What is the purpose of corrosion and scale inhibitors?

Corrosion and scale inhibitors are not common in daily life, but they are very important for our lives. Some people may be curious about what this thing is used for? Why can't many people live without it even though they don't know what it is?

1. Prevent corrosion of environmental water equipment

The main use of corrosion and scale inhibitors is to prevent the corrosion of environmental water equipment. Some factories that require environmental water equipment will add this agent to the equipment to ensure water quality. Its anti-corrosion ability is very strong, which can form a protective substance in a short period of time, preventing impurities in the water from damaging the equipment and ensuring its normal use.

2. Repair some special damages

Although the main purpose of corrosion and scale inhibitors is to prevent corrosion of waterproof equipment, they can also have a repairing effect during use. For damage caused by special substances, this medication can have a repairing effect. It can form a solid protective film at the damaged area of the water circulation equipment to prevent further damage.

Many people are familiar with corrosion and scale inhibitors, and some families also choose to use them. For example, some families use a kettle, which can accumulate a thick layer of dirt over time. Therefore, in order to clean it, most families choose to purchase a bottle of scale inhibitor and use it at home, which can effectively remove dirt. Therefore, it is rarely loved by the general public. However, there are also many people who are skeptical about its effectiveness because their specific functions are not yet clear. Therefore, let me introduce several functions of corrosion and scale inhibitors:

1. Solubilization effect. 

The so-called solubilization effect, in other words, is to decompose the dirt in the kettle, react with the scale inhibitor, and finally dissolve into something similar to dust. After rinsing with water, it is easier to clean.

2. Distortion effect. 

As we all know, the formation of dirt is caused by certain environmental and key factors in the kettle, and the distortion effect is to destroy these key factors and environments, turning them into an environment that is not conducive to the formation of dirt, so that dirt is not easily generated.

Corrosion and scale inhibitors are mainly composite corrosion and scale inhibitors composed of various organic phosphonic acids, polycarboxylic acids, sulfonic acid salt copolymers, copper corrosion inhibitors, special interfacial active agents, etc. They use the protective film formed by organic phosphonic acid salts on the metal surface to inhibit corrosion, and have good integration, dispersion, and lattice distortion effects on calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, calcium phosphate, and other substances in water. According to the principle of reasonable proportion, it fully utilizes its synergistic effect and has the characteristics of high corrosion inhibition rate, high temperature resistance, strong scale inhibition ability, and not easy to decompose.