Inhibiting corrosion by water

Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting – deodorizing – preser – Process disinfecting – preserving – deodorizing – or sterilizing – Process control in response to analysis

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422 13, 210696, 210746, 210752, C23F 1106

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ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed a method for the protection of metal surfaces against corrosion by the formation of a passivating coating of zinc silicate on the surfaces of the metals exposed to the water. The metal surfaces are preconditioned by contact with water containing a soluble zinc salt in an amount from about 0.5 to about 5 parts zinc per million weight parts of the water while the total alkalinity is maintained above 100 millequivalents by the addition of a water soluble alkaline material, as needed. The pretreatment passivates the metal surfaces with a coating of zinc carbonate, as can be determined by measuring the magnitude of external current flow between electrodes of a test probe maintained in the water. When the metal has been coated with a film of zinc carbonate, typically after a few days to a week, the addition of the zinc salt is ceased, and a water soluble silicate, particularly sodium orthsilicate or sodium metasilicate is added to the water in an amount from about 1 to 10 parts per million of silicate. The addition of this silicate effectively deposits a protective coating of zinc silicate on the surfaces of the metal subjected to corrosion, particularly the surfaces of cathodic metals.

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"Betz Handbook of Industrial Water Conditioning", 7th ed., pp. 200-201, 1976.

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