An evaluation of silica scale control additives for industrial water systems

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 083681-0836812

  Amjad, Z ^a   Zuhl, R W ^a  

^a Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Industrial water systems; Inhibition; Polymer thermal stability; Silica scaling

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL SILICA; DISPERSANTS; INDUSTRIAL WATER; INDUSTRIAL WATER SYSTEMS; INHIBITION; NON-POLYMERIC; NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; POLYMERIC ADDITIVES; SCALE CONTROL; SCALE INHIBITOR; SILICA SCALING;

CORROSION; SILICA; SILICATES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SYSTEM STABILITY; THERMAL STRESS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOELASTICITY; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATERWORKS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 69249150927     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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