CPC C02F 5/105 (2013.01) [C02F 5/12 (2013.01); C02F 5/125 (2013.01); C02F 2103/42 (2013.01); C02F 2303/08 (2013.01); C02F 2303/14 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method for inhibiting scale accretion in water-containing systems, comprising:
adding water, sulfuric acid, and molecular clusters of polyammonium bisulfate (“PABS clusters”) to a water-based liquid in a water-containing system to form a treated water-containing system,
wherein a concentration of the PABS clusters in the treated water-containing system is from about 0.01 ppm to about 10,000 ppm, and
wherein the PABS clusters comprise ammonium bisulfate, sulfuric acid, and water according to Formula I
((RaNH4−a)2SO4)x·(H2SO4)y·(H2O)z·((RaNH4−a)HSO4)n (I)
wherein each R independently is alkyl or aryl; a is 1, 2, or 3; x is at least 1, y is 0 to 5; and z is 0 to 5; and n is 1 to 20.
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