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Acrylic acid–allylpolyethoxy carboxylate copolymer as an environmentally friendly calcium carbonate and iron(III) scale inhibitor

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A novel environmentally friendly type of calcium carbonate and iron(III) scale inhibitor AQn was synthesized. The anti-scale property of the AQn copolymer toward CaCO3 and iron(III) in the artificial cooling water was studied through static scale inhibition tests. The observation shows that both calcium carbonate and iron(III) inhibition increase with increasing the degree of polymerization of AQn from 5 to 15, and the dosage of AQn plays an important role on calcium carbonate and iron(III) inhibition. The effect on formation of CaCO3 was investigated with combination of scanning electronic microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction analysis, and Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer, respectively. Inhibition mechanism is proposed that the interactions between calcium or iron ions and polyethylene glycol are the fundamental impetus to restrain the formation of the scale in cooling water systems.

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This study was supported by the Prospective Joint Research Project of Jiangsu Province (BY2012196); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51077013); Special funds for Jiangsu Province Scientific and Technological Achievements Projects of China (BA2011086); Program for Training of 333 High-Level Talent, Jiangsu Province of China (BRA2010033); Scientific Innovation Research Foundation of College Graduate in Jiangsu Province (CXLX-0134); and The Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate of Southeast University (YBJJ1110).

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  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People’s Republic of China

    Jingyi Huang, Guangqing Liu, Yuming Zhou, Qingzhao Yao, Yong Yang, Lei Ling, Huchuan Wang, Ke Cao, Yahui Liu & Peixin Zhang

  2. Jiangsu Optoelectronic Functional Materials and Engineering Laboratory, Nanjing, 211189, People’s Republic of China

    Yuming Zhou & Qingzhao Yao

  3. Jianghai Environmental Protection Co., Ltd., Changzhou, 213116, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Wendao Wu & Wei Sun

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Huang, J., Liu, G., Zhou, Y. et al. Acrylic acid–allylpolyethoxy carboxylate copolymer as an environmentally friendly calcium carbonate and iron(III) scale inhibitor. Clean Techn Environ Policy 15, 677–685 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-012-0540-z

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