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Chemical Methods for Scaling Control

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Corrosion and Fouling Control in Desalination Industry

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This chapter focuses on chemical methods for scaling control. We attempt to effectively present all available methods for chemical scale control, placing certain emphasis on selected case studies. Focus is given to small molecule scale inhibitors (mainly polyphosphonic acids for mineral scale inhibition), anionic polymers (mainly derivatives of polyacrylic acid and the likes for mineral scale inhibition) and neutral and cationic polymers (for silica/silicates scale inhibition). Underlying scale inhibition mechanisms, as well as various problems occurring during and due to the scale inhibition, are presented and discussed. The chapter is a concise overview of the chemical control strategies for scaling/fouling, rather than an exhaustive review of the literature. However, appropriate references are given that direct the reader to additional information, as needed.

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Spinthaki, A., Demadis, K.D. (2020). Chemical Methods for Scaling Control. In: Saji, V.S., Meroufel, A.A., Sorour, A.A. (eds) Corrosion and Fouling Control in Desalination Industry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34284-5_15

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