A number of soluble species typically found in cooling water systems have been found to influence the decomposition of HEDP by low levels of chlorine. The effect of these species is discussed, some mechanistic inferences are drawn and a method for mitigating this decomposition is described.

Subject
Stability, Chillers, Decomposition, Degradation, Phosphonates, Orthophosphate, Slug flow, Phosphates, Chlorine, Hypochlorite, Risk reduction, Cooling towers, Microorganisms
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1986
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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