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Scale control with terpolymers containing styrene sulfonic acid
Assignee: Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc
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Filing: 1988-08-23
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Granted: 1990-08-28
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Expires: 2008-08-23
Abstract
Abstract Inhibition of scale is obtained by adding to an aqueous medium 0.5 to 500 ppm of a copolymer containing at least one of each of the following three monomers: (a) monounsaturated carboxylic acids as well as salts and anhydrides thereof, the acids containing 3 to 5 carbon atoms, such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid or its anhydride; (b) acrylamidoalkane sulfonic acids and salts thereof, such as 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid; and (c) styrene sulfonic acid and its salts.
Inventors
- 👤 Zahid Amjad
- 👤 William F. Masler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 23:33
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F5/00; C02F5/08; C02F5/10; C02F5/12; C02F5/125
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of inhibiting precipitation of scale, including calcium phosphate, in an aqueous medium, in the presence or in the absence of iron, comprising adding to said aqueous medium an effective amount of a water-soluble copolymer for the purpose of inhibiting precipitation of said scale, said copolymer consisting essentially of (a) 40 to 70% by weight carboxylic monomer selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, salts of such acids, and mixtures thereof, (b) 10 to 50% by weight of a sulfonic monomer selected from 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, 2-methacrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, salts of said acids, and mixtures thereof, (c) 5 to 30% of a styrene sulfonic acid, and (d) up to 20% by weight of one or more secondary copolymerizable monomer which does not deleteriously affect performance of said copolymer as antiscalant, said secondary copolymerizable monomer excluding substituted acrylamides, vinyl esters, and vinyl acetate; said copolymer having a weight average molecular weight in the range of about 1,000 to 100,000.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of inhibiting precipitation of scale, including calcium phosphate, in an aqueous medium, in the presence or in the absence of iron, comprising adding to said aqueous medium an effective amount of a water-soluble copolymer for the purpose of inhibiting precipitation of said scale, said copolymer consisting essentially of (a) 40 to 70% by weight carboxylic monomer selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, salts of such acids, and mixtures thereof, (b) 10 to 50% by weight of a sulfonic monomer selected from 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, 2-methacrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, salts of said acids, and mixtures thereof, (c) 5 to 30% of a styrene sulfonic acid, and (d) up to 20% by weight of one or more secondary copolymerizable monomer which does not deleteriously affect performance of said copolymer as antiscalant, said secondary copolymerizable monomer excluding substituted acrylamides, vinyl esters, and vinyl acetate; said copolymer having a weight average molecular weight in the range of about 1,000 to 100,000.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
Method of claim 1 wherein amount of said copolymer is 1 to 50 ppm and its molecular weight is in the range of about 2,000 to 50,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
Method of claim 2 wherein amount of said secondary monomer is up to 10% by weight and molecular weight of said copolymer is 2,000 to 20,000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
Method of claim 3 wherein said aqueous medium is alkaline and is selected from process water used in steam generating systems, recirculating cooling water systems, gas scrubbing systems, desalination water systems, and crude petroleum recovery systems.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
Method of claim 4 wherein in said copolymer, amount of said styrene sulfonic acid is about 5 to 30%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
Method of claim 1 wherein said copolymer has molecular weight of about 2,000 to 50,000 and is selected from the following copolymers, given in weight parts: (a) 40 to 70% acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and mixtures thereof; (b) 10 to 50% acrylamido methylpropane sulfonic acid; (c) 5 to 30% styrene sulfonic acid; and (d) up to 15% of one or more other polymerizable monomers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
Method of claim 6 wherein said styrene sulfonic acids and salts thereof are defined as follows: ##STR4## where R is selected from hydrogen and alkyl groups of to 6 carbon atoms, and X is selected from hydrogen, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, ammonium groups, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
Method of claim 7 wherein in the formula, R is selected from hydrogen and alkyl groups of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and X is sodium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
Method of claim 7 wherein in the formula, R is hydrogen and the --SO 3 X group is at the 3 or 4 position on the phenyl ring.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
79 words
Method of claim 1 wherein said copolymer is selected from the following copolymers, given in weight parts: (a) 70/10/20 copolymer of AA/AMPS/SSS (b) 60/10/30 copolymer of AA/AMPS/SSS (c) 60/30/10 copolymer of AA/AMPS/SSS (d) 60/32.5/7.5 copolymer of AA/AMPS/SSS (e) 50/30/20 copolymer of AA/AMPS/SSS (f) 40/30/30 copolymer of AA/AMPS/SSS (g) 40/50/10 copolymer of AA/AMPS/SSS (h) 50/40/10 copolymer of AA/AMPS/SSS (i) 60/25/10/5 copolymer of AA/AMPS/SSS/DADMAC wherein the contractions are defined as follows: AA=acrylic acid SSS=sodium styrene sulfonate AMPS=2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid DADMAC=diallyldimethylammonium chloride.
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