1-Hydroxy Ethylidene-1,1-Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP)
CAS No. 2809-21-4
EINECS/ELINCS 220-552-8
Molecular Formula: C2H8O7P2
Molecular weight: 206.02
Properties:
HEDP is an organophosphoricacid corrosion inhibitor. It can chelate with Fe, Cu, and Zn
ions to form stable chelating compounds.It can dissolve the oxidized materials on these
metals' surfaces. HEDP shows excellent scale and corrosion inhibition effects under
temperature 250
ºC
. HEDP has good chemical stability under high pH value, hard to be
hydrolyzed, and hard to be decomposed under ordinary light and heat conditions. Its
acid/alkali and chlorin oxidation tolerance are better than that of other organophosphoricacids (salt). HEDP can react with metal ions in water system to form
hexa-element chelating complex, with calcium ion in particular. Therefore, HEDP has
good antiscale and visible threshold effects. When built together with other water
treatment chemicals, it shows good synergistic effects.
The solid state of HEDP is crystal powder, suitable for usage in winter and freezing
districts. Because of its high purity, it can be used as cleaning agent in electronic fields
and as additives in daily chemicals.
Usage:
HEDP is used as scale and corrosion inhibition in circulating cool water system, oil field
and low-pressure boilers in fields such as electric power, chemical industry, metallurgy,
fertilizer, etc.. In light woven industry, HEDP is used as detergent for metal and nonmetal.
In dyeing industry, HEDP is used as peroxide stabilizer and dye-fixing agent; In
non-cyanide electroplating, HEDP is used as chelating agent. The dosage of 1-10mg/L is
preferred as scale inhibitor, 10-50mg/L as corrosion inhibitor, and 1000-2000mg/L as
detergent. Usually, HEDP is used together with polycarboxylic acid.