Claims
- 1. A composition for inhibiting the deposition of scale and sludge in aqueous systems comprising the combination of three or more additives selected from the group consisting of
- (a) polyacrylic acid (PAA) having a molecular weight of from 1000 to 90,000, copolymer of allyl sulfonate and maleic anhydride (ASMA) having a molecular weight of from 1,000 to 10,000 and a weight ratio of 1:1, and mixtures thereof,
- (b) hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid (HEDPA), amino (trimethylene)phosphonic acid (AMP), diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) and mixtures thereof, and
- (c) copolymer of acrylic acid and acrylamide (AAA) having a molecular weight of from 1000 to 10,000 and a weight ratio of 1:10 to 10:1, and wherein the combination contains at least one additive selected from each of (a), (b), and (c) supra in a ratio of a:b:c of (6-2):(6-2):(3-1) respectively on an active basis.
- 2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the ratio of additives a:b:c is from about 6:3:2 respectively.
- 3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein (a) is polyacrylic acid, (b) is diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid and (c) is copolymer of acrylic acid and acrylamide.
- 4. A composition according to claim 1 wherein (a) is copolymer of allyl sulfonate and maleic anhydride, (b) is amino(trimethylene phosphonic acid) and (c) is copolymer of acrylic acid and acrylamide.
- 5. A composition according to claim 1 wherein (a) is polyacrylic acid, (b) is amino(trimethylene phosphonic acid), and (c) is a mixture of copolymer of acrylic acid and acrylamide, and poly(acrylic acid-co-hypophosphite).
- 6. A composition according to claim 1 wherein (a) is polyacrylic acid, (b) is hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid, and (c) is a mixture of copolymer of acrylic acid and acrylamide and poly(acrylic acid-co-hypophosphite).
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 512,282, filed Apr. 20, 1990 now abandoned.
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