Lead oxide removal method

Cleaning and liquid contact with solids – Processes – For metallic – siliceous – or calcareous basework – including...

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134 2, 134 2219, 134 28, 134 41, C23G 102, B08B 300

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method of removing lead oxide from a surface having lead oxide deposited thereon. The method includes contacting the article containing lead contaminated with radioactive material with a decontamination composition comprising about 0.01 to 5 percent, by weight, of a reductant, about 0.01 to 5 percent, by weight, of a compound selected from the group consisting of citric acid, alkali metal and ammonium salts of citric acid and mixtures thereof; 1 to 15 percent, by weight, of a compound selected from the group consisting of polyaminocarboxylic acid, alkali metal and ammonium salts of polyaminocarboxylic acid and the combination of a polyaminocarboxylic acid and a neutralizing compound and mixtures thereof; 0 to 1 percent, by weight, of a nonionic surfactant; 0 to 1 percent, by weight, of a dispersant; and 0 to 1 percent, by weight, of a corrosion inhibitor, and the balance water or other aqueous liquid.

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