium containing bivalent and polyvalent ions in a heating system used for the heat treatment of containers, said process comprising the step of adding to the aqueous heating medium in said heating system an effective complexing amount of a scale- and corrosion-suppressing N-hydroxy alkane amino alkane diphosphonic acid of the formula ##STR3## in which R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, or carboxy lower alkyl; R 1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, dihydroxy lower alkyl, or hydroxy carboxy lower alkyl, and R 2 is hydroxy lower alkyl, or the alkali metal salts thereof, to said aqueous medium in order to effect complex formation with said bivalent and polyvalent metal ions.
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