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Method of stabilizing aqueous systems
Assignee: Rohm and Haas Co
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Filing: 1986-05-07
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Granted: 1987-12-08
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Expires: 2006-05-07
Abstract
Abstract A process for stabilizing aqueous systems containing scale forming salts and inorganic particulates by adding to such systems an effective amount of selected low molecular weight water soluble polymers containing from about 10 to about 84 weight percent (meth)acrylic acid units, greater than 11 to less than about 40 weight percent acrylamido alkyl or aryl sulfonate units and from at least about 5 to about 50 weight percent of one or more units selected from vinyl esters, vinyl acetate and substituted acrylamides, is provided. The terpolymers and interpolymers used in the process provide improved phosphate, iron and zinc stabilization while maintaining their water solubility. Certain preferred polymers also exhibit a high degree of hydrolytic stability at high pH conditions.
Inventors
- 👤 David R. Amick
- 👤 William M. Hann
- 👤 John Natoli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 04:18
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F5/00; C02F5/08; C02F5/10; C02F5/12; C02F5/125; C08; C08F; C08F220/00; C08F220/02; C08F220/04; C08F220/06; C23; C23F; C23F14/00; C23F14/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A method for stablilizing an aqueous system by inhibiting the precipitation of calcium phosphate with and without the presence of iron contamination in such an aqueous system comprising adding to said aqueous system an effective amount of a water soluble polymer comprising from about 42 to about 84 weight percent (meth)acrylic acid and salts thereof, greater than about 11 to less than about 40 weight percent 2-acrylamido -2methyl propane sulfonic acid or salts thereof, and from at least about 5 to about 30 weight percent of one or more units selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters, vinyl acetate and substituted acrylamide, and where said water soluble polymer a weight average molecular weight ranging from about 3000 to about 25,000.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
121 words
A method for stablilizing an aqueous system by inhibiting the precipitation of calcium phosphate with and without the presence of iron contamination in such an aqueous system comprising adding to said aqueous system an effective amount of a water soluble polymer comprising from about 42 to about 84 weight percent (meth)acrylic acid and salts thereof, greater than about 11 to less than about 40 weight percent 2-acrylamido -2methyl propane sulfonic acid or salts thereof, and from at least about 5 to about 30 weight percent of one or more units selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters, vinyl acetate and substituted acrylamide, and where said water soluble polymer a weight average molecular weight ranging from about 3000 to about 25,000.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
The method of claim 1 where said water soluble polymer comprises from about 10 to about 84 weight percent (meth)acrylic acid and salts thereof, greater than about 11 to less than about 40 weight percent 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid, and from at least about 5 to about 50 weight percent of one or more units selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters, vinyl acetate and substituted acrylamide.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
84 words
The method of claims 1 or 2 where said vinyl esters are characterized by the formula: ##STR9## where R 6 is hydrogen or CH 3 ; and R 7 is a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 10 aryl group, a C 6 -C 10 aralkyl group or ##STR10## where R 8 is hydrogen or CH 3 ; R 9 is a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group or hydrogen; and n is an integer of from 1 to 3.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
94 words
The method of claims 1 or 2 where said substituted acrylamides are characterized by the formula: ##STR11## where R 10 is hydrogen or CH 3 ; and R 11 and R 12 are either hydrogen, a C 1 -C 8 alkyl, a C 6 -C 8 cycloalkyl, a benzyl group, or ##STR12## where R 8 is hydrogen or CH 3 ; R 9 is a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group or hydrogen; n is an integer of from 1 to 3; and such that R 11 and R 12 are not both hydrogen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 where said water soluble polymer is a terpolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from about 4000 to about 8000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
130 words
The method of claim 5 where said terpolymer comprises from about 10 to about 84 weight percent (meth)acrylic acid and salts thereof, greater than about 11 and less than 40 weight percent 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid and from about 5 to about 50 weight percent of a substituted acrylamide having the formula: ##STR13## where R 10 is hydrogen or CH 3 ; and R 11 and R 12 are either hydrogen, a C 1 -C 8 alkyl, a C 6 -C 8 cycloalkyl, a benzyl group, or ##STR14## where R 8 is hydrogen or CH 3 ; R 9 is a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group or hydrogen; n is an integer of from 1 to 3; and such that R 11 and R 12 are not both hydrogen.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 1 where said water soluble polymer is a terpolymer comprising 57 weight percent (meth)acrylic acid or salt, 23 percent by weight 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid and 20 weight percent of a third unit selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters, vinyl acetate and substituted acrylamide and having a weight average molecular weight of from about 4500 to about 5500.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method of claim 1 for stabilizing aqueous systems where the water soluble polymer comprises from about 10 to 84 weight percent acrylic acid, from greater than about 11 toless than 40 weight percent 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid and from at least about 5 to about 50 percent of a substitued acrylamide, said polymer being stable to hydrolysis under elevated pH conditions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 where said aqueous system is a boiler and where the concentration of said polymer added to said aqueous boiler water ranges from about 0.1 to about 500 parts per million.
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