Apparent inhibition of thermal decomposition of hydrogencarbonate ion by poly(acrylic acid). The effect of molar mass and end-group functionality

Desalination

Volumn 332, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-43

  Alhamzah, Ali ^a,b   Fellows, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b SWCC   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Alkaline scale; Mechanism; Poly(acrylic acid); Scale inhibitor; Thermal decomposition of hydrogencarbonate

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DESALINATION; FREE ENERGY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; MECHANISMS; SELF ASSEMBLY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOLYSIS; ORGANIC ACIDS;

ALKALINE SCALE; END-GROUP FUNCTIONALITY; POLY(ACRYLIC ACID ); POLYACRYLIC ACIDS; RATE COEFFICIENTS; SCALE INHIBITOR; SELF-ASSEMBLY BEHAVIORS; THERMAL DESALINATION PLANT;

DECOMPOSITION;

ALKALINITY; CARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GIBBS FREE ENERGY; INHIBITOR; PARTITIONING; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; THERMODYNAMICS; DECOMPOSITION; DESALINATION; ION; POLYMER;

EID: 84887559059     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.10.021     Document Type: Article

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