Defoaming compositions for high acid strength media
AssigneeCustom Chemicals Corporation
InventorTimothy B. Cameron
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Abstract
A defoaming composition useful in high strength acid media includes an ester condensate of a C12-C20 fatty acid and a at least one alcohol derivative selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alcohol ethoxylates having at least three ethoxylate residues per molecule, C1-C4 alcohol propoxylates having at least three propoxylate residues per molecule and C1-C4 alcohol mixed ethoxylate-propoxylates having at least three total ethoxylate and propoxylate residues per molecule. The condensate is preferably liquid at room temperature and miscible with water.
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A defoaming composition useful in high strength acid media, comprising an ester condensate of a C12-C20 fatty acid and a at least one alcohol derivative selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alcohol ethoxylates having at least three ethoxylate residues per molecule, C1-C4 alcohol propoxylates having at least three propoxylate residues per molecule and C1-C4 alcohol mixed ethoxylate-propoxylates having at least three total ethoxylate and propoxylate residues per molecule.
A method for controlling foam in a high strength acid media comprising adding to said high strength acid media a defoaming composition comprising an ester condensate of a C12-C20 fatty acid and at least one alcohol derivative selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alcohol ethoxylates having at least three ethoxylate residues per molecule, C1-C4 alcohol propoxylates having at least three propoxylate residues per molecule and C1-C4 alcohol mixed ethoxylate-propoxylates having at least three total ethoxylate and propoxylate residues per molecule.
In a method for preparing phosphoric acid by reaction of phosphate rock with sulfuric acid in a reaction mixture, the improvement comprising adding to said reaction mixture a defoamer composition comprising an ester condensate of a C12-C20 fatty acid and a at least one alcohol derivative selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alcohol ethoxylates having at least three ethoxylate residues per molecule, C1-C4 alcohol propoxylates having at least three propoxylate residues per molecule and C1-C4 alcohol mixed ethoxylate-propoxylates having at least three total ethoxylate and propoxylate residues per molecule.
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