CA1074552A - Pyrophosphate-zinc corrosion - Google Patents

Pyrophosphate-zinc corrosion

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CA1074552A
CA1074552A CA280,348A CA280348A CA1074552A CA 1074552 A CA1074552 A CA 1074552A CA 280348 A CA280348 A CA 280348A CA 1074552 A CA1074552 A CA 1074552A
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James E. Scott (Jr.)
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    • 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
    • C23FNON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS C23 AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25
    • C23F11/00Inhibiting corrosion of metallic material by applying inhibitors to the surface in danger of corrosion or adding them to the corrosive agent
    • C23F11/08Inhibiting corrosion of metallic material by applying inhibitors to the surface in danger of corrosion or adding them to the corrosive agent in other liquids
    • C23F11/18Inhibiting corrosion of metallic material by applying inhibitors to the surface in danger of corrosion or adding them to the corrosive agent in other liquids using inorganic inhibitors
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    • C23F11/188Mixtures of inorganic inhibitors containing phosphates

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Abstract

In the United States Patent Office APPLICATION OF JAMES E. SCOTT, Jr.

FOR PYROPHOSPHATE-ZINC CORROSION INHIBITOR

ABSTRACT
A method for inhibiting metal corrosion in once-through water systems entailing the use of a pyrophosphate-zinc composition.

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BACKGROUND
The prevention of corrosion in once-through water systems has long been of great concern to both the private and the public sectors. These once-through systems include municipal water systems and industrial once-through water cooling systems.
In the past, in municipal water systems, corrosion inhibition has been directed toward the protection of mild steel, galvanized steel and cast iron found in these systems. Now that copper piping and fittings are in-creasingly being used in homes and at other points in the municipal water sys-tem, it ~ecomes important to deal with potential copper corrosion problems.This is an especially important concern in view of environmental regulations shortly to come into effect.
According to current municipal water testing regulationsl the metal ion content of municipal water systems is measured at points short of the delivery location ~i.e. at fire hydrants). Since copper piping or fittings are generally not present in the system prior to or at these points, present steel and iron corrosion treatments suffice to prevent corrosion. However, under new regulations which will soon come into effect, municipal water test-ing will be carried out at the delivery site (i.e. the home tap). When test-2Q ing is carried out at this point, undesirably higher copper levels will beencountered unless the water is pretreated with a copper corrosion inhibitor such as the treatment described herein. Thus, the present invention becomes especially important.
In addition to its use in municipal water systems, copper is found in industrial water systems at such points as the cast copper fittings into ~Xich ~lack iron pipings may be fitted. At these points, corrosion of the copper fittings may be a problem. In addition, there is a likelihood of cor-rosion due to galvanic coupling at the point of interconnection.

Copper as us-ed herein also includes alloys of copper such as brass and admiralt~ metal.

