JP5856894B2 - Cooling water treatment method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooling water treatment method, and more particularly, in a cooling water system with high calcium hardness, heat transfer failure, flow rate reduction, metal caused by calcium-based scale adhering or depositing on heat transfer surfaces of pipes and heat exchangers. The present invention relates to a cooling water treatment method for preventing corrosion.

  In an open circulating cooling water system, scale failure occurs on heat transfer surfaces and piping that come into contact with water. In addition, from the standpoint of saving resources and energy, when a highly concentrated operation is performed, the salts that are dissolved are concentrated to become a hardly soluble salt and scaled. The scale generated in the heat exchange section inhibits heat transfer, and adhesion to the pipe causes a decrease in flow rate. The generated scale peels off and circulates in the system, and the pump, pipe, and heat exchange section are blocked or blocked. It is known to cause the promotion of scaling at the piping and heat exchange section associated with the above.

Examples of the scale species to be generated include calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, calcium sulfite, calcium phosphate, calcium silicate, magnesium silicate, magnesium hydroxide, zinc phosphate, zinc hydroxide, and basic zinc carbonate.
In order to prevent the occurrence of such scale, a scale inhibitor is used. This scale inhibitor includes inorganic polyphosphoric acids such as sodium hexametaphosphate and sodium tripolyphosphate, phosphonic acids such as hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid and phosphonobutanetricarboxylic acid, and carboxyl group-containing materials such as maleic acid, acrylic acid and itaconic acid. Copolymers that combine vinyl monomers having sulfonic acid groups such as vinyl sulfonic acid, allyl sulfonic acid, 2-methacrylamideamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid and nonionic vinyl monomers such as acrylamide are generally used as necessary. Is used.

In addition, metal members provided in the open circulation cooling water system, such as carbon steel, copper, or copper alloy heat exchangers, reaction kettles, and pipes are generally corroded by contact with cooling water. Anti-corrosion treatment is performed by adding chemicals.
As the chemical, generally, phosphorus compounds such as orthophosphate, hexametaphosphate, hydroxyethylidenephosphonate, phosphonobutanetricarboxylate and the like are added to the cooling water. A heavy metal salt such as zinc salt or dichromate may be added alone or in combination.

  By the way, in recent years, cooling water using recovered water (reprocessed water) as makeup water has been increasing in response to the trend of worldwide environmental load reduction and effective use of resources. Since the recovered water has the characteristics of high calcium hardness, phosphorus concentration, chloride ion, sulfate ion concentration, the problem when using this recovered water as make-up water is that the above-mentioned scale preventive agent has high calcium hardness. It is mentioned that generation of scales cannot be prevented even when adding. For this reason, in order to reduce the salt concentration of cooling water, it is necessary to increase the amount of blow water, and it is difficult to save water.

Another problem is acceleration of metal corrosion in the cooling water system due to high chloride ion and sulfate ion concentrations. Therefore, the problem in using the recovered water as the replenishing water for the cooling water is to make both scale prevention and anticorrosion compatible in the water quality having high scale component concentration and corrosive ion concentration.
From the viewpoint of scale prevention, there is a method of lowering the pH of the cooling water by injecting an acid such as sulfuric acid, but this method further increases the concentration of chloride ions or sulfate ions which are corrosive ions by adding acid. Actual application is difficult because it will increase.

A method (Patent Document 1) is disclosed in which the calcium hardness in the makeup water is removed by a water softener and the total alkalinity and pH are adjusted. However, it is necessary to regenerate the water softener frequently, and actual application is difficult. is there.
In addition, as a reason why the effect of the scale inhibitor is not exhibited in an aqueous system having a high calcium hardness, Patent Document 2 mentions a gelation reaction between a polymer and calcium, and the polymer loses solubility and precipitates to prevent scale. Explains that it will not be possible. As a countermeasure, a (meth) acrylic acid-based polymer having a sulfonic acid group at the end of the main chain has been proposed, which improves gel resistance and exhibits an excellent scale prevention effect even in high-calcium water systems. It has been.
According to this technology, scale prevention is possible even in water quality with high calcium hardness, but even in combination with commonly used anticorrosion treatment, in a cooling water system using recovered water with a high concentration of corrosive ions as makeup water However, it is not always possible to obtain a sufficient anticorrosive effect. Moreover, even if it raises the density | concentration of an anticorrosive agent in order to improve anticorrosion performance, since it scales itself as a phosphate, zinc hydroxide, etc., an effect is not acquired.

Japanese Patent No. 3928182 Japanese Patent No. 3650724

  The present invention has been made under such circumstances. In the water quality using the recovered water (reprocessed water) as makeup water and having a high concentration of scale components and corrosive ions, the calcium system for piping and heat exchangers is used. An object of the present invention is to provide a cooling water treatment method that prevents the adhesion of scales to prevent failures such as heat transfer failure and flow rate reduction, and prevents corrosion of metals such as pipes and heat exchangers.

