Patent ID: 9221700
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: C02F,C23F

Abstract:
1. A method for inhibiting the formation and deposition of silica and silicate compounds in a water system, the method comprising adding to the water in the water system about 10,000 ppm to about 100,000 ppm of one or more low molecular weight anionic polymers selected from the group consisting of: homopolymers of acrylic acid; copolymers of methacrylic acid and polyethylene glycol allyl ether; homopolymers of methacrylic acid; copolymers of acrylic acid and polyethylene glycol allyl ether; copolymers of acrylic acid and 1-allyloxy-2-hydroxypropane sulfonic acid; homopolymers of maleic anhydride; copolymers of maleic anhydride and polyethylene glycol allyl ether; and combinations thereof.