Study of the efficiency of application of scale inhibitors for water

Scale formation in pipelines and on equipment surfaces is a serious problem in many branches of industry. Different scales are formed in cooling water systems and caused heat transfer problems. A common method for controlling scale deposition is the use of chemicals which act as antiscalants. This s...

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Main Authors: Inna Trus, Vita Halysh, Mariia Tverdokhlib, Olena Makarenko, Evhen Chuprinov, Vadim Fedin
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Published: Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Institute of Chemistry 2025-07-01
Series:Chemistry Journal of Moldova: General, Industrial and Ecological Chemistry
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Mariia Tverdokhlib
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Vadim Fedin
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description Scale formation in pipelines and on equipment surfaces is a serious problem in many branches of industry. Different scales are formed in cooling water systems and caused heat transfer problems. A common method for controlling scale deposition is the use of chemicals which act as antiscalants. This study focuses on the selection of antiscalant and the parameters of the process for the creation of resource-saving technologies for the use of water in industry. To inhibit the scale formation in cooling water systems, antiscalant RT-2024-4 was used, characterised and the ability of the reagent to mitigate the scale formation was tested. Artesian, tap water and water from the Desna River and model solutions with a hardness of 7.33–14.65 mg-eq/L were used as test objects. The conducted studies show that the temperature increase in the range of 80–90°С and the time of thermostating in the range of 2–5 hours have practically no effect on the stabilisation and anti-scale effects. The statistical data processing method was used to analyse the experimental data. High stability of water with respect to scale formation was established. The expediency of using the scale stabilizer RT-2024-4 for mineralised and highly mineralized waters was shown.
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spelling doaj-art-9e40ffbdc94a410ea9b314c3e66b316d2025-08-20T02:37:13ZengAcademy of Sciences of Moldova, Institute of ChemistryChemistry Journal of Moldova: General, Industrial and Ecological Chemistry1857-17272345-16882025-07-01201283710.19261/cjm.2025.12561256Study of the efficiency of application of scale inhibitors for waterInna Trus0Vita Halysh1Mariia Tverdokhlib2Olena Makarenko3Evhen Chuprinov4Vadim Fedin5 Department of Ecology and Technology of Plant Polymers, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, 37/4, Peremogy av., Kyiv 3056, Ukraine Department of Ecology and Technology of Plant Polymers, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, 37/4, Peremogy av., Kyiv 3056, Ukraine Department of Ecology and Technology of Plant Polymers, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, 37/4, Peremogy av., Kyiv 3056, Ukraine Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science of National Academy of Science of Ukraine, 3, Omelyana Pritsaka (Krzhyzhanovsky) str., Kyiv, 03142, Ukraine State University of Economics and Technology, 5, Stepana Tilg̀i str., Kryvyi Rih, 50006, Ukraine Department of Ecology and Technology of Plant Polymers, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, 37/4, Peremogy av., Kyiv 3056, Ukraine Scale formation in pipelines and on equipment surfaces is a serious problem in many branches of industry. Different scales are formed in cooling water systems and caused heat transfer problems. A common method for controlling scale deposition is the use of chemicals which act as antiscalants. This study focuses on the selection of antiscalant and the parameters of the process for the creation of resource-saving technologies for the use of water in industry. To inhibit the scale formation in cooling water systems, antiscalant RT-2024-4 was used, characterised and the ability of the reagent to mitigate the scale formation was tested. Artesian, tap water and water from the Desna River and model solutions with a hardness of 7.33–14.65 mg-eq/L were used as test objects. The conducted studies show that the temperature increase in the range of 80–90°С and the time of thermostating in the range of 2–5 hours have practically no effect on the stabilisation and anti-scale effects. The statistical data processing method was used to analyse the experimental data. High stability of water with respect to scale formation was established. The expediency of using the scale stabilizer RT-2024-4 for mineralised and highly mineralized waters was shown. http://cjm.ichem.md/study-of-the-efficiency-of-application-of-scale-inhibitors-for-water antiscalantwaterscalinghardness ion
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Study of the efficiency of application of scale inhibitors for water
Chemistry Journal of Moldova: General, Industrial and Ecological Chemistry
antiscalant
water
scaling
hardness ion
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water
scaling
hardness ion
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