Use of fumaric acid polymers as antiscalants
US4533709A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 1984 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F5/10
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Fumaric acid polymers may be used to control or inhibit scaling in boilers, desalination plants, steam generators, cooling equipment and the like. A novel process for their synthesis employs a mono or dialkyl ester of fumaric acid as a starting material.
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