Stabilization of hydroxyalkylidene phosphonate scale inhibitors against degradation by bromine and chlorine biocides

摘要

Hydroxyalkylidene phosphonates, which give excellent inhibition of the formation, deposition and adherence of scale-forming salts, especially calcium carbonate, in aqueous systems, are degraded by the oxidizing biocides bromine and chlorine used to control microbial growth in such aqueous systems. It has been found that organic sulfonamides provide excellent protection against such degradation when they are added to the aqueous system along with the hydroxyalkylidene phosphonate scale inhibitors.