  As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above object, the present inventors have found that the structural unit (a) derived from a specific (meth) acrylic acid monomer and a specific (meth) allyl ether type single unit. A treating agent comprising a structural unit (b) derived from a monomer in a specific ratio and containing a (meth) acrylic acid copolymer in which at least one of the ends of the main chain is a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof. Was added to a cooling water system having a high calcium hardness and a high concentration of chloride ions and sulfate ions, and the present invention was completed.

That is, the present invention contains a (meth) acrylic acid copolymer in a cooling water system having a calcium hardness of 300 mg / L or more as CaCO ₃ and a chloride ion and / or sulfate ion concentration of 1000 mg / L or more. A treatment method of a cooling water system in which a treating agent is added, wherein the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer is converted into a (meth) acrylic acid monomer (A) represented by the following general formula (1): The structural unit (a) derived from and the structural unit (b) derived from the (meth) allyl ether monomer (B) represented by the following general formula (2) In 100 mol% of the structural unit, the content of the structural unit (a) is 80 to 90 mol%, the content of the structural unit (b) is 10 to 20 mol%, and the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer is , At least one of the ends of the main chain is a sulfonic acid group or its In it, to provide a processing method of a cooling water system.

(In the formula, R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and X represents a hydrogen atom, a metal atom, an ammonium group, or an organic amine group.)

(In the formula, R ² represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y and Z are each independently a hydroxyl group, a sulfonic acid group, or a salt thereof, and at least one of Y and Z is a sulfone group. Represents an acid group or a salt thereof.)

  According to the present invention, in the water quality using the recovered water (reprocessed water) as make-up water and having a high concentration of scale components and corrosive ions, heat transfer is prevented by preventing adhesion of calcium-based scales to the piping and heat exchanger. It is possible to provide a cooling water treatment method that prevents failures such as failures and flow rate reductions and prevents corrosion of metals such as pipes and heat exchangers.

The cooling water system treatment method of the present invention is a cooling water system having a water quality in which the calcium hardness is 300 mg / L or more as CaCO ₃ and the chloride ion and / or sulfate ion concentration is 1000 mg / L or more. A treatment agent containing a (meth) acrylic acid-based copolymer having a structure is added to prevent scale failure in the cooling water system and to suppress corrosion of the metal.

[(Meth) acrylic acid copolymer]
The (meth) acrylic acid-based copolymer contained in the treating agent used in the cooling water-based processing method of the present invention is derived from the (meth) acrylic acid-based monomer (A) represented by the following general formula (1). And a structural unit (b) derived from the (meth) allyl ether monomer (B) represented by the following general formula (2).

(In the formula, R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and X represents a hydrogen atom, a metal atom, an ammonium group, or an organic amine group.)

(In the formula, R ² represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y and Z are each independently a hydroxyl group, a sulfonic acid group, or a salt thereof, and at least one of Y and Z is a sulfone group. Represents an acid group or a salt thereof.)
The structural unit (a) and the structural unit (b) are specifically structural units represented by the following general formulas (3) and (4), respectively.

(In the formula, R ¹ and X are the same as those in the general formula (1).)

(In the formula, R ² , Y and Z are the same as those in the general formula (2).)

((Meth) acrylic acid monomer (A))
The (meth) acrylic acid monomer (A) is represented by the general formula (1), and specific examples of the metal atom X in the general formula (1) include, for example, Examples of the organic amine group include monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, and triethanolamine.
Specific examples of the (meth) acrylic acid monomer (A) include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and salts thereof (for example, sodium salt, potassium salt, ammonium salt, etc.). Of these, acrylic acid, sodium acrylate, and methacrylic acid are particularly preferable. These can be used individually by 1 type or in combination of 2 or more types.
The “(meth) acrylic acid type” refers to both acrylic acid type and methacrylic acid type. The same applies to other similar terms.

((Meth) allyl ether monomer (B))
The (meth) allyl ether monomer (B) is represented by the general formula (2), and in the general formula (2), among the sulfonic acid groups or salts thereof represented by Y and Z Specific examples of metal salts include sodium, potassium, lithium and the like, and specific examples of organic amine group salts include, for example, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, and triethanolamine.
Specific examples of the (meth) allyl ether monomer (B) include, for example, 3- (meth) allyloxy-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonic acid and salts thereof, 3- (meth) allyloxy-1- Examples thereof include hydroxy-2-propanesulfonic acid and salts thereof, and among these, sodium 3- (meth) allyloxy-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonate is preferable. These can be used individually by 1 type or in combination of 2 or more types.
The “(meth) allyl ether type” refers to both allyl ether type and methallyl ether type. The same applies to other similar terms.

<Molar ratio>
The (meth) acrylic acid copolymer includes a structural unit (a) derived from the (meth) acrylic acid monomer (A) and a structure derived from the (meth) allyl ether monomer (B). A copolymer containing the unit (b), and the content of the structural unit (a) is 80 to 90 mol% and the content of the structural unit (b) is 100 mol% of the structural units derived from all monomers. The ratio is 10 to 20 mol%. When the content of the structural unit (a) exceeds 90 mol%, the affinity with calcium becomes too strong, and when applied to an aqueous system having a high calcium hardness, the polymer is easily gelled and precipitated, thereby exhibiting performance. If it is less than 80 mol%, the proportion of carboxyl groups that contribute to corrosion protection is small, so that the corrosion resistance is reduced.

