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US4576722A
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Scale and sludge compositions for aqueous systems
Assignee: Diversey Corp Canada
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Filing: 1985-02-07
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Granted: 1986-03-18
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Expires: 2005-02-07
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a method of inhibiting the deposition of scale and sludge in aqueous systems by incorporating into the water effective amounts of a scale inhibiting compound, i.e. 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, and a dispersing amount of a polymeric sludge conditioner comprising one or more substantially water soluble polymeric dispersants such as the acrylic acid polymers.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence A. Gaylor
- 👤 James W. Beard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:13
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F5/00; C02F5/08; C02F5/10; C02F5/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of inhibiting the deposit of scale and sludge in boiler water which comprises adding to said boiler water (a) from about 0.01 to 100 parts permillion parts by weight of the water in the boiler of 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4 tricarboxylic acid or the metal salts thereof, and (b) from about 0.01 to 500 parts by weight of the water of a mixture of (i) at least one acrylic polymer having an average molecular weight ranging from 1000 to about 10 million selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, and (ii) a sulfonated styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer having a molecular weight such that it is soluble in water and functions as a dispersant, with the ratio of said acrylic polymer to said sulfonated copolymer in said mixture being such that a given weight concentration of said mixture provides, in combination with said 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4 tricarboxylic acid compound, an efficacy of inhibition greater than that provided by an equal weight concentration of acrylic polymer above or the sulfonated copolymer above.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of inhibiting the deposit of scale and sludge in boiler water which comprises adding to said boiler water (a) from about 0.01 to 100 parts permillion parts by weight of the water in the boiler of 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4 tricarboxylic acid or the metal salts thereof, and (b) from about 0.01 to 500 parts by weight of the water of a mixture of (i) at least one acrylic polymer having an average molecular weight ranging from 1000 to about 10 million selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, and (ii) a sulfonated styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer having a molecular weight such that it is soluble in water and functions as a dispersant, with the ratio of said acrylic polymer to said sulfonated copolymer in said mixture being such that a given weight concentration of said mixture provides, in combination with said 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4 tricarboxylic acid compound, an efficacy of inhibition greater than that provided by an equal weight concentration of acrylic polymer above or the sulfonated copolymer above.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1 futher characterized in that the acrylic acid and methacrylic acid polymers are employed in amounts ranging from about 0.1 to about 100 parts by weight per million parts by weight of the water.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 further characterized in that the mixture includes a homopolymer of acrylic acid.
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