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GB2113254A
GB2113254A GB08301192A GB8301192A GB2113254A GB 2113254 A GB2113254 A GB 2113254A GB 08301192 A GB08301192 A GB 08301192A GB 8301192 A GB8301192 A GB 8301192A GB 2113254 A GB2113254 A GB 2113254A
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Daniel L Blumen
Robert W Reid
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02FTREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F5/00Softening water; Preventing scale; Adding scale preventatives or scale removers to water, e.g. adding sequestering agents
    • C02F5/08Treatment of water with complexing chemicals or other solubilising agents for softening, scale prevention or scale removal, e.g. adding sequestering agents
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23GCLEANING OR DE-GREASING OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY CHEMICAL METHODS OTHER THAN ELECTROLYSIS
    • C23G1/00Cleaning or pickling metallic material with solutions or molten salts
    • C23G1/14Cleaning or pickling metallic material with solutions or molten salts with alkaline solutions
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Abstract

The metal jacket of a glass-filled reactor is cleaned with an aqueous mix of chelant, e.g. ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, dispersant, and metal passivator e.g. hydrazine in defined amounts. Enables scale removal and passivation of the metal parts without damaging the glass lining.

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SPECIFICATION Process for cleaning the jacket of a glass-lined reactor This invention is directed to cleaning the interior of the jacket of a glass-lined reactor, using a cleaner especially formulated to remove scale and rust without, however, forming hydrogen, which tends to diffuse through the reactor wall and attack the glass lining inside the reactor.
Substantially any heating or cooling medium circulated through the jacket of a jacketed glass lined reactor will gradually cause formation of rust and/or result in scale. These deposits interfere with heat transfer and require periodic removal. For such a purpose, acidic cleaners are probably the worst, for the reason above given. Alkaline cleaners have been used, but fail to remove hardness-type scale.
Hydrosulfite cleaners remove iron, but not hardness scale.
In the past, these reactors have been dismantled, sandblasted to remove the scale, and relined.
Such a relining requires from 14 to 1 6 weeks at a cost of approximately 70% of the original price of this reactor.
Therefore, a cleaning product that would effectively remove scale and passivate the metal parts while at the same time not damage the glass lining is needed.
We have now found, according to the present invention, that the disadvantages of prior art jacket cleaning processes can be avoided to a large extent by the use of a special aqueous cleaner comprising a chelant, a dispersant, a metal passivator, and (optionally) an antifoaming agent.
According to the present invention there is provided a method of cleaning the jacket of a giasslined reactor which comprises passing therethrough an aqueous composition which comprises, by weight, at least 0.05% of a chelant, at least 0.01% of a dispersant and at least 0.01% of a ferrous metal passivator. Optionally, an antifoaming agent is included in the composition.
The preferred chelant is ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid, but other chelants can be used, for example, trisodium nitrilotriacetate monohydrate.
Suitable antifoaming agents include polyglycols as well as antifoams based on organic esters.
Besides sodium lignosuifate and/or sodium polymethacrylate which are the preferred dispersants, others which are suitable include the organophosphates and hydroxy-ethylidene diphosphonic acid.
Suitable ferrous metal passivators include hydrazine, which is preferred, and diethylhydroxylamine.
Preferably, the chelant is present in an amount from 0.05 to 4, especially 0.5 to 4% by weight, the dispersant is present in an amount from 0.01 to 1.5, especially 0.01 to 0.55, % by weight, and the passivator is present in an amount from 0.01 to 4, especially 0.015 to 1.0, % by weight. Typically, if present, the antifoaming agent is present in an amount of at least 0.0001% by weight, for example from 0.0001 to 1.5% by weight, especially up to 0.0005% by weight.
In general, the composition is passed through the jacket at 120 to 1500 F for 4 to 8 hours.
Desirably the composition is passed through until its conductivity has increased by at least 50%.
It is generally convenient to provide the composition in the form of a concentrate which is diluted, for example about 1:10, with water at the time of use.
The following Example further illustrates the present invention.
Example 1 The jacket of a 1000 gallon glass-lined reactor had become filled with scale which had reduced the water flow and caused a reduction in heat transfer.
The cleaner (concentrate) comprises: Wt. % 38% aqueous solution of ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (chelant and cleaner) 98.625 Polyglycol (antifoaming agent) .005 Sodium lignosulfonate (dispersant) .16 Sodium polymethacrylate, 4500 mol wt (dispersant) .55 Hydrazine, 35% aqueous solution (metal passivator) .66 100.00 The cleaning procedure was as follows: (1) Feed 1.1 parts of cleaner with 10 parts of city water (Rochester, New York) to the reactor jacket.
(2) Circulate this solution at 120-1 500F (49-650C) for 4-8 hours.
(3) Drain the reactor jacket and measure the specific conductance of effluent against a standard of 305 micromhos for the city water in this example. (305 micromhos was the conductivity of the water before the addition of the chemical).
(4) Based on the conductivity reading, determine whether sufficient cleaning has taken place or whether an additional charge of chemical is required. If the conductivity of the cleaning solution has increased by at least 50% after recirculation, then sufficient cleaning will have taken place.
The following Table shows the results of the chemical cleaning. The first column shows the analysis of the cleaning solution after chemical addition but before recirculation. The second analysis is that of the cleaning solution after 4 hours of recirculation. The changes in the total dissolved solids, the hardness of CaCO3, the calcium content, and the iron content should be noted. The total dissolved solids nearly doubled. The amount of hardness increased by more than six times. The iron increased eight-fold. All these measurements show that the scale that consisted largely of calcium and iron was being dissolved by the cleanser.
Water analysis Cleaner plus city water Before After circulation circulation Total dissolved solids, ppm 18,698 35,610 pH 11.9 12 Hardness as CaCO3 223 1,406 Specific conductance micromhos/cm 9,410 14,700 Calcium as Ca, ppm 76 546 Magnesium as Mg, ppm 80 10 Iron as Fe, ppm 8.6 8.0 Silica as 502 1 1.1 The cleaner used in this example is available commerically as Polymate 661 (a concentrate) from Dearborn Chemical Co. In a more general sense, the following is suitable: chelant 17.95-98.625 wt % antifoaming agent 0-0.005 dispersant 0.1-5.5 metal passivator 0.5-3.0 water, to make 100% Within the range given, more chelant can be used, depending on the severity of the scale.

