Rodine 2010: Corrosion Inhibitor for Boiler Chemical Cleaning

Boiler systems and pipelines associated with power plants and

heating systems often face the problem of mineral scaling on
the inner linings and transmission bends. This is mainly due to
the residual hardness of the coolant water used. While treated
water is essential, minute traces of partially soluble salts of
calcium, magnesium, strontium, as well as due to silica and
ferrous oxides. While scaling may lead to choking and rupture
of transmission pipes, oxidation due to unregulated pH of
boiler feed water can result in corrosion and pitting of metal.
Thus various boiler scale removal chemicals are employed to
clean and maintain optimum operation efficacy of boiler
systems.

The two primary choices include Ammoniated EDTA and Ammoniated Citric acid for cleaning. They are both weak
organic acids and remove mineral scales and oxides by oxidation and metal ion chelating. But as the case with all metal-
acid processes, acids often corrode and cause damage to metal surfaces. And damaged/abraded inner linings of boiler
pipes have a risk of exploding at high water temperature and pressure. Thus appropriate acid inhibitors are needed to
limit the acid attack on base metal, therefore helping check economic loss and ensure safety.

Rodine 2010 is by far the most popular choice as corrosion inhibitor for chemicals used in boiler cleaning. It is a low
toxicity, non-flammable, highly soluble low viscosity liquid metal loss inhibitor for use in tetra ammoniated EDTA and
tetra ammoniated Citric acid cleaning solutions. Rodine 2010 not only minimizes ferrous metal loss during chemical
cleaning of power plant boilers but also effectively prevents pitting and crevice corrosion of metal surface. Rodine 2010
has a maximum operating temperature of 350F when used with EDTA and 200F when used with Citric acid cleaning
solution with an operational life of 24hours. Laboratory testing has confirmed that it is more soluble than other
commercial inhibitors at elevated pH and advantageously permits post-oxidation and dissolution of metallic copper
deposits at significantly higher rates than other commercial corrosion inhibitor chemicals.

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