US4457847A
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Carboxylate polymers for internal scale control agents in boiler systems
Assignee: ChampionX LLC
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Filing: 1982-05-28
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Granted: 1984-07-03
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Expires: 2002-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A method of treating hardness present in boiler waters which are in contact with heat transfer surfaces to prevent and remove scale caused by such hardness which comprises treating such waters with a water-soluble anionic vinyl polymer containing at least 30% by weight of carboxylate functionality with said polymer having a molecular weight within the range of 500-50,000 and with the amount of such polymer being within the range of 1-30 ppm per ppm hardness present in such waters. In a preferred embodiment, the boiler waters are simultaneously treated with the water-soluble anionic vinyl polymers containing carboxylate functionality and another water-soluble anionic vinyl polymer which has dispersing properties.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter F. Lorenc
- 👤 John A. Kelly
- 👤 Frederick S. Mandel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 05:34
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F5/00; C02F5/08; C02F5/10; C02F5/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A method of treating hardness present in boiler waters which are in contact with heat transfer surfaces to prevent formation of scale on, and to remove previously formed scale from, these heat transfer surfaces which comprises treating the boiler waters with a water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer containing at least 30% by weight of carboxylate functionality, said polymer having a molecular weight within the range of 500-50,000 and a chelation value of at least 200 which chelation value represents the milligrams of calcium or magnesium expressed in terms of calcium carbonate complexed by one gram of a sequestrant, and with the amount of said sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer being within the range of 1-30 ppm per ppm hardness present in such boiler waters, whereby the hardness in the boiler waters is sequestered by the water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinly polymer thereby preventing formation of scale on, and removing previously formed scale from, the heat transfer surfaces of boilers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
157 words
A method of treating hardness present in boiler waters which are in contact with heat transfer surfaces to prevent formation of scale on, and to remove previously formed scale from, these heat transfer surfaces which comprises treating the boiler waters with a water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer containing at least 30% by weight of carboxylate functionality, said polymer having a molecular weight within the range of 500-50,000 and a chelation value of at least 200 which chelation value represents the milligrams of calcium or magnesium expressed in terms of calcium carbonate complexed by one gram of a sequestrant, and with the amount of said sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer being within the range of 1-30 ppm per ppm hardness present in such boiler waters, whereby the hardness in the boiler waters is sequestered by the water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinly polymer thereby preventing formation of scale on, and removing previously formed scale from, the heat transfer surfaces of boilers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer has a molecular weight within the range 1000-30,000 and has a chelation value of at least 300.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the boiler water which contains hardness is treated with from 3-15 ppm of the water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer per ppm of hardness present in said boiler water.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the boiler water which contains hardness is treated with from 3-15 ppm of the water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer per ppm hardness present in said boiler water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer is chosen from the group consisting of: (a) homopolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, and itaconic acid, and (b) copolymers of the monomers of group (a) above with acrylamide and vinyl sulfonate, and (c) hydrolyzed polyacrylamide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the boiler water which contains hardness is simultaneously treated with a second water-soluble anionic vinyl polymeric dispersant which includes the water soluble sequestrant which is used in excess to provide both sequestration and dispersancy, and the weight ratio of water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer to the second water-soluble anionic vinyl polymeric dispersant is within the range of 30:1 to 1:30.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the second water-soluble anionic vinyl polymeric dispersant has a molecular weight in the range of 500 to about 50,000.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the second water-soluble anionic vinyl polymeric dispersant is chosen from the group consisting of carboxylate-containing, water-soluble vinyl polymers, acrylic acid-vinyl sulfonate copolymers, acrylic acid homopolymers, vinyl sulfonate-methacrylic acid copolymers, sulfonated styrene-maleic anhydride copolymers, and acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the acrylic acid acid-vinyl sulfonate copolymers have a molecular weight in the range of 900-15,000; and the acrylic acid homopolymers have a molecular weight in the range of 2000-4000.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the second water-soluble anionic vinyl polymeric dispersant is a water-soluble acrylic acid-vinyl sulfonate copolymer having: (a) 5-25 mole percent vinyl sulfonate; (b) 95-75 mole percent acrylic acid; and (c) a molecular weight in the range of 1000-6000.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the water-soluble acrylic acid-vinyl sulfonate copolymer has a molecular weight in the range of 2000-4000.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the water-soluble acrylic acid-vinyl sulfonate copolymer is present at a weight ratio of between 1:30 to 1:20 based on the water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the second water-soluble anionic vinyl polymeric dispersant is present at a weight ratio between 30:1 to 1:30 based on the water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the second water-soluble anionic vinyl polymeric dispersant is an acrylic acid vinyl sulfonate copolymer which is present at a weight ratio of between 1:30 to 1:20 based on the water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer.
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