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A new non-phosphorus scale inhibitor that prevents different types of scales under industrial process conditions has been developed. The new compound can be applied to control calcium carbonate scale in the cooling industry, both recirculating cooling towers and once through systems. The inhibitor has shown excellent performance in preventing calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, and calcium oxalate precipitation under conditions typical to the paper industry. Applications of this new non-phosphorus anti-scaling agent (NPA) can be extended to the oil industry since as it has shown excellent scale inhibition for calcium carbonate and barium sulfate and acceptable inhibition for calcium sulfate under typical oil industry conditions. The new inhibitor is stable in the presence of chlorine and it possesses tolerance to relatively high calcium, iron, and aluminum concentrations.
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Perez, L.A., Zidovec, D.F. (1995). Scale Control by Using a New Non-Phosphorus, Environmentally Friendly Scale Inhibitor. In: Amjad, Z. (eds) Mineral Scale Formation and Inhibition. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1400-2_5
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