Anodic Inhibitor Chemistries

The potential for electrochemical corrosion in a boiler results from an inherent thermodynamic instability, with the most common corrosion processes occurring at the boiler metal surface and the metal-BW interface (Helmholtz double layer). These processes may be controlled relatively easily in smaller and simpler design boilers (such as dual-temperature, LPHW heating, and LP steam boiler systems) by the use of various anodic inhibitors. 

Anodic inhibitor programs are generally single-drum, multifunctional products and commonly include nitrite and molybdate in addition to other inhibitors and ingredients. The inhibitors provide a corrosion stifling effect resulting from a buildup of corrosion products and by-products on the metal surface. 

NOTE Dual-temperature systems provide both HW and chilled water functions and employ common piping for much of the system. Water temperatures range from 34 °F/1.1 °C up to perhaps 250 °F/121.1 °C. 

Anodic programs without a separate oxygen scavenging function are entirely suitable for all these system types, provided makeup (MU) requirements remain consistently low. Where MU water volumes are too high, the risk of oxygen corrosion processes is also high. Classically, this is evidenced by rapid pitting corrosion in boiler tubes. 

NOTE Where MU requirements exceed 5 to 10% ofLTHW system volume per month, or 5% of the steam output ofLP steam boilers, a separate oxygen scavenger is required. This usually is tannin, diethylhydroxylamine (DEHA), or erythorbic acid (isoascorbic acid). 

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As MTHW and HTHW system temperatures and pressures rise, so the need to provide softened or deionized FW becomes increasingly necessary, although there is not always a clear cut-off point. Where these systems are supplied with higher quality water, traditional, inorganic anodic inhibitor chemistries tend to be replaced by all-polymer, all-organic, or all-volatile chemistries to keep measurable TDS to a... 

Anodic inhibitor programs These programs are based on ingredients such as nitrite, silicate, and molybdate chemistries and usually are formulated as light-duty multifunctional programs in HW heating and LP steam boiler systems. 

They are used only sparingly in anodic inhibitor formulations, but the chemistry remains important. However, phosphates are extensively employed in other boiler chemical products for such purposes as hard-... 

Chemical inhibitors, when added in small amounts, reduce corrosion by affecting cathodic and/or anodic processes. A wide variety of treatments may be used, including soluble hydroxides, chromates, phosphates, silicates, carbonates, zinc salts, molybdates, nitrates, and magnesium salts. The exact amount of inhibitor to be used, once again, depends on system parameters such as temperature, flow, water chemistry, and metal composition. For these reasons, experts in water treatment acknowledge that treatment should be fine tuned for a given system. 

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