Ciba-geigy Ag

Ciba-geigy Corporation

Fmc Corporation

Ciga-geigy Corporation

Ciba-geiby Corporation

Brian G Clubley

Thomas G Hyde

Donald Richard Randell

Frank Lamb

Jan Rideout

Boyce I Davis

Richard J Dellar

David C Parker

Norman Richardson, Deceased

Emyr Phillips

Norman Richardson

John Francis Keenan

David L Buszard

William D Phillips

David W Cartmell

A method of inhibiting the precipitation of barium scale from an aqueous system, comprising adding to the aqueous system a product having the formula I: ##STR1## in which M is hydrogen or an alkali metal ion, an ammonium ion or a quanternized amine radical; R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl; and n is an integer having an average value ranging from 4 to 20.

Inhibition of scale

A corrosion- and/or scale inhibitor composition comprising: A) a corrosion- and/or scale inhibitor; and B) a compound having the formula (I): ##STR1## or a water-soluble salt thereof in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl, the weight ratio of component A) to component B), ranging from 10:90 to 90:10. The compounds of formula I are new compounds.

Corrosion and/or scale inhibition

A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal surfaces in contact with an aqueous system, comprising contacting the metal surfaces with a telomer compound having the formula I: ##STR1## in which M is hydrogen or an alkali or alkaline earth metal ion, an ammonium ion or a quaternised amine radical; and n is an average integer ranging from 1 to 60.

Corrosion inhibition

A method of inhibiting the precipitation of calcium carbonate scale from an aqueous system, comprising adding to the aqueous system, a compound having the formula I: ##STR1## in which M is hydrogen or an alkali metal ion, an ammonium ion or a quaternized amine radical; R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl; and n is an integer ranging from 1 to 10.

Scale inhibition

##STR1## as well as salts or partial esters thereof wherein: n is 0 or an integer ranging from 1 to 20,

Corrosion inhibiting composition

A composition, in contact with a corrodable metal surface, comprising:

Corrosion inhibiting compositions

A composition, in contact with a corrodable metal surface, which composition comprises:

The invention provides a composition comprising a resin processable at temperatures upto 160.degree. C. having incorporated therein a flame retardant amount of a salt formed by reaction between dimethyl methyl phosphonate, monomethyl methyl phosphonate or methyl phosphonic acid, and a compound of the general formula (I) ##STR1## in which X is 0 or S; R.sup.1 is H, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkenyl of up to 4 carbon atoms, CN, CONH.sub.2 or NH.sub.2, R.sup.2 is H, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkenyl of up to 4 carbon atoms or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring of up to 6 carbon atoms which may optionally contain another hetero atom and R is H, an alkyl group with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aryl group with 6 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group with 5 to 12 carbon atoms or a heterocyclic group with up to 9 ring carbon atoms, or, together with R.sup.1 forms an alkylene chain of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, or R is a group NHR.sup.3 wherein R.sup.3 is H, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkenyl of up to 4 carbon atoms, CN, CONH.sub.2 or NH.sub.2 or together with R.sup.1 forms an alkylene chain of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, or R is a group. ##STR2## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined above and R.sup.4 is direct bond or an alkylene group having up to 8 carbon atoms or is an arylene group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms.

Flame retardant compositions

A composition, in contact with a corrodable metal surface, which composition comprises: (A) an aqueous-based or oil-based system; and (B) as inhibitor for protecting the metal surface against corrosion, a mixture comprising at least one compound of formula I and at least one compound of formula II: ##STR1## wherein R is a monoalkylglycol ether of formula II

Corrosion inhibitor

New compounds have the formula I: ##STR1## wherein R is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 straight or branched chain alkyl residue, a C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 straight or branched chain alkenyl residue, a C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl residue, a C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl residue or a C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 aralkyl residue; and X is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 straight or branched alkylene residue, a C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 straight or branched chain alkenylene residue or a C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 arylene residue; as well as derivatives of the compounds of formula I; and enantiomers, racemic mixtures, and mixtures of diastereomers. The new compounds are useful e.g. as corrosion inhibitors in aqueous systems.

Hydroxyphosphonocarboxylic acids

Compositions containing heterocyclic corrosion inhibitors

The invention provides polyurethanes and polyisocyanurate having incorporated therein a flame retardant amount of a salt formed by reaction between dimethyl methyl phosphonate, monomethyl methyl phosphonate or methyl phosphonic acid, and a compound of the general formula (I). ##STR1## in which X is O, S or NH, R.sup.1 is H, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkenyl of up to 4 carbon atoms, CN, CONH.sub.2 or NH.sub.2, R.sup.2 is H, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkenyl of up to 4 carbon atoms or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring of up to 6 carbon atoms which may optionally contain another hetero atom and R is H, an alkyl group with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aryl group with 6 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group with 5 to 12 carbon atoms or a heterocyclic group with up to 9 ring carbon atoms, or, together with R.sup.1 forms an alkylene chain of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, or R is a group NHR.sup.3 wherein R.sup.3 is H, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkenyl of up to 4 carbon atoms, CN, CONH.sub.2 or NH.sub.2 or together with R.sup.1 forms an alkylene chain of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, or R is a group ##STR2## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined above and R.sup.4 is a direct bond or an alkylene group having up to 8 carbon atoms or is an arylene group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms.

Flame retardants for polyurethanes

The invention provides salts of methyl phosphonic acid and its mono- or di-methyl ester with certain amines. The salts are useful flame retardant additives for polyurethanes and polyisocyanurates.

Phosphonic acid salts as flame retardants for polyurethanes and

The invention provides triaryl phosphates of the general formula ##STR1## wherein x is 1 or 2, R.sub.1 is hydrogen, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are the same or different and represent hydrogen, t-butyl or isopropyl, R.sub.4 is hydrogen or an isopropyl group and R.sub.5 is an isopropyl group, with the proviso that at least one of the aryl radicals is a di-isopropylphenyl radical, but not more than two of the three aryl groups are identical.

Triaryl phosphates

Fire retardant PVC composition comprising a vinyl chloride polymer or co-polymer, a tri-aryl phosphate and a smoke suppressant which is a mixture of magnesium carbonate and zinc carbonate.

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Wilmslow, United Kingdom

Brian G Clubley