Patent Application: US-48663883-A

Abstract:
inhibitors useful in preventing the corrosion of metal surfaces that contact aqueous systems containing them are disclosed . the inhibitors comprise mixtures of monoamine salts of polycarboxylic acids and boric acid . typical corrosion inhibitors are made from acids such as dodecanedioic , sebacic and azelaic acid , monoamines such as mono -, di - and triethanol amines and boric acid .

Description:
the polycarboxylic acids used to make the inhibitors of the present invention can be represented by the formula : wherein r is an alkylene , alkenylene , alkynylene or hydroxyl alkylene group of about 4 to about 25 carbons , and preferably from 4 to 15 carbon atoms . typical alkylene groups are the butylene groups such as the 1 , 2 -, 1 , 3 - and 1 , 4 - normal butylene groups , the branched butylene groups and higher homologs thereof up to groups containing about 25 carbons . often r is unbranched polymethylene group such as 1 , 5 - pentylene group , 1 , 6 - hexylene group , 1 , 7 - heptylene group , etc . usually , the acid is a dicarboxylic acid although tricarboxylic acids are useful . the alkenylene groups are analogous to the alkylene groups except they contain a double bond . the hydroxyl alkylene groups are similarly analogous to the alkylene groups except a single hydroxyl group is present . typically r is an unbranched polymethylene group ; often it is an alkylene group of 4 to 10 carbon atoms or a polymethylene group of similar size . specific examples of the acid ( i ) are sebacic , azelaic , suberic , pimelic , adipic , glutaric , 1 , 12 - dodecanedioic acid , 1 , 14 - hexadecanedioic acid , various commercial dicarboxylic acids such as a linoleic acrylic dimer available from westvaco chemical co . under the general trade designation &# 34 ; 1550 diacid &# 34 ;, 1 , 2 , 4 - dodecanetrioic acid and the like . dodecanedioic acid , sebacic acid , azelaic acid and mixtures of one or more of these acids are the preferred dicarboxylic acids . mixtures of two or more such acids can also be successfully used . the monoamines useful in preparing the boron and carboxylate salts of this invention can be represented by the general formula wherein each r &# 39 ; is independently hydrogen , a c 1 - 20 hydrocarbyl or a c 2 - 20 hydroxyl hydrocarbyl group . when all the r &# 39 ; groups are hydrogen , the amine is ammonia . in other instances the amine is a primary , secondary or tertiary amine . the hydrocarbyl groups may contain from 1 to 20 carbon atoms , but preferably will contain from 1 to 3 or 4 carbon atoms since the products obtained from such amines should be characterized by improved water - solubility . preferably , at least one r &# 39 ; is a hydroxyl alkyl group , and each hydrocarbyl group also will preferably have no more than 3 or 4 carbon atoms . specific examples of such hydroxy alkyl amines are ethanol amine , diethanol amine , tri - ethanol amine , propanol amine , di ( propanol ) amine , tri ( propanol ) amine , n , n - di ( lower alkyl ) ethanol or propanol amine ( where the alkyl group has up to seven carbon atoms ) and the like . with the propanol amines , both the 1 , 2 - and 1 , 3 - isomers are contemplated . in the invention &# 39 ; s broader scope , the monoamine ( ii ) can be aliphatic , alicyclic , aromatic or heterocyclic in nature as long as the final salt product is water - soluble . these include aliphatic - substituted aromatic , aliphatic - substituted alicyclic , aliphatic - substituted heterocyclic , alicyclic - substituted aliphatic , alicyclic - substituted aromatic , alicyclic - substituted heterocyclic , aromatic - substituted aliphatic , aromatic - substituted alicyclic , aromatic - substituted heterocyclic , heterocyclic - substituted aliphatic , heterocylic - substituted alicyclic , and heterocyclic - substituted aromatic amines which may be saturated or unsaturated . if unsaturated , the amine will be free from acetylenic unsaturation ( i . e ., -- c . tbd . c --). aliphatic monoamines include mono -, di - and trialiphatic substituted amines wherein the aliphatic groups can be saturated or unsaturated and straight or branched chain . thus , they are primary , secondary or tertiary aliphatic amines . such amines include , for example , mono -, di - and trialkyl - substituted amines , mono -, di - and trialkenyl - substituted amines , and amines having one or two n - alkenyl substituents , one or two n - alkyl substituents and the like . the total number of carbon atoms in these aliphatic monoamines will normally not exceed about 40 and usually not exceed about 20 carbon atoms . specific examples of such monoamines include ethyl methyl amine , diethyl amine , n - butyl amine , di - n - butylamine , tri - n - butyl amine , allyl amine , isobutyl amine , cocoamine , stearyl amine , lauryl amine , methyl lauryl amine , oleyl amine , n - methyl n - octyl amine , dodecyl amine , octadecyl amine , and the like . examples of alicyclic - substituted aliphatic amines , aromatic - substituted aliphatic amines , and heterocyclic - substituted aliphatic amines , include 2 -( cyclohexyl ) ethyl amine , benzyl amine , phenyl ethyl amine , 3 -( furylpropyl ) amine and the like . alicyclic monoamines are those monoamines wherein there is an alicyclic substituent attached directly to the amino nitrogen through a carbon atom in the cyclic ring structure . examples of alicyclic mono - amines include cyclohexyl amine , cyclopentyl amine , cyclohexenylamine , cyclopentenylamines , n - ethyl - cyclohexyl amine , dicyclohexyl amine , and the like . examples of aliphatic - substituted , aromatic - substituted , and heterocyclic - substituted alicyclic mono - amines include propyl - substituted cyclohexyl amines , phenyl - substituted cyclopentyl amines , and pyranyl - substituted cyclohexyl amine . suitable aromatic amines include those monoamines wherein a carbon atom of the aromatic ring structure is attached directly to the amino nitrogen . the aromatic ring will usually be a mononuclear aromatic ring ( i . e ., one derived from benzene ) but can include fused aromatic rings , especially those derived from naphthylene . examples of aromatic monoamines include aniline , di ( para - methylphenyl ) amine , naphthyl amine , n -( n - butyl ) aniline , and the like . examples of aliphatic - substituted , alicyclic - substituted , and heterocyclic - substituted aromatic monoamines are paraethyl aniline , para - dodecyl aniline , cyclohexyl - substituted amine , and thienyl - substituted aniline . heterocyclic mono - amines can also be used in making the carboxylate salts of this invention . as used herein , the terminology &# 34 ; heterocyclic mono - amine ( s )&# 34 ; is intended to describe those heterocyclic amines containing at least one primary or secondary amino group and at least one nitrogen as a heteroatom in a heterocyclic ring . heterocyclic amines can be saturated or unsaturated and can be substituted with alkyl , alkenyl , aryl , alkaryl or aralkyl substituents . generally , the total number of carbon atoms in the substituents will not exceed about 20 . heterocyclic amines can contain heteroatoms other than nitrogen , especially oxygen and sulfur . obviously they can contain more than one nitrogen heteroatom . the five - and six - membered heterocyclic rings are preferred . among the suitable heterocyclics are aziridines , azetidines , azolidines , pyrrolidine , pyridine , tetra - and di - hydro pyridines , pyrroles , indoles , quinoline , picolines , piperidine and the like . mixtures of two or more of these heterocyclic amines can be used . typical heterocyclic amines are the saturated five - and six - membered heterocyclic amines . as will be appreciated by those of skill in the art , when the monoamine ( ii ) is an alicyclic or heterocyclic amine , two ( or more ) of the r &# 39 ; groups can be joined together . as noted above hydroxyl substituted analogs of all the above - described monoamines can be also used in the invention . similarly mixtures of such analogs and mixtures of one or more analogs with one or more of the above - described mono - amine can be used . the third reagent used in the preparation of the inhibitors of this invention is a boron compound capable of reacting with the amine to form an amine salt . thus , the boron compound may be least one of boric acid , boron trioxide ( b 2 o 3 ), boron halides ( especially boron trichloride , bcl 3 ) and esters of boric acid . boron trioxide will react first with water which is present in the reaction mixture to form boric acid , which then reacts further . any of the various forms of boric acid may be used , including