METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR TREATING AQUEOUS MEDIUMS

摘要

There are disclosed a method and a composition for inhibiting scale formation and dispersing solids particulate matter in aqueous mediums. The composition comprises an acrylic acid/lower alkyl hydroxy acrylate copolymer (I) in combination with a water soluble polymeric material (II) having the formula …… wherein a or b may be zero or a positive integer, with the proviso that a + b > 1; and wherein d is H or HSO3. The method comprises administering an effective amount of each of copolymer (I) and water soluble polymeric material (II) to the particulate aqueous system for which treatment is desired.