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Process for treating cooling water

US4968431A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 1989
Grant dateNov 6, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC02F5/14
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for the treatment of cooling waters, particularly in thermal power stations, without or--optionally--with partial acid decarbonization of the make up water, the improvement wherein the make up water is mechanically coarse-clarified and the hardness is then stabilized with scale inhibitors. The scale inhibitors are then removed from the blow down and are optionally recovered.

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