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Title: Development of scale inhibitors

Abstract

During the last fifty years, scale inhibition has gone from an art to a science. Scale inhibition has changed from simple pH adjustment to the use of optimized dose of designer polymers from multiple monomers. The water-treatment industry faces many challenges due to the need to conserve water, availability of only low quality water, increasing environmental regulations of the water discharge, and concern for human safety when using acid. Natural materials such as starch, lignin, tannin, etc., have been replaced with hydrolytically stable organic phosphates and synthetic polymers. Most progress in scale inhibition has come from the use of synergistic mixtures and copolymerizing different functionalities to achieve specific goals. Development of scale inhibitors requires an understanding of the mechanism of crystal growth and its inhibition. This paper discusses the historic perspective of scale inhibition and the development of new inhibitors based on the understanding of the mechanism of crystal growth and the use of powerful tools like molecular modeling to visualize crystal-inhibitor interactions.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Calgon Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
397827
Report Number(s):
CONF-960389-
TRN: IM9649%%35
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) annual corrosion conference and exposition: water and waste water industries, Denver, CO (United States), 24-29 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Corrosion/96 conference papers; PB: [6615] p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; SCALE CONTROL; WATER TREATMENT; MIXTURES; SYNERGISM; KINETICS; MOLECULAR MODELS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL GROWTH; ADSORPTION; POLYMERS; RESOURCE CONSERVATION; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENT; PREDICTION EQUATIONS; CALCIUM CARBONATES; CALCIUM SULFATES; SILICATES; DEPOSITS

Citation Formats

Gill, J S. Development of scale inhibitors. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Gill, J S. Development of scale inhibitors. United States.
Gill, J S. 1996. "Development of scale inhibitors". United States.
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title = {Development of scale inhibitors},
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abstractNote = {During the last fifty years, scale inhibition has gone from an art to a science. Scale inhibition has changed from simple pH adjustment to the use of optimized dose of designer polymers from multiple monomers. The water-treatment industry faces many challenges due to the need to conserve water, availability of only low quality water, increasing environmental regulations of the water discharge, and concern for human safety when using acid. Natural materials such as starch, lignin, tannin, etc., have been replaced with hydrolytically stable organic phosphates and synthetic polymers. Most progress in scale inhibition has come from the use of synergistic mixtures and copolymerizing different functionalities to achieve specific goals. Development of scale inhibitors requires an understanding of the mechanism of crystal growth and its inhibition. This paper discusses the historic perspective of scale inhibition and the development of new inhibitors based on the understanding of the mechanism of crystal growth and the use of powerful tools like molecular modeling to visualize crystal-inhibitor interactions.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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