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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1987
Hubert Bousquet, Caluire, FR;
Georges Ravet, Craponne, FR;
Jacky Rousset, Chatillon sur Chalaronne, FR;
Coatex S.A., Caluire, FR;
Abstract
An agent to be used to treat water and aqueous media contacting heat transfer surfaces for inhibiting the build-up of scale and settlement of dissolved alkaline earth materials in water and aqueous media, which agent consists of acrylic and methacrylic acid polymers and/or copolymers and is characterized in that it comprises the fraction of said polymers and/or copolymers having a symmetrical, single-mode molecular weight distribution centered on an average molecular weight of about 800, in which 100% of said molecular weights are individually lower than 1,200 and at least 90% of same are in the 400-1,000 range.