<Molecular weight>
The (meth) acrylic acid copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of about 1000 to 40,000. If it exceeds 40000, the gel-resistant performance is lowered, and if it is less than 1000, the scale preventing ability is lowered.
In addition, the said weight average molecular weight is the value of standard polyacrylic acid conversion by a gel permeation chromatography method (GPC method).

(Other monomer (C))
The (meth) acrylic acid-based copolymer may have at least the structural unit (a) and the structural unit (b) in the above proportion, but in addition to these, the (meth) acrylic acid-based copolymer The structural unit (c) derived from another monomer (C) copolymerizable with the monomer (A) or the (meth) allyl ether monomer (B) may be included. In this case, the ratio of the structural unit (c) is preferably 10 mol% or less, and more preferably 5 mol% or less with respect to 100 mol% of the structural units derived from all monomers.

Examples of other monomers (C) include sulfonic acid groups such as 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, (meth) allyl sulfonic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, and 2-sulfoethyl methacrylate. Unsaturated monomers and their salts; N-vinylpyrrolidone, N-vinylformamide, N-vinylacetamide, N-vinyl-N-methylformamide, N-vinyl-methylacetamide, N-vinyloxazolidone and the like N- Vinyl monomers; nitrogen-containing nonionic unsaturated monomers such as (meth) acrylamide, N, N-dimethylacrylamide, N-isopropylacrylamide; 3- (meth) allyloxy-1,2-dihydroxypropane, (meth) Hydroxyl group-containing unsaturated monomers such as allyl alcohol and isoprenol; ) Compound (3- (meth) allyloxy-1,2-di (poly) oxyethylene ether propane) obtained by adding about 1 to 200 moles of ethylene oxide to allyloxy-1,2-dihydroxypropane, (meth) allyl alcohol Polyoxyethylene group-containing unsaturated monomers such as compounds to which about 1 to 100 moles of ethylene oxide are added; methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, butyl (meth) acrylate, (meth) acrylic (Meth) acrylic acid esters such as hydroxyethyl acid; unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monomers such as itaconic acid; aromatic unsaturated monomers such as styrene; and the like.
These monomers (C) can be used individually by 1 type or in combination of 2 or more types.

(Production method)
As a method for producing the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer, a monomer mixture containing the monomers (A) and (B) and (C) used as necessary (hereinafter simply referred to as “single amount”). Body mixture ”) in the presence of a polymerization initiator.

<Polymerization initiator>
A well-known thing can be used as a polymerization initiator. For example, hydrogen peroxide; persulfates such as sodium persulfate, potassium persulfate, ammonium persulfate; dimethyl 2,2′-azobis (2-methylpropionate), 2,2′-azobis (isobutyronitrile) 2,2′-azobis (2-methylbutyronitrile), 2,2′-azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile), 2,2′-azobis (4-methoxy-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) ), 2,2′-azobis (isobutyric acid) dimethyl, 4,4′-azobis (4-cyanovaleric acid), 2,2′-azobis (2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride, 2,2′- Azobis [N- (2-carboxyethyl) -2-methylpropionamidine] n hydrate, 2,2′-azobis [2- (2-imidazolin-2-yl) propane] dihydrochloride, 2,2 ′ Azobis [2 (2-imidazolin-2-yl) propane] disulfate dihydrate, azo compounds such as 1,1′-azobis (cyclohexane-1-carbonitrile); benzoyl peroxide, lauroyl peroxide, peracetic acid, Organic peroxides such as di-t-butyl peroxide and cumene hydroperoxide are preferred. Of these polymerization initiators, from the viewpoint of improving the gel resistance of the resulting polymer, it is preferable to use a persulfate described later.

  The amount of the polymerization initiator used is not particularly limited as long as it is an amount capable of initiating copolymerization of the monomer mixture, but is preferably 15 g with respect to 1 mol of the monomer mixture, unless otherwise specified below. Hereinafter, it is more preferable that the weight is 1 to 12 g.

<Chain transfer agent>
In the method for producing the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer, a chain transfer agent may be used as a molecular weight regulator of the polymer within a range that does not adversely affect the polymerization, if necessary.
Specific examples of the chain transfer agent include mercaptoethanol, thioglycerol, thioglycolic acid, 2-mercaptopropionic acid, 3-mercaptopropionic acid, thiomalic acid, octyl thioglycolate, octyl 3-mercaptopropionate, 2- Thiol chain transfer agents such as mercaptoethanesulfonic acid, n-dodecyl mercaptan, octyl mercaptan, butylthioglycolate; halides such as carbon tetrachloride, methylene chloride, bromoform, bromotrichloroethane; Secondary alcohol; phosphorous acid, hypophosphorous acid, and salts thereof (sodium hypophosphite, potassium hypophosphite, etc.), sulfurous acid, bisulfite, dithionite, metabisulfite, and salts thereof ( Hereinafter also referred to as “bisulfite (salt)”. Sodium bisulfite, potassium bisulfite, sodium dithionite, potassium dithionite, sodium metabisulfite, metabisulfite potassium, etc.) and the like, include lower oxides and salts thereof. The said chain transfer agent can be used individually by 1 type or in combination of 2 or more types.

