5589107Method and composition for inhibiting corrosion.docx

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5589107Methodandcompositionforinhibitingcorrosion

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UnitedStatesPatent

5,589,107

Scheurman,III

December31,1996

Methodandcompositionforinhibitingcorrosion

Abstract

Corrosionofferrousmetalsurfacesinanaqueoussystem,suchasaboilersystem,isinhibitedbyaddingafirstcomponentandasecondcomponent,thefirstcomponentbeingpreferablycarbohydrazide,hydrazine,orasaltthereof,thesecondcomponentbeingselectedfromthegroupconsistingofcertainhydroxylaminecompoundsormixturesthereof,preferablyN,N-diethylhydroxylamine.Theweightratiooftheaddedfirstcomponenttotheaddedsecondcomponentisbetweenabout4:

1andabout1:

4.

Inventors:

Scheurman,III;Clarence（Westlake,OH）

Assignee:

AppliedSpecialties,Inc.（AvonLake,OH）

Appl.No.:

08/291,589

Filed:

August15,1994

CurrentU.S.Class:

252/392;106/14.37;210/750;252/188.28;252/389.61;252/389.62;252/390;422/16

CurrentInternationalClass:

C23F11/10 （20060101）;C23F11/14 （20060101）;C23F011/14 （）;C23F015/00 （）;C23C022/00 （）

FieldofSearch:

252/188.28,392,390,389.61,389.62210/750422/16106/14.37

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PrimaryExaminer:

Lovering;RichardD.

AssistantExaminer:

Fee;Valerie

Attorney,AgentorFirm:

Pearne,Gordon,McCoy&Granger

Claims

Whatisclaimedis:

1.Acompositionwhichisusefulforinhibitingcorrosionofferrousmetalsurfacesinanaqueoussystemcomprisingafirstcomponentandasecondcomponent,saidfirstcomponentbeingselectedfromthegroupconsistingofcarbohydrazide,water-solublesaltsofcarbohydrazide,hydrazine,water-solublesaltsofhydrazine,andmixturesofanyoftheforegoing,saidsecondcomponentbeingselectedfromthegroupconsistingofcertainhydroxylaminecompoundsormixturesthereof,saidcertainhydroxylaminecompoundshavingtheformula##STR2##whereR.sub.1,R.sub.2,andR.sub.3areeitherthesameordifferentandareselectedfromthegroupconsistingofhydrogenandloweralkylcontaining1toabout6carbonatoms,orawater-solublesaltthereof;theweightratioofthefirstcomponenttothesecondcomponentbeingacorrosioninhibitingratiobetweenabout4:

1andabout1:

4.

2.Acompositionaccordingtoclaim1,saidfirstandsecondcomponentsbeinginanaqueoussolution.

3.Acompositionaccordingtoclaim2,saidcompositionconsistingessentiallyofsaidfirstandsecondcomponents.

4.Acompositionaccordingtoclaim3whereinsaidfirstcomponentiscarbohydrazideandsaidsecondcomponentisN,N-diethyhydroxylamine.

5.Acompositionaccordingtoclaim4,whereintheweightratioofthefirstcomponenttothesecondcomponentisbetweenabout2:

1andabout1:

2.

6.Acompositionaccordingtoclaim2,whereinsaidfirstcomponentiscarbohydrazide.

7.Acompositionaccordingtoclaim6,whereinsaidsecondcomponentisN,N-diethylhydroxylamine.

8.Acompositionaccordingtoclaim7,whereintheweightratioofthefirstcomponenttothesecondcomponentisbetweenabout2:

1andabout1:

2.

9.Acompositionaccordingtoclaim2,whereinsaidsecondcomponentisN,N-diethylhydroxylamine.

10.Acompositionaccordingtoclaim2,whereintheweightratioofthefirstcomponenttothesecondcomponentisbetweenabout2:

1andabout1:

2.

Description

BACKGROUNDOFTHEINVENTION

Thisinventionrelatesgenerallytoinhibitionandcontrolofcorrosionofmetalsurfacesinanaqueoussystemandmorespecificallytocompositionsandmethodstopassivateironandsteelsurfacesinboilerandcoolingsystems.

DESCRIPTIONOFRELATEDART

Inboilers,closedloopcoolingsystems,heatexchangers,andotheraqueoussystems,corrosionofmetalsurfacesisasevereproblem.Inboilersystems,corrosionmayoccurinfeedlines,theboiler,steamlines,steamcondensatereturnlines,heaters,economizers,andotherpartsoftheboilersystem.Similarcorrosionmayoccurinclosedloopcoolingsystems.Corrosiongenerallyarisesfromdissolvedoxygenandotherchemicalsattackingtheironorsteelsurfaces,whichattackisacceleratedbythehightemperaturesfoundinboilersystems.Sinceacidicconditionstendtoacceleratethistypeofcorrosion,mostboilerandcoolingsystemsareoperatedunderalkalineconditions.

