The role of phosphonate speciation on the inhibition of barium sulfate precipitation

The inhibition of barium sulfate precipitation in the presence of phosphonate containing molecules was investigated experimentally and speciation curves were used to elucidate the interactions involved. Inhibition of precipitation was found to be pH dependent and loss of inhibition was observed at b...

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Main Authors: Jones, Franca, Stanley, A., Oliveira, Allan, Rohl, Andrew, Reyhani, Manijeh, Parkinson, Gordon, Ogden, Mark
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science 2003
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43549
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author Jones, Franca
Stanley, A.
Oliveira, Allan
Rohl, Andrew
Reyhani, Manijeh
Parkinson, Gordon
Ogden, Mark
author_facet Jones, Franca
Stanley, A.
Oliveira, Allan
Rohl, Andrew
Reyhani, Manijeh
Parkinson, Gordon
Ogden, Mark
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description The inhibition of barium sulfate precipitation in the presence of phosphonate containing molecules was investigated experimentally and speciation curves were used to elucidate the interactions involved. Inhibition of precipitation was found to be pH dependent and loss of inhibition was observed at both very high and low pHs. Maximum inhibition for all the inhibitor molecules occurred at pH 8. While speciation curves showed that inhibition could be improved by the presence of 2 or more fully de-protonated phosphonate groups (for pure aminophosphonates) on the molecule at pH 8, at pH 12 inhibition was insensitive to the number of de- protonated phosphonate groups. It is, therefore, suggested that surface charge repulsion affects inhibition at very high pH. For molecules which are not pure aminophosphonates, stereochemistry as well as functional groups and their ionisation state appear to play a significant role in inhibition at 3<pH8.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-435492017-09-13T15:59:41Z The role of phosphonate speciation on the inhibition of barium sulfate precipitation Jones, Franca Stanley, A. Oliveira, Allan Rohl, Andrew Reyhani, Manijeh Parkinson, Gordon Ogden, Mark crystal growth phosphonate barium sulfate Scale The inhibition of barium sulfate precipitation in the presence of phosphonate containing molecules was investigated experimentally and speciation curves were used to elucidate the interactions involved. Inhibition of precipitation was found to be pH dependent and loss of inhibition was observed at both very high and low pHs. Maximum inhibition for all the inhibitor molecules occurred at pH 8. While speciation curves showed that inhibition could be improved by the presence of 2 or more fully de-protonated phosphonate groups (for pure aminophosphonates) on the molecule at pH 8, at pH 12 inhibition was insensitive to the number of de- protonated phosphonate groups. It is, therefore, suggested that surface charge repulsion affects inhibition at very high pH. For molecules which are not pure aminophosphonates, stereochemistry as well as functional groups and their ionisation state appear to play a significant role in inhibition at 3<pH8. 2003 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43549 10.1016/S0022-0248(02)02271-6 Elsevier Science fulltext
spellingShingle crystal growth
phosphonate
barium sulfate
Scale
Jones, Franca
Stanley, A.
Oliveira, Allan
Rohl, Andrew
Reyhani, Manijeh
Parkinson, Gordon
Ogden, Mark
The role of phosphonate speciation on the inhibition of barium sulfate precipitation
title The role of phosphonate speciation on the inhibition of barium sulfate precipitation
title_full The role of phosphonate speciation on the inhibition of barium sulfate precipitation
title_fullStr The role of phosphonate speciation on the inhibition of barium sulfate precipitation
title_full_unstemmed The role of phosphonate speciation on the inhibition of barium sulfate precipitation
title_short The role of phosphonate speciation on the inhibition of barium sulfate precipitation
title_sort role of phosphonate speciation on the inhibition of barium sulfate precipitation
topic crystal growth
phosphonate
barium sulfate
Scale
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43549