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Reducing corrosion of carbon steel reboilers

US5639422A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 2, 1996
Grant dateJun 17, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC01B7/07
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of reducing the corrosion of a carbon steel reboiler in which a reboiler fluid containing nitrogen trichloride is heated to decompose the nitrogen trichloride. About 1 to about 100 ppm, based on the reboiler fluid weight, of a source of iodine, is added to the reboiler.

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