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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Claudia C. Pierce, Trenton, NJ (US);
Philip D. Deck, Glenside, PA (US);
Rosa Crovetto, Wayne, PA (US);
Beena George, Bangalore, IN;
Rajendra Prasad Kalakodimi, Bangalore, IN;
Guruprasad Sundararajan, Karnataka, IN;
Donald Wayne Whisenhunt, Jr., Niskayuna, NY (US);
Claudia C. Pierce, Trenton, NJ (US);
Philip D. Deck, Glenside, PA (US);
Rosa Crovetto, Wayne, PA (US);
Beena George, Bangalore, IN;
Rajendra Prasad Kalakodimi, Bangalore, IN;
Guruprasad Sundararajan, Karnataka, IN;
Donald Wayne Whisenhunt, Jr., Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods are provided to inhibit corrosion of metals in contact with aqueous systems such as cooling water systems. In accordance with the methods, a hydroxyacid compound and orthophosphates are used to treat the system. Additionally, an adjuvant including poly(epoxysuccinic acids), an additional hydroxy acid, and a polycarboxylic acid, may be added to the system water.