When this chain transfer agent is used, it is possible to suppress the production of a copolymer having a higher molecular weight than necessary, and it is possible to efficiently produce a low molecular weight copolymer. Of these, it is preferable to use bisulfite (salts) in the copolymerization reaction according to the present invention. Thereby, it is possible to efficiently introduce a sulfonic acid group to the end of the main chain of the copolymer to be obtained, and to improve the gel resistance. Further, it is preferable to use bisulfurous acid (salt) as the chain transfer agent because the color tone of the copolymer (composition) can be improved.
The addition amount of the chain transfer agent is not limited as long as the monomer mixture is polymerized satisfactorily, but preferably 1 to 1 mol of the monomer mixture, unless otherwise specified below. 20 g, more preferably 2 to 15 g.

<Initiator system>
In the method for producing the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer, one or more persulfates and bisulfites (salts) are combined as an initiator system (a combination of a polymerization initiator and a chain transfer agent). It is preferable to use it. As a result, a sulfonic acid group is efficiently introduced into the polymer main chain terminal, and a low molecular weight water-soluble polymer having excellent gel resistance in addition to dispersibility and chelating ability is obtained, and the effect of the present invention is effectively obtained. Can be expressed. By adding bisulfite (salts) to the initiator system in addition to the persulfate, it is possible to suppress the resulting polymer from becoming too high in molecular weight and to efficiently produce a low molecular weight polymer. Can do.
Specific examples of the persulfate include sodium persulfate, potassium persulfate, and ammonium persulfate.
In the present invention, the bisulfite (salt) is as described above, and among them, sodium bisulfite, potassium bisulfite, and ammonium bisulfite are preferable.

When the persulfate and bisulfite (salt) are used in combination, the addition ratio of bisulfite (salt) is preferably 0.1 to 5 parts by mass, more preferably 1 part by mass of persulfate. Is in the range of 0.2 to 3 parts by mass, more preferably 0.2 to 2 parts by mass. When the amount of bisulfurous acid (salt) is less than 0.1 part by mass with respect to 1 part by mass of persulfate, the effect of bisulfurous acid (salt) tends to decrease. Therefore, the introduction amount of the sulfonic acid group at the terminal of the polymer is lowered, and the gel resistance of the copolymer tends to be lowered. Further, the weight average molecular weight of the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer tends to be high. On the other hand, if the amount of bisulfurous acid (salt) exceeds 5 parts by mass with respect to 1 part by mass of the persulfate, the effect of the bisulfite (salt) will not be obtained as much as the addition ratio increases, Sulfurous acid (salt) tends to be supplied excessively (consumed wastefully). For this reason, excess bisulfite (salt) is decomposed in the polymerization reaction system, and a large amount of sulfurous acid gas (SO ₂ gas) is generated. In addition, many impurities in the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer are generated, and the performance of the resulting (meth) acrylic copolymer tends to be lowered. In addition, impurities tend to precipitate during holding at a low temperature.

  When using the persulfate and bisulfite (salt), the total amount of persulfate and bisulfite (salt) is preferably 2 to 20 g per 1 mol of the monomer mixture. More preferably, it is 2-15 g, More preferably, it is 3-10 g, More preferably, it is 4-9 g. When the addition amount of the persulfate and bisulfite (salt) is less than 2 g, the molecular weight of the resulting polymer tends to increase. In addition, the sulfonic acid group introduced into the terminal of the resulting (meth) acrylic acid copolymer tends to decrease. On the other hand, when the addition amount exceeds 20 g, the effects of persulfate and bisulfite (salt) cannot be obtained as the addition amount increases, and conversely, the purity of the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer to be obtained Tend to decrease.

  The persulfate may be added in the form of a persulfate solution (preferably an aqueous solution) after dissolving in a solvent described later, preferably water. The concentration when used as the persulfate solution (preferably an aqueous solution) is preferably 1 to 35% by mass, more preferably 5 to 35% by mass, and still more preferably 10 to 30% by mass. Here, when the concentration of the persulfate solution is less than 1% by mass, the concentration of the product decreases, and transportation and storage become complicated. On the other hand, when the concentration of the persulfate solution exceeds 35% by mass, handling becomes difficult.

  The bisulfurous acid (salt) may be added in the form of a solution (preferably an aqueous solution) of bisulfurous acid (salt) after dissolving in a solvent described later, preferably water. The concentration when used as the bisulfite (salt) solution (preferably an aqueous solution) is preferably 10 to 42% by mass, more preferably 20 to 42% by mass, and still more preferably 32 to 42% by mass. Here, when the concentration of the bisulfurous acid (salt) solution is less than 10% by mass, the concentration of the product decreases, and transportation and storage become complicated. On the other hand, when the concentration of the bisulfite (salt) solution exceeds 42% by mass, handling becomes difficult.