Typicallyinboilersystemsthreethingsaredonetoprotectferrousmetalfromcorrosion.Mostofthedissolvedoxygenandothergasesarefirstmechanicallyremovedbyvacuumdegasifiersordeaeratingheaters.Secondly,chemicalsareaddedtochemicallyscavengeremainingoxygen.Thirdly,thesameordifferentchemicalsareaddedtopassivatethemetalsurfaces,thatis,protectthemfromattackbyoxygenorotherchemicals.Similarapproachesareusedwithcoolingsystems.

Hydrazinehasbeenusedformanyyearsasaboilerwatertreatment.Itcanreactwithresidualdissolvedoxygentoformwaterandgaseousnitrogen.Undercertainconditionsitcanactasametalpassivatorbyformingaprotectivelayerofmagnetiteoverironsurfaces.However,hydrazineisatoxicchemicalandindustryisattemptingtominimizeitsuse.

Otherboilerandcoolingwatertreatmentshavebeensuggested.See,forexample,U.S.Pat.Nos.5,258,125;4,689,201;4,626,411;4,350,606;4,269,717;and4,067,690,thecontentsofwhichareincorporatedbyreferenceintheirentirety.However,mostofthesetreatmentsfocustoomuchonoxygenremovalandnotenoughonmetalsurfacepassivation.Whatisneededisatreatmentwhichpassivatesandcoversandcoatsthemetalsurfacestosuchanextentthatanydissolvedoxygenwhichispresentisunabletoeffectivelyattackthesurface.Whenthemetalsurfaceissufficientlypassivated,certainlevelsofdissolvedoxygencanbetolerated.Itisanobjectofthepresentinventiontoprovideeffectivemetalsurfacepassivation,particularlyinhighpressure,hightemperatureboilersystems.

SUMMARYOFTHEINVENTION

Amethodforinhibitingcorrosionofferrousmetalsurfacesinanaqueoussystemisprovided.TheaqueoussystemcontainssystemwaterhavinganalkalinepH,themethodcomprisingaddingtothesystemwaterafirstcomponentandasecondcomponent.Thefirstcomponentisselectedfromthegroupconsistingofcarbohydrazide,water-solublesaltsofcarbohydrazide,hydrazine,water-solublesaltsofhydrazine,andmixturesofanyoftheforegoing.Thesecondcomponentisselectedfromthegroupconsistingofcertainhydroxylaminecompoundsormixturesthereof,moreparticularlydescribedhereinafter.Theweightratiooftheaddedfirstcomponenttotheaddedsecondcomponentisbetweenabout4:

1andabout1:

4.Thetotaldosageofthefirstcomponentandthesecondcomponenttothesystemwatertogetherisaneffectiveferrousmetalsurfacepassivatingamount.Acompositioncomprisingthefirstcomponentandthesecondcomponentisalsoprovided.

DETAILEDDESCRIPTIONOFTHEPREFERREDEMBODIMENTS

Partspermillion（ppm）andpartsperbillion（ppb）asusedhereinarepartsbyweight.

Thepresentinventionisusefulasatreatmentoradditivetoinhibitandcontrolcorrosionofmetalsurfaces,suchasferrousmetalsurfaces,inanaqueoussystemsuchasacoolingsystem（particularlyaclosedloopcoolingsystem）oraboilersystem.Anaqueoussystemcontainssystemwater;forexampleacoolingsystemcontainscoolingwaterandaboilersystemcontainsboilerwater.Thesystemwater,intheformofwaterorsteam,typicallyandgenerallycontactstheferrousmetalsurfaceoftheaqueoussystem,forexample,theinnersurfacesofmetalpipes,tubes,tanks,etc.

Thepresentinventionincludesaddingafirstcomponentandasecondcomponenttosystemwatertopassivateferrousmetalsurfacesinanaqueoussystemandtocontrolandinhibitcorrosion.Thefirstcomponentisselectedfromthegroupconsistingofcarbohydrazide,water-solublesaltsofcarbohydrazide,hydrazine,water-solublesaltsofhydrazine,andmixturesofanyoftheforegoingandispreferablycarbohydrazideduetothetoxicnatureofhydrazineandtheperformanceresultsshownbycarbohydrazide.Water-solublesaltsarelesspreferredduetothepresenceofionicmaterial.

Thesecondcomponentisselectedfromthegroupconsistingofcertainhydroxylaminecompoundsormixturesthereof,saidcertainhydroxylaminecompoundshavingthegeneralformula##STR1##whereR.sub.1,R.sub.2,andR.sub.3areeitherthesameordifferentandareselectedfromthegroupconsistingofhydrogenandloweralkylcontaining1toabout6（morepreferably1to3）carbonatoms,orawater-solublesaltthereof.Typicalwater-solublesaltsarethephosphate,sulfate,andchloridesalts,althoughthereareothersknownintheart.Preferablythesecondcomponentisusedwithoutthesesalts,inordertominimizeionicmaterialinthesystemwater.PreferablyR.sub.3ishydrogen.Thesecondcomponentispreferablyhydroxylamine,N,N-diethylhydroxylami