107~552 Typical corrosion inhibitors employed in once-through water systems such as those described above have included sodium hexa-metaphosphate and zinc salt-polyphosphate combinations. These treatments have been used to prevent steel ~md iron corrosion, but they have not been used to prevent copper cor-rosion. Indeed, the most common treatment - sodium hexametaphosphate - will not prevent copper corrosion and may, in some cases, increase the corrosion rate.
I have now discovered a particular polyphsphate composition which ofers important advantages over polyphosphate-zinc compositions generally as a corrosion inhibitor and which has outstanding ability to prevent or reduce copper and mild steel corrosion rates.
OBJECTS
It is an object of the present invention to provide to the art a practical means for preventing or reducing copper corrosion in once-through water systems. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method of inhibiting copper corrosion which is especially well adapted to the treatment of municipal water systems.
Another object of the present invention is to teach a method for reducing galvanic corrosion.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method for reducing corrosion in mild steel.
Other objects will appear hereinafter.
THE IN~ENTION
The invention entails a method for inhibiting metal corrosion in once-through water systems by maintaining in the water used in these systems a specified level of pyrophosphate-zinc composition. The level of pyrophos-phate which should be maintained should range from 0.1 - 20 ppm by weight; the level of zinc maintained will range from 0.01 - 10 ppm by weight. In municipal ~ater systems, the pyrophosphate concentration should not exceed 10 and most preferably will lie within the range 0.1 - 0.9 ppm. In such municipal systems, the zinc concentration (measured as zinc) should not exceed 5 ppm and most preferably will lie within the range 0.04 - 0.3 ppm.
When I refer to pyrophosphate, I intend to include potassium pyro-phosphate, sodium pyrophosphate and ammonium pyrophosphate.
While the zinc concentrations discussed above refer to zinc metal, the zinc will be introduced in the form of a zinc salt. Typical zinc salts useful in the present application include zinc sulfate, zinc chloride and zinc nitrate. In practice, of course, any form of a soluble zinc salt will suffice.
The dosages described above should be continuously maintained in the once-through water. However, in some applications, it will be acceptable to run the systems without treatment for recurring limited periods. Also, when treating new systems, it is best to use an initial high dose followed by the lower continuous dose described above. By high initial dose, I mean 2 or 3 times the lower continuous dosage. The high initial dose should be maintained for at least 1 hour and preferably will be continued for a period of 12 - 24 hours.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 The test described in this example was carried out on a blast furnace once-through cooling water system. A test unit designed to measure corrosion was installed on the blast furnace in such a way that blast furnace discharge water could be c rculated past test coupons.
The corro.siveness to copper of the blast furnace discharge water before treatment was compared to its corrosiveness after treatment. Dosages were within the ranges of Claim 1. The results obtained indicated that the rate of copper corrosion was reduced by 84%.
In addition to the coupon testing, galvanic corrosion was monitored by running the discharge water through interconnected copper and mild steel sample tubes. Although there was some evidence of galvanic corrosion between 3Q the copper and mild steel for both treated and untreated discharge water, the ~07455Z

tube section from the treated system contained lesser deposits and showed less corrosion than did the tube from the untreated system.
In another test run in which galvanic corrosion rates were evalu-ated, direct iron-copper couples were prepared and incorporated in the test unit. In the first run, galvanic attack was noted on the untreated tubes; no galvanic attack was found on the treated tubes. In a second run, slight gal-vanic attack was found on both tubes. It is believed that longer test periods ~ould conclusively demonstrate significant reduction of galvanic attack in the treated system.
Example 2 A test may be carried out to show synergism between the pyrophosphate and the zinc. In this example, a copper *es~ sample may be subject to a once-through water system which causes corrosion of 10 mils per year. If, now, a pyrophosphate dosage which would reduce the corrosion to 5 mils per year is used in combination with a zinc treatment which would also reduce the corrosion to 5 mils per year, it would be expected that the pyrophosphate plus the zinc would result in corrosion of 2 mils per year. It will be found however, that the zinc-pyrophosphate combination will result in a corrosion rate of only 1 mil per year.
Example 3 This test can be carried out to demonstrate an advantage of pyro-phosphate-zinc over the traditional orthophosphate-zinc treatment: the ortho-phosphate treatment is useful only in fairly soft waters which are not severe-ly alkaline.
Thus, if once-through waters are adjusted to pH 8.0 or higher and treated with orthophosphates, it will be found that calcium phosphate and iron phosphate precipitate out. In actual industrial once-through systems, these precipitates will interfere with water flow.
If water adjusted to pH 8.0 or higher is treated with pyrophosphate-zinc, neither calcium or iron phosphate will form. Hence, the pyrophosphate treatment is useful at a far wider p~ range than the orthophosphate.

Claims (5)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A method for inhibiting metal corrosion in once-through water systems comprising maintaining a level of 0.1 - 20 ppm by weight of pyrophosphate and 0.01 - 10 ppm by weight of zinc in the water passing through the system, said once-through systems being characterized as being at least partially composed of copper alloys.
2. The method of Claim 1 wherein the pyrophosphate is potassium pyro-phosphate.
3. The method of Claim 1 wherein the pyrophosphate is sodium pyrophos-phate.
4. The method of Claim 1 wherein the pyrophosphate is present at a level of 0.1 - 0.9 ppm and the zinc is present at a level of 0.04 - 0.3 ppm.
5. The method of Claim 1 wherein the pyrophosphate is ammonium pyrophos-phate.
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