<Other additives>
In the method for producing the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer, as an additive other than an initiator and a chain transfer agent that can be used in a polymerization reaction system when the monomer mixture is polymerized in an aqueous solution, Appropriate additives such as heavy metal concentration adjusting agents, pH adjusting agents and the like can be added within a range that does not affect the effects of the present invention.

The heavy metal concentration adjusting agent is not particularly limited, and for example, a polyvalent metal compound or a simple substance can be used. Specifically, vanadium oxytrichloride, vanadium trichloride, vanadyl oxalate, vanadyl sulfate, vanadic anhydride, ammonium metavanadate, ammonium sulfate hypovanadas [(NH ₄ ) ₂ SO ₄ · VSO ₄ · 6H ₂ O], Ammonium sulfate vanadas [(NH ₄ ) V (SO ₄ ) ₂ · 12H ₂ O], copper acetate (II), copper (II), copper bromide (II), copper (II) acetyl acetate, cupric ammonium chloride , Copper chloride ammonium, Copper carbonate, Copper chloride (II), Copper citrate (II), Copper formate (II), Copper hydroxide (II), Copper nitrate, Copper naphthenate, Copper oleate (II), Maleic acid Copper, copper phosphate, copper sulfate (II), cuprous chloride, copper cyanide (I), copper iodide, copper (I) oxide, copper thiocyanate, iron acetyl acetonate, ammonium iron citrate, oxalic acid Ferric ammonium, Aqueous solutions such as ammonium iron oxide, ammonium ferric sulfate, iron citrate, iron fumarate, iron maleate, ferrous lactate, ferric nitrate, iron pentacarbonyl, ferric phosphate, ferric pyrophosphate Polyvalent metal salts: polyvalent metal oxides such as vanadium pentoxide, copper (II) oxide, ferrous oxide, ferric oxide, etc .; many such as iron (III) sulfide, iron (II) sulfide, copper sulfide Valent metal sulfides; copper powder, iron powder and the like.
In the method for producing the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer, since the heavy metal ion concentration of the obtained (meth) acrylic acid copolymer is preferably 0.05 to 10 ppm, the heavy metal concentration regulator It is desirable to add an appropriate amount if necessary.

(Polymerization solvent)
In the production of the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer, the monomer mixture is usually polymerized in a solvent. In this case, the solvent used in the polymerization reaction system is water, alcohol, glycol. An aqueous solvent such as glycerin or polyethylene glycol is preferable, and water is particularly preferable. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more. Further, in order to improve the solubility of the monomer mixture in the solvent, an organic solvent may be appropriately added within a range that does not adversely affect the polymerization of each monomer.

Specific examples of the organic solvent include lower alcohols such as methanol and ethanol; amides such as dimethylformaldehyde; ethers such as diethyl ether and dioxane; be able to.
The amount of the solvent used is preferably 40 to 200% by mass, more preferably 45 to 180% by mass, and still more preferably 50 to 150% by mass with respect to the total amount of the monomer mixture. When the amount of the solvent used is less than 40% by mass, the molecular weight becomes high. On the other hand, when the usage-amount of this solvent exceeds 200 mass%, the density | concentration of the manufactured (meth) acrylic-acid type copolymer will become low, and solvent removal will be needed depending on the case. Note that most or all of the solvent may be charged into the reaction vessel at the initial stage of polymerization. For example, a part of the solvent may be appropriately added (dropped) into the reaction system alone during the polymerization. The monomer mixture component, the initiator component, and other additives may be appropriately added (dropped) into the reaction system during the polymerization together with these components in the form of being previously dissolved in a solvent.

(Polymerization temperature)
The polymerization temperature of the monomer mixture is not particularly limited. From the viewpoint of efficiently producing a polymer, the polymerization temperature is preferably 50 ° C. or higher, more preferably 70 ° C. or higher, or preferably 99 ° C. or lower, more preferably 95 ° C. or lower. When the polymerization temperature is less than 50 ° C., the molecular weight increases, impurities increase, and the polymerization time takes too long, so the productivity decreases. On the other hand, when the polymerization temperature is set to 99 ° C. or lower, it is preferable because when bisulfurous acid (salt) is used as an initiator system, it is possible to suppress the generation of a large amount of sulfurous acid gas due to decomposition of bisulfurous acid (salt). . The polymerization temperature here refers to the temperature of the reaction solution in the reaction system.

  In particular, in the case of the method of starting polymerization from room temperature (room temperature starting method), for example, in the case of performing polymerization in 180 minutes per batch (180 minute formulation), within 70 minutes, preferably 0 to 50 The temperature is set to reach the set temperature (more preferably within the range of the above polymerization temperature, preferably 70 to 90 ° C., more preferably about 80 to 90 ° C.) in a minute, more preferably 0 to 30 minutes. Thereafter, it is desirable to maintain the set temperature until the polymerization is completed. When the temperature rise time is out of the above range, the resulting (meth) acrylic acid copolymer may have a high molecular weight. In addition, although the example of the polymerization time is shown as 180 minutes, if the prescription of the polymerization time is different, referring to the example, the temperature increase time is set so that the ratio of the temperature increase time to the polymerization time is the same. Is desirable.

