Low molecular weight poly(acrylic acid) with nitrilodi(methylene-phosphonic acid) chain ends for scale inhibition

Ahmet Akar*, Nesrin Öz

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Abstract

Poly(acrylic acid) with molecular weight of 5000 was produced by using 2-aminoethanethiol hydrochloride as chain transfer agent. Amine chain end groups of the resulting polyacrylic acid were transformed into nitrilodi(methylenephosphonic acid) by reacting formaldehyde-phosphorous acid in the presence of hydrogen chloride. 1H NMR, 31P NMR and microanalysis were used for structural analysis.The modified polyacrylic acid had much better calcium carbonate scale inhibition effect than commercial poly(acrylic acid).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12-14
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Makromolekulare Chemie
Volume273
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1999

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