Alcohol-based aluminum corrosion inhibitor compositions comprising polysilyl compounds

Claim 2

A composition inhibited against high temperature aluminum cavitation erosion corrosion comprising: (a) an alcohol, and (b) an effective amount to protect aluminum surfaces from high temperature cavitation erosion corrosion of a polysilyl compound of the formula: ##STR21## wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted organic radical; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, monovalent hydrocarbon radicals and substituted monovalent hydrocarbon radicals; R 2 is a monovalent moiety hydrolyzable to a hydroxyl group, each R 2 being the same or different; a is an integer from 2 to 4, inclusive; b is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; n is an integer from 1 to 36, inclusive; and c is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; each ##STR22## group being the same or different, with the proviso that the compound have at least one ##STR23## group.

Claim 3

A composition concentrate as defined in claim 1 which further comprises an anti-gelling agent.

Claim 4

A composition concentrate as defined in claim 2, which further comprises a buffer.

Claim 5

A composition as defined in claim 3 wherein said composition is a concentrate which further comprises up to about 10 percent by weight, based on the total weight thereof, of water.

Claim 6

A composition concentrate as defined in claim 4 wherein the organic radical R of said polysilyl compound is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon, hydrocarbyloxy, amino and isocyanurate radicals.

Claim 7

A composition concentrate as defined in claim 5 wherein said polysilyl compound is present in an amount sufficient to provide the concentrate with from about 20 ppm by weight to about 1,000 ppm by weight of active silicon.

Claim 8

A composition concentrate as defined in claim 6 having, on an equivalent to active Si basis, a mole ratio of anti-gelling agent to polysilyl compound of from about 1:20 to about 1:5.

Claim 9

A composition concentrate as defined in claim 7 which further comprises an inhibitory effective amount of a supplementary corrosion inhibitor.

Claim 10

A composition concentrate as defined in claim 8 wherein the organic radical R of the polysilyl compound is selected from the group consisting of ethylene, 2-methylbutylene, ortho-phenylene, and para-phenylene.

Claim 11

A composition concentrate as defined in claim 9 wherein said anti-gelling agent is selected from the group consisting of polyalkylenoxy silanes, alkali metal carbonoxy organosilanes, and alkali metal phosphonoxy organo silanes.

Claim 12

A composition concentrate as defined in claim 10 wherein said supplementary corrosion inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of dicarboxylic acids, alkali metal nitrates, molybdates, alkali metal nitrites and tolytriazole.

Claim 13

A composition as defined in claim 11 which is further diluted with from about 30 to about 70 parts by volume of water.

Claim 14

A composition as defined in claims 1 and 6 wherein the organic radical R of said polysilyl compound is a substituted or unsubstituted normal or branched C 1 to C 36 alkylene radical.

Claim 15

A composition as defined in claims 1 and 6 wherein the organic radical R of said polysilyl compound is a substituted or unsubstituted C 5 to C 12 cycloalkylene radical.

Claim 16

A composition as defined in claims 1 and 6 wherein the organic radical R of said polysilyl compound is a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 to C 14 arylene radical.

Claim 17

A composition as defined in claims 1 and 6 wherein the organic radical R of said polysilyl compound is a substituted or unsubstituted tri or tetra valent radical of a C 3 to C 36 normal or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon.

Claim 18

A composition as defined in claims 1 and 6 wherein the organic radical R of said polysilyl compound is a substituted or unsubstituted tri or tetravalent radical of a C 6 to C 14 cycloaliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon.

Claim 19

A composition as defined in claims 1 and 6 wherein the organic radical R of said polysilyl compound is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyloxy radical of the formula --(OC.sub.m H.sub.2m).sub.d --O-- wherein m is an integer having a value of 2 to 4, and d is an integer having a value of 1 to 50, wherein for each value of d, m may be the same or different.

Claim 20

A composition as defined in claims 1 and 6 wherein the organic radical R of said polysilyl compound is an amino radical of the formula: ##STR24## wherein R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and monovalent substituted and unsubstituted organic radicals; R 3 is a bivalent hydrocarbon radical having 2 to 6 carbon atoms; w, x, y, and z are integers independently having values of 0 or 1, and r is an integer from 0 to 50, inclusive, with the proviso that the combination of r, w, x, y and z provides the polysilyl compound defined thereby with 2 to 4 groups of the formula ##STR25## as previously defined.

Claim 21

A composition as defined in claims 1 and 6 wherein the organic radical R of said polysilyl compound is an isocyanurate radical of the formula: ##STR26##

Claim 22

A composition as defined in claims 18, 19, and 20 wherein each b has a value of 1 and each n is at least 2.

Claim 23

A composition concentrate as defined in claims 3 and 11 wherein said alcohol is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol and mixtures thereof.

Claim 24

A composition concentrate as defined in claim 3 which further comprises an inorganic silicate of the formula ##STR27## wherein M' is a monovalent cation that forms a glycol soluble silicate selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, lithium, rubidium and tetraorganoammonium cations, s has a value of from 1 to 4 inclusive, u has a value from 0 to 3 inclusive, and t has a value from 1 to 4 inclusive which is the sum of s and u; and/or an organic silicate ester of the formula Si(OR 14 ) 4 wherein R 14 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkoxyaryl and hydroxyalkoxy radicals, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 25

A silicate-free antifreeze concentrate buffered to a pH of from about 7 to about 11, comprising (a) an alcohol (b) a polysilyl compound of the formula: ##STR28## wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted organic radical; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, monovalent hydrocarbon radicals and substituted monovalent hydrocarbon radicals; R 2 is a monovalent moiety hydrolyzable to a hydroxyl group, each R 2 being the same or different; a is an integer from 2 to 4 inclusive; b is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; n is an integer from 1 to 36 inclusive; and c is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; each ##STR29## group being the same or different, with the proviso that the compound have at least one ##STR30## group; (c) an anti-gelling agent; and (d) up to about 10 weight percent of water.