(Reaction system pressure, reaction atmosphere)
In the polymerization of the monomer mixture, the pressure in the reaction system is not particularly limited, and may be any of normal pressure (atmospheric pressure), reduced pressure, and increased pressure. Preferably, when bisulfite (salt) is used as an initiator system, during the polymerization, in order to prevent the release of sulfurous acid gas and to reduce the molecular weight, the inside of the reaction system is sealed under normal pressure or under pressure. It is better to do it. In addition, when polymerization is performed under normal pressure (atmospheric pressure), it is not necessary to provide a pressurizing device or a decompressing device, and it is not necessary to use a pressure-resistant reaction vessel or pipe. For this reason, normal pressure (atmospheric pressure) is preferable from the viewpoint of production cost. That is, optimal pressure conditions may be set as appropriate depending on the intended use of the resulting (meth) acrylic acid copolymer.
The atmosphere in the reaction system may be an air atmosphere, but is preferably an inert atmosphere. For example, it is desirable to replace the inside of the system with an inert gas such as nitrogen before the start of polymerization. Thereby, it can prevent that atmospheric gas (for example, oxygen gas etc.) in a reaction system melt | dissolves in a liquid phase, and acts as a polymerization inhibitor. As a result, the initiator (persulfate, etc.) is prevented from being deactivated and reduced, and the molecular weight can be further reduced.

(Neutralization degree during polymerization)
In the method for producing the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer, the polymerization reaction of the monomer mixture is preferably performed under acidic conditions. By carrying out under acidic conditions, the increase in the viscosity of the aqueous solution of the polymerization reaction system can be suppressed, and a low molecular weight (meth) acrylic acid copolymer can be produced satisfactorily. In addition, since the polymerization reaction can proceed under a higher concentration condition than before, the production efficiency can be significantly increased. In particular, by reducing the degree of neutralization during polymerization to 0 to 25 mol%, the effect of reducing the amount of the initiator can be increased synergistically, and the effect of reducing impurities can be significantly improved. Furthermore, it is desirable to adjust the pH of the reaction solution during polymerization so that the pH at 25 ° C. is 1-6. By carrying out the polymerization reaction under such acidic conditions, the polymerization can be carried out at a high concentration and in one stage, so that the concentration step can be omitted. Therefore, productivity can be greatly improved and an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed.

Among the above acidic conditions, the pH of the reaction solution during polymerization at 25 ° C. is preferably 1 to 6, more preferably 1 to 5, and still more preferably 1 to 4. When the pH is less than 1, for example, when bisulfurous acid (salt) is used as an initiator system, sulfurous acid gas may be generated and the apparatus may be corroded. On the other hand, when the pH exceeds 6, when bisulfurous acid (salt) is used as an initiator system, the efficiency of bisulfurous acid (salt) is lowered and the molecular weight is increased.
Examples of pH adjusters for adjusting the pH of the reaction solution include alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, alkaline earth metal hydroxides such as calcium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, and ammonia. And organic amine salts such as monoethanolamine and triethanolamine. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more. Among these, alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide are preferable, and sodium hydroxide is particularly preferable. In the present specification, these may be simply referred to as “pH adjusting agent” or “neutralizing agent”.

The degree of neutralization during the polymerization is preferably in the range of 0 to 25 mol%, more preferably 1 to 15 mol%, still more preferably 2 to 10 mol%. If the degree of neutralization during the polymerization is within such a range, it is possible to perform the copolymerization best, to reduce impurities, and to produce a polymer having good gel resistance. Moreover, the viscosity of the aqueous solution of the polymerization reaction system does not increase, and a low molecular weight polymer can be produced satisfactorily. In addition, since the polymerization reaction can proceed under a higher concentration condition than before, the production efficiency can be significantly increased.
On the other hand, when the degree of neutralization during polymerization exceeds 25 mol%, the chain transfer efficiency of bisulfurous acid (salt) may decrease and the molecular weight may increase. In addition, as the polymerization proceeds, the viscosity of the aqueous solution in the polymerization reaction system increases significantly. As a result, the molecular weight of the resulting polymer increases more than necessary, and a low molecular weight polymer cannot be obtained. Furthermore, the effect of reducing the degree of neutralization cannot be sufficiently exhibited, and it may be difficult to significantly reduce impurities.

The neutralization method here is not particularly limited. For example, a salt of (meth) acrylic acid such as sodium (meth) acrylate may be used as a part of the raw material, and an alkali metal hydroxide such as sodium hydroxide is used as a neutralizing agent. You may neutralize during superposition | polymerization and may use these together. Moreover, the addition form of the neutralizing agent at the time of neutralization may be solid, or may be an aqueous solution dissolved in an appropriate solvent, preferably water.
When using an aqueous solution, the concentration of the aqueous solution is preferably 10 to 60% by mass, more preferably 20 to 55% by mass, and still more preferably 30 to 50% by mass. When the concentration of the aqueous solution is less than 10% by mass, the concentration of the product decreases, and transportation and storage become complicated. When the concentration exceeds 60% by mass, precipitation may occur and the viscosity increases, so It becomes complicated.

