In recent years, numerous polymers and biocides have been developed to enhance or augment cooling water treatment programs. The polymers were designed to treat either corrosion or fouling problems in cooling water systems and heat exchanger equipment. However, few of these polymers can function as both a corrosion inhibitor and a scale inhibitor. In addition, many of these polymers and biocides still had some environment drawbacks that rendered them harmfill to aquatic life when discharge to receiving waters. In this paper we look at a multiple-year field application of biodegradable polymers and biocides.

Subject
Water, Rocks, Iron, Polymers, Steel, Towers, Corrosion protection, Copper, Corrosion coupons, THPS, Biocides, Cooling towers, Linear polarization resistance
Keywords:
polymer, inhibitor, scale, corrosion, polyaspartate, green chemistry, dispersant, biodegradable
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2004
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