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Process for treating an aqueous liquid containing forming calcium scale salts by adding a copolymer of 1,2-dihdroxy-3-butene antiscalant

US6235152A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 9, 1999
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21C11/106
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is directed to an improved process for inhibiting calcium carbonate scaling in aqueous systems such as that employed in the kraft process for the production of wood pulp. Such an improved process is achieved by the addition to the system of at least one antiscalant comprising at least one monomer unit derived from the group consisting of 1,2-dihydroxy-3-butene, N-(hydroxymethyl) acrylamide, and N-(sulfomethyl) acrylamide, and at least one monomer unit derived from the group consisting of maleic acid, acrylic acid, acrylamide, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, N-tertbutylacrylamide, butoxymethylacrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, sodium acrylamidomethyl propane sulfonic acid, and salts thereof, with with the proviso that said polymers do not contain the monomer unit --(CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH--CH.sub.2 --O)--.

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