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This study focused on using scale inhibitors for calcium sulfate that are not only highly effective, but also comply with present restrictive environmental control legislations. In this respect, some biodegradable compounds-based biopolymers, such as carboxymethyl starch (CMS), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), and chitosan (Ch), were evaluated at temperatures 90–95 and 130°C. The results obtained were compared with the performance of polyaspartic acid (PAA), which is well known in this application, as well as other chelating synthetic polymers (polyacrylamide and amphoteric polyacrylamide). The role of the degree of substitution (DS) of carboxymethylated biopolymer and the charge density of polyacrylamide (AmPAM-30 and AmPAM-50) on inhibition performance of scale were also examined. The synergistic effect of PAA with investigated inhibitors was studied for economic and environmental purposes. The results revealed that both the degree of substitution of carboxymethylated biopolymers and charge density of polyacrylamide have a profound effect on improving the performance of the investigated scale inhibitors. The efficiency values were correlated to the thermal degradation behavior (TGA) of biopolymers. PAA had the highest synergistic effect of all investigated inhibitors, where the inhibition efficiency was found to range from 98% to 100%, at a temperature of 130°C, with low doses of both PAA (2 ppm) together with biopolymers. This efficiency is observed using 20–40 ppm of PAA. The synergistic effect of PAA (2 ppm) also showed enhancement of the performance of low doses of polyacrylamides (5 ppm) in maintaining soluble Ca2+ in solutions, increasing the efficiency from ∼57% to ∼100%, as well as its ecotoxicological property.
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Saleah, A.O., Basta, A.H. Evaluation of some organic-based biopolymers as green inhibitors for calcium sulfate scales. Environmentalist 28, 421–428 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-008-9163-7
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