(Raw material addition conditions)
In the polymerization, the monomer mixture, initiator, chain transfer agent and other additives are previously dissolved in an appropriate solvent (preferably the same solvent as the solvent for the liquid to be dropped) to form a monomer mixture. As a solution, an initiator solution, a chain transfer agent solution, and other additive solutions, each of them is added dropwise to a (aqueous) solvent (adjusted to a predetermined temperature if necessary) charged in a reaction vessel. Polymerization is preferably performed while continuously dropping over time. Further, a part of the aqueous solvent may be added dropwise later, separately from the initially charged solvent prepared in advance in a container in the reaction system. However, it is not limited to such a manufacturing method.
For example, regarding the dropping method, it may be dropped continuously or may be dropped in several portions intermittently. One or two or more monomers may be initially charged in part or in whole. Also, the dropping rate (dropping amount) of one or more monomers may be always dropped as a constant (constant amount) from the start to the end of dropping, or may be dropped over time depending on the polymerization temperature or the like. The dropping speed (dropping amount) may be changed. Moreover, even if it does not dripping all the dripping components similarly, you may shift the start time and the end time for every dripping component, or you may shorten or extend dripping time.

When bisulfite (salts) are used as the initiator system, the molecular weight at the initial stage of polymerization greatly affects the final molecular weight. Therefore, in order to reduce the initial molecular weight, the bisulfite (salt) or a solution thereof is preferably 5 to 20% by mass within 60 minutes, more preferably within 30 minutes, and even more preferably within 10 minutes from the start of polymerization. It is desirable to add (drop). In particular, as described later, this is effective when the polymerization is started from room temperature.
Moreover, about the dropping time of a bisulfite (salt) or its solution in the case of using bisulfite (salt) as an initiator system among the dripping components in the case of superposition | polymerization, monomer (A), ( It is preferable to accelerate the completion of the dropping from 1 to 30 minutes, more preferably from 1 to 20 minutes, and even more preferably from 1 to 15 minutes than the completion of the dropping of B). Thereby, the amount of bisulfurous acid (salt) after completion | finish of superposition | polymerization can be reduced, and generation | occurrence | production of sulfurous acid gas by this bisulfurous acid (salt) and formation of an impurity can be suppressed effectively and effectively. For this reason, after the polymerization is completed, impurities formed by dissolving the sulfurous acid gas in the gas phase in the liquid phase can be significantly reduced. If bisulfite (salt) remains after the completion of the polymerization, impurities are generated, leading to deterioration of the performance of the polymer and precipitation of impurities when kept at a low temperature. Therefore, it is desirable that the initiator system containing bisulfite (salts) be consumed and not left at the end of the polymerization.

  Here, when the dropping end time of the bisulfurous acid (salt) (solution) can be shortened by less than one minute than the dropping end time of the monomers (A) and (B), the polymerization is completed after the completion of the polymerization. Sulfurous acid (salt) may remain. In such cases, the end of dropping of the bisulfite (salt) or its solution and the end of dropping of the monomers (A) and (B) are simultaneous, or the bisulfite (salt) (solution) of The case where the end of dropping is later than the end of dropping of monomers (A) and (B) is included. In such a case, it tends to be difficult to effectively and effectively suppress the generation of sulfurous acid gas and the formation of impurities, which may adversely affect the thermal stability of the polymer from which the remaining initiator is obtained. On the other hand, when the completion time of addition of bisulfite (salt) or a solution thereof is more than 30 minutes earlier than the completion time of addition of the monomers (A) and (B), bisulfite (salt) ) Has been consumed. For this reason, the molecular weight tends to increase. In addition, since the dropping rate of bisulfite (salts) during polymerization is faster than the dropping rate of the monomers (A) and (B), a large amount is dropped in a short time. And sulfurous acid gas tends to be generated.

  Moreover, when using bisulfite (salt) as an initiator system among the dripping components in the polymerization, the dripping end time of the persulfate (solution) is the monomer (A) or (B). It is desirable to delay the dropping end time by 1 to 30 minutes, more preferably 1 to 25 minutes, and still more preferably 1 to 20 minutes. Thereby, the amount of monomer components remaining after the completion of polymerization can be reduced, and impurities caused by the remaining monomers can be significantly reduced.

  Here, in the case where the dropping end time of the persulfate (solution) can be delayed by less than 1 minute from the dropping end time of the monomers (A) and (B), the monomer component after the completion of the polymerization May remain. In such cases, the end of dropping of the persulfate (solution) and the end of dropping of the monomers (A) and (B) are simultaneous, or the end of dropping of the persulfate (solution) is simpler. The case where it is earlier than the end of dropping of the monomers (A) and (B) is included. In such a case, it tends to be difficult to effectively and effectively suppress the formation of impurities. On the other hand, in the case where the dropping end time of the persulfate (solution) is more than 30 minutes later than the dropping end time of the monomers (A) and (B), the persulfate or the decomposition product thereof is It may remain and form impurities.

