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Use of hydrazine compounds as corrosion inhibitors in caustic solutions
Assignee: Vulcan Materials Co
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Filing: 1980-07-25
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Granted: 1981-08-04
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Expires: 2000-07-25
Abstract
Abstract The addition of a small amount of hydrazine or a derivative or salt thereof serves to inhibit the corrosive effect of caustic such as sodium hydroxide on metal surfaces during the manufacture of the caustic or in processes using same. For instance, aqueous sodium hydroxide solutions having hydrazine or a derivative or salt thereof added thereto in an effective concentration in the range of from as little as about 2 ppm or less and up to about 1000 ppm, preferably of from about 2 to about 200 ppm, and most preferably from about 3 to about 40 ppm, can be concentrated by evaporation in nickel or nickel alloy equipment at temperatures as high as 150°-175° C. without causing undue corrosion.
Inventors
- 👤 Gyaneshwari P. Khare
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 08:01
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23F; C23F11/00; C23F11/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S159/00; Y10S159/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
An aqueous solution comprising at least 10% by weight of an alkali metal hydroxide, chlorate as an impurity, and hydrazine or an inorganic or organic derivative thereof or a mixture of same in a corrosion inhibiting amount thereof which is equal to from about 1% to about 50% of the stoichiometric ratio thereof relative to the chlorate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
57 words
An aqueous solution comprising at least 10% by weight of an alkali metal hydroxide, chlorate as an impurity, and hydrazine or an inorganic or organic derivative thereof or a mixture of same in a corrosion inhibiting amount thereof which is equal to from about 1% to about 50% of the stoichiometric ratio thereof relative to the chlorate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
An aqueous solution according to claim 1 comprising at least 10% sodium hydroxide, sodium chlorate as an impurity, and hydrazine in a corrosion-inhibiting amount of up to 1000 ppm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
An aqueous caustic soda solution according to claim 1 and containing from about 10 to about 75% sodium hydroxide, chlorate as an oxidizing impurity, and, as a corrosion inhibitor, 3 to 40 ppm hydrazine or a mono- or dialkyl hydrazine wherein the alkyls contain a total of from 1 to about 16 carbon atoms or an equivalent amount of a salt of these compounds and an inorganic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A caustic soda solution according to claim 3 which comprises sodium chlorate as an impurity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
In a process wherein an aqueous solution comprising at least 10% of sodium hydroxide is heated at a temperature between about 100° and 175° C. in contact with a metal surface composed in major part of nickel, the improvement which comprises adding to said solution a corrosion-inhibiting amount of hydrazine or an equivalent amount of an inorganic or organic derivative of hydrazine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
In a process wherein an aqueous solution comprising at least 10% of sodium hydroxide is heated at a temperature between about 100° and 175° C. in contact with a metal surface composed in major part of nickel, the improvement which comprises adding to said solution a corrosion-inhibiting amount of hydrazine or an equivalent amount of an inorganic or organic derivative of hydrazine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
118 words
In a process for making a concentrated caustic solution containing between about 40% and about 80% sodium or potassium hydroxide by evaporation of water from a dilute aqueous solution containing between about 10% and about 35% of said hydroxide and a small amount of chlorate, said evaporation being conducted in a plurality of consecutive stages at consecutively higher temperatures such that at least one of said stages is at a temperature in the range between about 130° and about 175° C. while in contact with a metal surface composed of nickel as a major component, the improvement which comprises adding a corrosion-inhibiting amount of hydrazine or an inorganic or organic derivative of hydrazine to said dilute caustic solution.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
118 words
In a process for making a concentrated caustic solution containing between about 40% and about 80% sodium or potassium hydroxide by evaporation of water from a dilute aqueous solution containing between about 10% and about 35% of said hydroxide and a small amount of chlorate, said evaporation being conducted in a plurality of consecutive stages at consecutively higher temperatures such that at least one of said stages is at a temperature in the range between about 130° and about 175° C. while in contact with a metal surface composed of nickel as a major component, the improvement which comprises adding a corrosion-inhibiting amount of hydrazine or an inorganic or organic derivative of hydrazine to said dilute caustic solution.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
A process according to claim 6 wherein said dilute solution is a sodium hydroxide solution containing from about 0.02 to 1% sodium chlorate and wherein hydrazine is added thereto in a stoichiometric proportion of from about 1% to about 50% relative to the chlorate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
A process according to claim 6 wherein said dilute solution is a sodium hydroxide solution from a diaphragm cell containing from about 0.02 to about 1% sodium chlorate, wherein said evaporation is conducted in at least two stages, and wherein said hydrazine or derivative thereof is added to said solution without addition of any reduction-oxidation catalyst.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process according to claim 8 wherein said dilute solution is a sodium hydroxide solution containing from about 0.03 to 0.15% sodium chlorate and wherein hydrazine is added to said solution in an amount in the range of from about 3 to about 40 ppm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process according to claim 8 wherein hydrazine is added to said dilute solution at least in part subsequent to the evaporation stage that is operated at the lowest temperature and ahead of any stage that is operated at a temperature of at least 160° C.
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