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    Phosphate Dissolves All The Suspended Solids by Making Soluble Complex Compounds Which May Precipitate at PH Higher Than 11

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    Phosphate controls pH in boiler water systems by forming complexes with dissolved solids and buffering against large pH changes. Excess caustic combines with disodium phosphate to form trisodium phosphate, preventing caustic buildup. Different forms of phosphate consume or produce caustic ions as they shift forms to control pH. A new boiler water treatment was developed using only phosphate-derived alkalinity instead of sodium hydroxide, where the sodium to phosphate ratio determines pH and adjusting the ratio of trisodium to monosodium/disodium phosphate achieves the desired pH and phosphate levels without creating free caustic.

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    Phosphate controls pH in boiler water systems by forming complexes with dissolved solids and buffering against large pH changes. Excess caustic combines with disodium phosphate to form trisodium phosphate, preventing caustic buildup. Different forms of phosphate consume or produce caustic ions as they shift forms to control pH. A new boiler water treatment was developed using only phosphate-derived alkalinity instead of sodium hydroxide, where the sodium to phosphate ratio determines pH and adjusting the ratio of trisodium to monosodium/disodium phosphate achieves the desired pH and phosphate levels without creating free caustic.

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    Phosphate controls pH in boiler water systems by forming complexes with dissolved solids and buffering against large pH changes. Excess caustic combines with disodium phosphate to form trisodium phosphate, preventing caustic buildup. Different forms of phosphate consume or produce caustic ions as they shift forms to control pH. A new boiler water treatment was developed using only phosphate-derived alkalinity instead of sodium hydroxide, where the sodium to phosphate ratio determines pH and adjusting the ratio of trisodium to monosodium/disodium phosphate achieves the desired pH and phosphate levels without creating free caustic.

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    Phosphate controls pH in boiler water systems by forming complexes with dissolved solids and buffering against large pH changes. Excess caustic combines with disodium phosphate to form trisodium phosphate, preventing caustic buildup. Different forms of phosphate consume or produce caustic ions as they shift forms to control pH. A new boiler water treatment was developed using only phosphate-derived alkalinity instead of sodium hydroxide, where the sodium to phosphate ratio determines pH and adjusting the ratio of trisodium to monosodium/disodium phosphate achieves the desired pH and phosphate levels without creating free caustic.

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    Phosphate dissolves all the suspended solids by making soluble complex compounds which may

    precipitate at pH higher than 11.


    Boiler feedwater systems using demineralized or evaporated makeup or pure condensate may be
    protected from caustic attack through coordinated phosphate/pH control. Phosphate buffers the boiler
    water, reducing the chance of large pH changes due to the development of high caustic concentrations.
    Excess caustic combines with disodium phosphate and forms trisodium phosphate. Sufficient disodium
    phosphate must be available to combine with all of the free caustic in order to form trisodium
    phosphate.
    Disodium phosphate neutralizes caustic by the following reaction:
    Na2HPO4 + NaOH ® Na3PO4 + H2O
    trisodium
    disodium phosphate sodium hydroxide water
    phosphate
    This results in the prevention of caustic buildup beneath deposits or within a crevice where leakage is
    occurring. Caustic corrosion (and caustic embrittlement, discussed later) does not occur, because high
    caustic concentrations do not develop
    Different forms of phosphate consume or add caustic as the phosphate shifts to the proper form. For
    example, addition of monosodium phosphate consumes caustic as it reacts with caustic to form
    disodium phosphate in the boiler water according to the following reaction:
    NaH2PO4 + NaOH ® Na2HPO4 + H2O
    monosodium sodium disodium
    water
    phosphate hydroxide phosphate
    Conversely, addition of trisodium phosphate adds caustic, increasing boiler water pH:
    Na3PO4 + H2O ® Na2HPO4 + NaOH
    sodium
    trisodium phosphate water disodium phosphate
    hydroxide
    Control is achieved through feed of the proper type of phosphate to either raise or lower the pH while
    maintaining the proper phosphate level. Increasing blowdown lowers both phosphate and pH.
    Therefore, various combinations and feed rates of phosphate, blowdown adjustment, and caustic
    addition are used to maintain proper phosphate/pH levels.
    Elevated temperatures at the boiler tube wall or deposits can result in some precipitation of phosphate.
    This effect, termed "phosphate hideout," usually occurs when loads increase. When the load is
    reduced, phosphate reappears.
    Clean boiler water surfaces reduce potential concentration sites for caustic. Deposit control treatment
    programs, such as those based on chelants and synthetic polymers, can help provide clean surfaces.
    Where steam blanketing is occurring, corrosion can take place even without the presence of caustic,
    due to the steam/magnetite reaction and the dissolution of magnetite. In such cases, operational
    changes or design modifications may be necessary to eliminate the cause of the problem.
    New boiler water treatment was developed using the alkalinity derived from phosphate alone,
    eliminating sodium hydroxide – The sodium to phosphate ratio determines the pH of the water (3:1) –
    Ratio of trisodium to monosodium or disodium phosphate is adjusted to desired pH and phosphate
    levels can be attained without creating free caustic (3:1) – As trisodium phosphate hydrolyzes in the
    water it produces a hydroxyl ion (OH) which controls the pH level – Monosodium or disodium phosphate
    do not produce OH – Use of two different phosphates prevented complete program control at times.

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