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Corrosion-inhibited antifreeze formulation
Assignee: SA TEXACO PETROLEUM NV 149 AVENUE LOUISE 1050 BRUSSELS A Co OF BELGIAN
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Filing: 1987-09-04
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Granted: 1988-07-26
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Expires: 2007-09-04
Abstract
Abstract A corrosion-inhibited antifreeze concentrate formulation containing no phosphate, amine, or nitrite compounds consists essentially of: (a) a major amount of a water soluble liquid alcohol freezing point depressant; (b) from 0.1-5.0 weight percent of a C 6 -C 12 aliphatic monobasic acid or the alkali metal salt thereof; (c) from 0.1-5.0 weight percent of an alkali metal borate compound; and (d) from 0.1-5.0 weight percent of a hydrocarbyl triazole. The concentrate formulation and aqueous antifreeze formulations of the instant invention give synergistic corrosion protection for a variety of metal surfaces as compared with compositions containing only the aliphatic monobasic acid/salt or alkali metal borate component alone.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter A. Van Neste
- 👤 Jean P. Maes
- 👤 Jerome W. Darden
- 👤 Carol A. Triebel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-01 09:43
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23F; C23F11/00; C23F11/08; C09; C09K; C09K5/00; C09K5/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A corrosion-inhibited antifreeze composition for use in the cooling system of a water cooled internal combustion engine, containing no phosphate, amine, or nitrite compounds, and consisting essentially of: (a) a major amount of a water soluble liquid alcohol freezing point depressant; (b) from 0.1-5.0 weight pecent of a C 6 -C 12 aliphatic monobasic acid or the alkali metal salt thereof; (c) from 0.1-5.0 weight percent of an alkali metal borate compound; and (d) from 0.1-0.5 weight percent of a hydrocarbyl triazole.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A corrosion-inhibited antifreeze composition for use in the cooling system of a water cooled internal combustion engine, containing no phosphate, amine, or nitrite compounds, and consisting essentially of: (a) a major amount of a water soluble liquid alcohol freezing point depressant; (b) from 0.1-5.0 weight pecent of a C 6 -C 12 aliphatic monobasic acid or the alkali metal salt thereof; (c) from 0.1-5.0 weight percent of an alkali metal borate compound; and (d) from 0.1-0.5 weight percent of a hydrocarbyl triazole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The corrosion-inhibited antifreeze concentrate composition of claim 1, wherein the liquid alcohol freezing point depressant component is ethylene glycol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The corrosion-inhibited antifreeze concentrate composition of claim 1, where the aliphatic monobasic acid component is selected from the group consisting of hexanoic, heptanoic, isoheptanoic, octanoic, 2-ethylhexanoic, nonanoic, decanoic, undecanoic, dodecanoic, and neodecanoic acid, present in a concentration range of 0.2-3.0 weight percent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The corrosion-inhibited antifreeze concentrate composition of claim 1, where the alkali metal borate component is sodium tetraborate, present in a concentration range of 0.1-3.0 weight percent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The corrosion-inhibited antifreeze concentrate composition of claim 1, where the hydrocarbyl triazole component is tolyltriazole or benzotriazole, present in a concentration range of 0.1-0.3 weight percent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The corrosion-inhibited antifreeze concentrate composition of claim 1, where additional corrosion inhibitors selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hydroxides, benzoates, silicates, nitrates, and molybdates, or combinations thereof, are employed at concentrations of 0.1-5.0 weight percent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
A corrosion-inhibited antifreeze concentrate composition for use in the cooling system of a water cooled internal combustion engine, containing no phosphate, amine, or nitrite compounds, and consisting essentially of: (a) from 90-99 weight percent of ethylene glycol; (b) from 0.2-3.0 weight percent of octanoic acid or the alkali metal salt thereof; (c) from 0.1-3.0 weight percent of sodium tetraborate; and (d) from 0.1-0.3 weight percent of tolyltriazole.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
A corrosion-inhibited antifreeze concentrate composition for use in the cooling system of a water cooled internal combustion engine, containing no phosphate, amine, or nitrite compounds, and consisting essentially of: (a) from 90-99 weight percent of ethylene glycol; (b) from 0.2-3.0 weight percent of octanoic acid or the alkali metal salt thereof; (c) from 0.1-3.0 weight percent of sodium tetraborate; and (d) from 0.1-0.3 weight percent of tolyltriazole.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
A corrosion-inhibited antifreeze concentrate composition for use in the cooling system of a water cooled internal combustion engine, containing no phosphate, amine, or nitrite compounds, and consisting essentially of: (a) from 90-99 weight percent of ethylene glycol; (b) from 0.2-3.0 weight percent of 2-ethylhexanoic acid or the alkali metal salt thereof; (c) from 0.1-3.0 weight percent of sodium tetraborate; and (d) from 0.1-0.3 weight percent of tolyltriazole.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
A corrosion-inhibited antifreeze concentrate composition for use in the cooling system of a water cooled internal combustion engine, containing no phosphate, amine, or nitrite compounds, and consisting essentially of: (a) from 90-99 weight percent of ethylene glycol; (b) from 0.2-3.0 weight percent of 2-ethylhexanoic acid or the alkali metal salt thereof; (c) from 0.1-3.0 weight percent of sodium tetraborate; and (d) from 0.1-0.3 weight percent of tolyltriazole.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The corrosion-inhibited antifreeze concentrate composition of any of claims 1-8, where the antifreeze concentrate composition is diluted with from 10-90 weight percent of water.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The corrosion-inhibited antifreeze concentrate composition of any of claims 1-8, where the antifreeze concentrate composition is diluted with from 25-75 weight percent by water.
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