Abstract: It has now been found that certain phosphonate derivatives of bis(aminoalkyl) piperazines are good threshold agents to prevent metal ion precipitation in aqueous solutions. They also function as sequestering and/or chelating agents as do those which do not contain the phosphonate group.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 3, 1987
Date of Patent:
September 13, 1988
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company
Inventors:
Druce K. Crump, Jaime Simon, David A. Wilson