Scale conditioning agents
US6740168B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F2301/046
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved scale conditioning composition and method that results in improved dissolution and disruption of tube scale, hardened sludge and other deposits composed primarily of highly densified magnetite such as those found in heat exchange vessels. After treatment with the advanced scale conditioning composition, these magnetite rich deposits are more easily removed using known and commercially available high pressure hydro-mechanical cleaning techniques. The present invention further provides effective cleaning in a short period of time and at relatively low temperatures, while reducing the amount of waste produced and reducing the resulting corrosion of carbon and low alloy steel components within the steam generator during the cleaning process.
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