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1. A method of cleaning the jacket of a glass-lined reactor which comprises passing therethrough an aqueous composition which comprises, by weight, at least 0.05% of a chelant, at least 0.01% of a dispersant and at least 0.01% of a ferrous metal passivator.
2. A method according to claim 1 in which the aqueous composition comprises at least 0.0001% by weight of an antifoaming agent.
3. A method according to claim 1 or 2 in which the aqueous composition comprises 0.05 to 4% by weight of chelant, 0.01 to 1.5% by weight of dispersant, 0.01 to 4% by weight of passivator and, optionally, 0.0001 to 1.5% by weight of antifoaming agent.
4. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3 in which the aqueous composition contains 0.5 to 4% by weight of chelant.
5. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 in which the aqueous composition contains 0.015 to 0.1% by weight of passivator.
6. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 in which the aqueous composition contains 0.01 to 0.55% by weight of dispersant.
7. A method according to any one of claims 2 to 6 in which the aqueous composition contains up to 0.0005% by weight of antifoaming agent.
8. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 in which the chelant is ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid.
9. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 in which the dispersant is sodium lignosulphonate and/or sodium methacrylate.
10. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 in which the passivator is hydrazine.
11. A method according to any one of claims 2 to 10 in which the antifoaming agent is a polyglycol.
12. A method according to any one of the preceding claims in which the composition is passed through the jacket at 120 to 1 500 F for 4 to 8 hours.
13. A method according to any one of the preceding claims in which the composition is passed through the jacket until its conductivity has increased by at least 50%.
14. A method according to claim 1 substantially as hereinbefore described.
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US4726907A (en) * 1983-08-10 1988-02-23 Nuclear Technology Corp Hydrazides of amino-polyacetic acids as chelants
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EP0121631A3 (en) * 1983-04-12 1986-05-14 Chemed Corporation Method of removing scale
US4726907A (en) * 1983-08-10 1988-02-23 Nuclear Technology Corp Hydrazides of amino-polyacetic acids as chelants
US4775491A (en) * 1983-08-10 1988-10-04 Nuclear Technology Corp. Hydrazides of amino-polyacetic acids as chelants
US4708805A (en) * 1986-11-24 1987-11-24 Muhala Thomas F D Barium sulfate removal and anti-deposition compositions and process of use therefor
EP0273182A1 (en) * 1986-12-01 1988-07-06 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method of cleaning a container
US5164015A (en) * 1986-12-01 1992-11-17 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method for cleaning a vessel
US5264041A (en) * 1986-12-01 1993-11-23 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method for cleaning a vessel
EP0299166A1 (en) * 1987-07-17 1989-01-18 Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Method for removing scale on inner surfaces of boiler tube members
WO1995030032A1 (en) * 1994-05-02 1995-11-09 United Technologies Corporation Effective cleaning method for turbine airfoils

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