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Noncorrosive urea-sulfuric acid reaction products
Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
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Filing: 1981-12-15
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Granted: 1983-09-13
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Expires: 2001-12-15
Abstract
Abstract Improved liquid, urea-sulfuric acid compositions noncorrosive to stainless steel contain about 5 to about 75 weight percent urea, about 5 to about 85 weight percent sulfuric acid, 0 to about 75 weight percent water and a corrosion inhibiting amount of a cupric ion-containing compound, in which the urea and sulfuric acid together comprise at least about 25 weight percent of the composition, and in which at least a portion of the urea and sulfuric acid are present as monourea sulfate, diurea sulfate or combinations thereof. The compositions may also contain amounts of selected dialkylthioureas sufficient to reduce their corrosivity to carbon steel.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald C. Young
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:15
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23F; C23F11/00; C23F11/04; C05; C05C; C05C9/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S71/00; Y10S71/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A composition of matter comprising about 5 to about 75 weight percent urea, about 5 to about 85 weight percent sulfuric acid and about 0 to about 75 weight percent water in which said urea and sulfuric acid, in combination, constitute at least about 25 weight percent of said composition and in which at least a portion of said urea and sulfuric acid are present as a member selected from the group consisting of monourea sulfate, diurea sulfate, and combinations thereof, containing a corrosion inhibiting amount of a cupric ion-containing compound sufficient to reduce the corrosivity of said composition to stainless steel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A composition of matter comprising about 5 to about 75 weight percent urea, about 5 to about 85 weight percent sulfuric acid and about 0 to about 75 weight percent water in which said urea and sulfuric acid, in combination, constitute at least about 25 weight percent of said composition and in which at least a portion of said urea and sulfuric acid are present as a member selected from the group consisting of monourea sulfate, diurea sulfate, and combinations thereof, containing a corrosion inhibiting amount of a cupric ion-containing compound sufficient to reduce the corrosivity of said composition to stainless steel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composition defined in claim 1 containing less than about 50 weight percent water wherein said sulfuric acid and said urea, in combination, constitute at least about 50 weight percent of said composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composition defined in claim 1 containing less than about 25 weight percent water, wherein said sulfuric acid and said urea, in combination, constitute at least about 75 weight percent of said composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The composition defined in claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of said sulfuric acid to said urea is about 1.5 or less and said composition contains an amount of said cupric ion-containing compound corresponding to a cupric ion concentration of at least about 25 ppm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The composition defined in claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of said sulfuric acid to said urea is greater than about 1.5 and said composition contains an amount of said cupric ion-containing compound corresponding to a cupric ion concentration of at least about 250 ppm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition defined in claim 1 wherein said cupric ion-containing compound is selected from the group consisting of cupric oxide, cupric sulfate, cupric nitrate, cupric halides, and combinations thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition defined in claim 1 containing a corrosion inhibiting amount of cupric sulfate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The composition defined in claim 1 containing a corrosion inhibiting amount of a dialkylthiourea in which each alkyl group has from one to about four carbon atoms sufficient to reduce the corrosivity of said composition to carbon steel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition defined in claim 8 having a urea/sulfuric acid mole ratio greater than 2 or less than 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition defined in claim 8 wherein each of said alkyl groups in said dialkylthiourea have from 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
127 words
A composition of matter relatively noncorrosive to stainless steel comprising a liquid urea-sulfuric acid reaction product containing about 10 to about 70 weight percent urea, about 10 to about 80 weight percent sulfuric acid and about 0 to about 25 weight percent water in which said urea and sulfuric acid, in combination, constitute at least about 75 weight percent of said composition and in which at least a portion of said urea and said sulfuric acid are present as a member selected from the group consisting of monourea sulfate, diurea sulfate, and combinations thereof, containing a corrosion inhibiting amount of a cupric ion-containing compound corresponding to a cupric ion concentration of at least about 50 ppm sufficient to reduce the corrosivity of said composition to stainless steel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
127 words
A composition of matter relatively noncorrosive to stainless steel comprising a liquid urea-sulfuric acid reaction product containing about 10 to about 70 weight percent urea, about 10 to about 80 weight percent sulfuric acid and about 0 to about 25 weight percent water in which said urea and sulfuric acid, in combination, constitute at least about 75 weight percent of said composition and in which at least a portion of said urea and said sulfuric acid are present as a member selected from the group consisting of monourea sulfate, diurea sulfate, and combinations thereof, containing a corrosion inhibiting amount of a cupric ion-containing compound corresponding to a cupric ion concentration of at least about 50 ppm sufficient to reduce the corrosivity of said composition to stainless steel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
52 words
The composition defined in claim 11 having a urea/sulfuric acid mole ratio greater than 2 or less than 1 and comprising a corrosion inhibiting amount of a dialkylthiourea in which each alkyl group has from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms sufficient to reduce the corrosivity of said composition to carbon steel.
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