Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

Texaco Inc.

Arteco Nv

Jurgen P De Kimpe

Serge S Lievens

Jean-Pierre Leopold Maes

Steven Poppe

Serge Lievens

Jean-Pierre L Maes

This invention covers a formulation providing protection against corrosion in liquid and vapor phase. Such formulations are used in applications where engine parts or fuel cell systems are subjected to a 'running-in' or 'hot-test' prior to final assembly or storage. The invention includes a concentrate as well as a dilute solution. The synergistic combination of inorganic ammonium derivatives in combination with monocarboxylic or dicarboxylic acids increases the period of protection. This enables storage for a longer period when the engine parts are shipped or stored prior to assembling. The use of the described invention pre-conditions the metal surface and provides protection even if afterwards the liquid is almost completely removed.

Hot test fluid containing vapor phase inhibition

The technology of this invention relates to an aqueous heat transfer solution exhibiting enhanced stability as well as thermal conductivity. The solution comprises silicon oxide nanoparticles, to which a freezing point depressant may potentially be added. The solution provides protection against forms of corrosion for use in applications where cooling is critical. The invention also covers the use of a concentrate as well as the dilution made from the concentrate.

Coolant formulations

A toxicological friendly antifreeze composition having improved thermal stability is provided. In one embodiment, the antifreeze composition comprises from 5 to 80 wt. % of an aqueous freezing point depressant selected from alkali metal salts of acetates, formates, proprionates, adipiates, and succinates, and mixtures thereof; 0.1 to 10 wt. % of at least one of a 2-ethylhexanoic acid, isononanoic acid and 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid; and 0.1 to 10 wt. % of at least one of octanoic acid, nonanoic acid, decanoic acid, undecanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, neodecanoic acid, benzoic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, p-terbutylbenzoic acid, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the composition is employed as a concentrate in admixture with 10 to 90 wt. % water. The composition may be totally free of glycol, or, in an alternate embodiment, possess a glycol:non-glycol base ratio of 1:2 to 1:20.

Antifreeze concentrate and coolant compositions and preparation thereof

An aqueous heat transfer fluid comprising a Ccarboxylate freezing point depressant, either solely or in combination with C-Ccarboxylate freezing point depressants, in combination with C-Corganic acid salt corrosion inhibitors, provides an antifreeze/coolant composition wherein the corrosion inhibitors exhibit uniquely enhanced solubility, especially at low temperatures, in synergistic combination with the selected carboxylate freezing point depressants.

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