metaboric acid ( hbo 2 ), orthoboric acid ( h 3 bo 3 ) and tetraboric acid ( h 2 b 4 o 7 ). the esters of these acids include , for example , the methyl , ethyl and propyl esters , with the methyl esters being most readily available and therefore most often used . boric acid , and especially orthoboric acid , is preferred . the reaction of the polycarboxylic acid ( i ), the monoamine ( ii ) and the boron compound : the inhibitor salts of this invention are formed by neutralizing the polycarboxylic acid ( i ) and the boron acid with the amine ( ii ). this neutralization can be carried out in a separate step before formulation of the aqueous system or it can be in situ during formulation of the aqueous system by adding the carboxylic and boric acid ( s ) and the amine ( s ) to the aqueous system . usually the free acid is used although metal salts can be used especially when the amine ( ii ) is in the form of an ammonium salt of a mineral acid . the reaction generally and preferably is conducted in the presence of water , but its presence is not essential ; other solvent / diluents can be used such as lower alkanols , ethers and the like . usually about one mole of amine ( ii ) is included for each equivalent of polycarboxylic acid ( i ) ( an equivalent of acid is its molecular weight divided by the number of carboxylic groups in its structure ) and of boric acid in the reaction mixture . in determining acid equivalent weight , an anhydride group , if present , is counted as two carboxylic acid groups . thus , the amount of amine used in the reaction generally will be an amount in slight excess of that needed to neutralize all of the polycarboxylic acid and boric acid present . for example , the present invention contemplates the use of mixtures comprising 15 - 30 % by weight of polycarboxylic acids , 5 - 20 % by weight of boron acid , 40 - 55 % by weight of mono amine and the remainder is water . generally from 10 - 30 % of the mixture is water . on an equivalent basis , optimum results are obtained with the relative amounts of reactants are maintained at about 1 . 5 - 2 . 5 equivalents of boric acid : 0 . 5 - 1 . 5 equivalents of polycarboxylic acid : 2 . 5 - 3 . 5 equivalents of amine . the corrosion inhibitor salts of the invention are prepared by mixing the reactants in water at temperatures below 100 ° c . generally , temperatures of from 60 °- 75 ° c . are sufficient for producing the desired salts . the following examples more fully describe the inhibitor salts of the present invention and show how they are prepared . these examples are intended to be merely illustrative and should not be construed as being limiting in any way . unless otherwise indicated , all parts and percentages are by weight , and all temperatures are in degrees centigrade . a mixture of 405 parts of boric acid and 800 parts of water is prepared , and 1333 parts of ethanolamine are added over a period of 30 minutes . the temperature of the mixture rises to about 60 ° c . and is maintained at 62 °- 65 ° c . for an additional 45 minutes . dodecanedioic acid ( 533 parts ), 155 parts of sebacic acid and 251 parts of azelaic acid are added to the mixture in 12 minutes and the temperature of the mixture reaches 72 ° c . ethanolamine ( 523 parts ) is added over a period of 18 minutes and the mixture is maintained at 65 °- 72 ° c . for one hour . the mixture is cooled and filtered . the filtrate is the desired product . a mixture of 188 parts of water and 313 parts of monoethanol amine is prepared and heated to about 52 ° c . whereupon 95 parts of boric acid is added over 30 minutes . a slightly exothermic reaction occurs and the temperature is kept below about 65 ° c . during addition and thereafter for about 45 minutes . dodecanedoic acid ( 125 parts ), sebacic acid ( 36 . 4 parts ) and azelaic acid ( 59 parts ) are added in the listed order while maintaining the temperature of the mixture between about 65 °- 70 ° c . upon completion of the addition of the azelaic acid , an additional 123 parts of monoethanolamine are added over 15 minutes followed by mixing for one hour . the mixture then is filtered , and the filtrate is the desired product containing 1 . 84 % of boron and 10 . 32 % nitrogen . a mixture of 40 . 