Claim 26

A silicate-free antifreeze concentrate buffered to a pH of from about 7 to about 11, comprising (a) an alcohol (b) a polysilyl compound of the formula: ##STR28## wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted organic radical; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, monovalent hydrocarbon radicals and substituted monovalent hydrocarbon radicals; R 2 is a monovalent moiety hydrolyzable to a hydroxyl group, each R 2 being the same or different; a is an integer from 2 to 4 inclusive; b is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; n is an integer from 1 to 36 inclusive; and c is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; each ##STR29## group being the same or different, with the proviso that the compound have at least one ##STR30## group; (c) an anti-gelling agent; and (d) up to about 10 weight percent of water.

Claim 27

A composition concentrate as defined in claim 1 wherein: (a) R is selected from the group consisting of: --CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH(CH 3 )--, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH(CH 3 )--, --(CH 2 ) 4 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH(CH 3 )--, --CH 2 CH(C 2 H 5 )-- --CH 2 CH 2 CH(CH 3 )CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 C(CH 3 ) 2 --, --(CH 2 ) 18 --, --(CH 2 ) 16 CH(CH 3 )--, ##STR31## (b) R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, monovalent hydrocarbon radicals and substituted monovalent hydrocarbon radicals; (c) A monovalent moiety hydrolyzable to a hydroxyl group and selected from the group consisting of acyloxy-containing species, alkyloxy-containing species, aryloxy-containing species, aralkyloxy-containing species, alkaryloxy-containing species, alkyleneoxy-containing species, hydroxy alkyloxy-containing species, hydroxy polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, alkoxy polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, acyloxy polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, alkoxy alkyloxy-containing species, acyloxy alkyloxy-containing species, cyano alkyloxy-containing species, cyano polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, amino alkyloxy-containing species, dialkylamino alkyloxy-containing species, alkanolamino alkyloxy-containing species, dialkanolamino alkyloxy-containing species, carboxy alkyloxy-containing species, carboxy polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, carboalkoxy-containing species and carboalkoxy alkyloxy-containing species.

Claim 28

A composition inhibited against high temperature aluminum cavitation erosion corrosion comprising: (a) an alcohol, and (b) an effective amount to protect aluminum surfaces from high temperature cavitation erosion corrosion of a polysilyl compound of the formula: ##STR32## where: (i) R is selected from the group consisting of: --CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH(CH 3 )--, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH(CH 3 )--, --(CH 2 ) 4 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH(CH 3 )--, --CH 2 CH(C 2 H 5 )-- --CH 2 CH 2 CH(CH 3 )CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 C(CH 3 ) 2 --, --(CH 2 ) 18 --, --(CH 2 ) 16 CH(CH 3 )--, ##STR33## (ii) R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, monovalent hydrocarbon radicals and substituted monovalent hydrocarbon radicals; (iii) A monovalent moiety hydrolyzable to a hydroxyl group and selected from the group consisting of acyloxy-containing species, alkyloxy-containing species, aryloxy-containing species, aralkyloxy-containing species, alkaryloxy-containing species, alkyleneoxy-containing species, hydroxy alkyloxy-containing species, hydroxy polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, alkoxy polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, acyloxy polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, alkoxy alkyloxy-containing species, acyloxy alkyloxy-containing species, cyano alkyloxy-containing species, cyano polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, amino alkyloxy-containing species, dialkylamino alkyloxy-containing species, alkanolamino alkyloxy-containing species, dialkanolamino alkyloxy-containing species, carboxy alkyloxy-containing species, carboxy polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, carboalkoxy-containing species and carboalkoxy alkyloxy-containing species.

Claim 29

A composition inhibited against high temperature aluminum cavitation erosion corrosion comprising: (a) an alcohol, and (b) an effective amount to protect aluminum surfaces from high temperature cavitation erosion corrosion of a polysilyl compound of the formula: ##STR32## where: (i) R is selected from the group consisting of: --CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH(CH 3 )--, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH(CH 3 )--, --(CH 2 ) 4 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH(CH 3 )--, --CH 2 CH(C 2 H 5 )-- --CH 2 CH 2 CH(CH 3 )CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 C(CH 3 ) 2 --, --(CH 2 ) 18 --, --(CH 2 ) 16 CH(CH 3 )--, ##STR33## (ii) R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, monovalent hydrocarbon radicals and substituted monovalent hydrocarbon radicals; (iii) A monovalent moiety hydrolyzable to a hydroxyl group and selected from the group consisting of acyloxy-containing species, alkyloxy-containing species, aryloxy-containing species, aralkyloxy-containing species, alkaryloxy-containing species, alkyleneoxy-containing species, hydroxy alkyloxy-containing species, hydroxy polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, alkoxy polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, acyloxy polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, alkoxy alkyloxy-containing species, acyloxy alkyloxy-containing species, cyano alkyloxy-containing species, cyano polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, amino alkyloxy-containing species, dialkylamino alkyloxy-containing species, alkanolamino alkyloxy-containing species, dialkanolamino alkyloxy-containing species, carboxy alkyloxy-containing species, carboxy polyalkyleneoxy alkyloxy-containing species, carboalkoxy-containing species and carboalkoxy alkyloxy-containing species.