Patent ID: 8648026
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: C02F,C11D,C23F,C23G

Abstract:
1. A composition for dissolving and/or inhibiting deposition of scale on a surface of a system, said composition comprising: i) an acidic component comprising an alkanesulfonic acid; ii) a wetting agent comprising a surfactant; and iii) a corrosion inhibitor comprising an amphoteric surfactant; wherein said alkanesulfonic acid is present in an amount of at least about 50 weight percent (wt %), said surfactant is present in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 30 wt %, and said amphoteric surfactant is present in an amount of from about 0.025 to about 20 wt %, each based on 100 wt % of said alkanesulfonic acid, said surfactant, and said amphoteric surfactant combined.