2 parts of boric acid and 60 parts of water is charged to a reactor and heated to 45 ° c . monoethanolamine ( 119 parts ) is added in 20 minutes , and the reaction is exothermic to a temperature of 57 ° c . the mixture is maintained at a temperature of from 57 °- 62 ° c . for about 45 minutes whereupon 33 parts of dodecanedioic acid and 14 . 4 parts of sebacic acid are added . the temperature of the reaction mixture increases to 69 ° c ., and 33 . 4 parts of monoethanol amine are added . the mixture then is maintained at a temperature of about 67 °- 71 ° c . for one hour and yields the desired product . a mixture of 40 . 2 parts of boric acid and 60 parts of water is heated to about 48 ° c . whereupon 119 parts of monoethanol amine are added over a period of about 15 minutes . the temperature of the reaction mixture reaches 64 ° c . during the addition and is maintained at a temperature of from 60 °- 64 ° c . for about 30 minutes . to this mixture , there is added 26 . 7 parts of dodecanedioic acid , 8 . 1 parts of sebacic acid , 12 . 6 parts of azelaic acid and 33 . 3 parts of monoethanol amine . the exothermic reaction raises the temperature to 72 ° c ., and the mixture is maintained at a temperature of from 60 °- 72 ° c . for about 15 minutes . upon cooling , the desired product is obtained . a mixture of 25 . 2 parts of boric acid and 126 parts of diethanolamine is heated to and maintained at a temperature of 85 °- 90 ° c . for one hour whereupon 33 . 3 parts of dodecanedioic acid , 9 . 9 parts of sebacic acid and 15 . 9 parts of azelaic acid are added . after a period of about five minutes , 39 . 9 parts of ethanolamine are added , and the reaction is exothermic to a temperature of 95 ° c . the mixture is maintained at 90 °- 95 ° c . for about one hour , 49 . 8 parts of water are added , and the mixture is cooled to yield the desired product . the procedure of example 3 is repeated except that 48 parts of dodecanedioic acid are utilized and the sebacic acid is omitted from the reaction mixture . the procedure of example 6 is repeated except that the ethanolamine is replaced by an equivalent amount of diethyl amine . the procedure of example 7 is repeated except that the diethanolamine is replaced by an equivalent amount of isopropanol amine . the aqueous systems of the present invention contain a corrosion inhibiting amount of at least one of the inventive boron carboxylate salt mixtures . mixtures of two or more salt mixtures can , of course , be used . generally a corrosion - inhibiting amount is at least as much as about 0 . 01 weight percent of the system and as much as up to the saturation point of the inhibitor salt ( s ) in the aqueous system . the aqueous systems of the present invention may also contain other additives when this appears desirable . in some cases it is advisable to add surfactants which may encourage cleaning and degreasing effects and insure satisfactory wetting of surfaces being treated with the system . the amount of surfactant used depends to some extent on its effectiveness but it may be up to 50 % of the aforedescribed inhibitor salts . generally , the inhibitor salts of this invention are used to inhibit corrosion of ferrous metals and alloys containing such metals . when light alloys or nonferrous metals are to be treated with the systems of this invention , it may be useful to include special inhibitors for the metals in question . for example , alkali borates or condensed phosphates are known to protect aluminum against attack . benzotriazole or derivatives or analogs thereof protect nonferrous metals against attack . in certain cases it may also be desirable to add appropriate bacteriocide or fungicides to protect the aqueous systems from attack from bacteria or fungi . various agents are known for these purposes , for example phenol derivative compounds which yield formaldehyde , triazines and quaternary ammonium compounds . other desirable additives for the aqueous systems of this invention are known to those of skill in the art . the following are examples of an aqueous system exhibiting improved corrosion inhibition . ______________________________________ parts by weight______________________________________example aproduct of example 1 10water 90example bproduct of example 2 10triethanol amine 15water 75example cproduct of example 2 10triethanol amine 15wetting agent 5water 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