(Polymerization time)
In the polymerization, even when bisulfite (salt) is used as an initiator system at a low polymerization temperature, it is more important to suppress the generation of sulfurous acid gas and prevent the formation of impurities. For this reason, the total dropping time during polymerization is preferably 150 to 600 minutes, more preferably 160 to 450 minutes, and still more preferably 180 to 300 minutes.
When the total dropping time is less than 150 minutes, the effect of the persulfate solution and the bisulfite (salt) solution added as the initiator system tends to be reduced, and thus the obtained (meth) acrylic acid copolymer On the other hand, the amount of sulfur-containing groups such as sulfonic acid groups introduced at the ends of the main chain tends to decrease. As a result, the weight average molecular weight of the polymer tends to increase.
Moreover, it may occur that bisulfite (salt) exists excessively by being dripped in the reaction system in a short time. For this reason, such excessive bisulfurous acid (salt) is decomposed to generate sulfurous acid gas, which may be released out of the system or may form impurities. However, it can be improved by carrying out the polymerization temperature and the initiator amount in a specific range that is low.
On the other hand, when the total dropping time exceeds 600 minutes, the generation of sulfurous acid gas is suppressed, so that the performance of the obtained polymer is good, but the productivity is lowered, and the use application may be limited. . The total dropping time here means the time from the start of dropping the first dropping component (not necessarily one component) to the completion of dropping the last dropping component (not necessarily one component).

(Polymer solid content concentration of monomer)
The solid content concentration in the aqueous solution (that is, the polymerization solid content concentration of the monomer) at the time when the dropping of the total amount of the monomer, the polymerization initiator, and the chain transfer agent is completed is preferably 35% by mass or more. Preferably it is 40-70 mass%, More preferably, it is 45-65 mass%. If the solid content concentration at the end of the polymerization reaction is 35% by mass or more, the polymerization can be carried out in a single step with a high concentration, so that a low molecular weight (meth) acrylic acid copolymer can be obtained efficiently, For example, the concentration step can be omitted. Therefore, the manufacturing efficiency and productivity can be significantly increased, and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed.
Here, when the solid content concentration is increased in the polymerization reaction system, the viscosity of the reaction solution is significantly increased with the progress of the polymerization reaction, and the weight average molecular weight of the obtained polymer tends to be significantly increased. However, by carrying out the polymerization reaction on the acidic side (pH at 25 ° C. is 1 to 6 and the neutralization degree of carboxylic acid is in the range of 0 to 25 mol%), the viscosity of the reaction solution accompanying the progress of the polymerization reaction. Can be suppressed. Therefore, a polymer having a low molecular weight can be obtained even when the polymerization reaction is carried out under a high concentration condition, and the production efficiency of the polymer can be greatly increased.

(Aging process)
In the method for producing the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer, an aging step may be provided for the purpose of increasing the polymerization rate of the monomer after the addition of all the raw materials used is completed. The aging time is usually 1 to 120 minutes, preferably 5 to 90 minutes, more preferably 10 to 60 minutes. When the aging time is less than 1 minute, the monomer component may remain due to insufficient aging, which may cause impurities due to the residual monomer, resulting in performance degradation. On the other hand, when the aging time exceeds 120 minutes, the polymer solution may be colored.
The preferable temperature of the polymer solution in the aging step is in the same range as the polymerization temperature. Therefore, the temperature here may also be maintained at a constant temperature (preferably the temperature at the end of dropping), or the temperature may be changed over time during aging.

(Process after polymerization)
In the method for producing the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer, the polymerization is preferably performed under acidic conditions as described above. Therefore, the neutralization degree (carboxylic acid final neutralization degree) of the carboxylic acid of the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer to be obtained is determined by appropriately adding an appropriate alkaline component as a post-treatment as needed after the polymerization is completed. It may be set within a predetermined range by adding. Examples of the alkaline component include alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide; alkaline earth metal hydroxides such as calcium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide; ammonia, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, and triethanol. And organic amines such as amines.
The final neutralization degree is not particularly limited because it varies depending on the intended use.
In particular, the final neutralization degree of the carboxylic acid when used as an acidic polymer is preferably 0 to 75 mol%, more preferably 0 to 70 mol%. When used as a neutral or alkaline polymer, the final neutralization degree of carboxylic acid is preferably 75 to 100 mol%, more preferably 85 to 99 mol%. Moreover, when the final neutralization degree when using as a neutral or alkaline polymer exceeds 99 mol%, there exists a possibility that polymer aqueous solution may color.
Further, when the acid system is used without being neutralized, the inside of the reaction system is acidic, so that toxic sulfurous acid gas may remain in the reaction system and its atmosphere. In such a case, it is desirable to decompose by adding a peroxide such as hydrogen peroxide or to expel it by introducing (blowing) air or nitrogen gas.
In addition, the manufacturing method of the said (meth) acrylic-acid type copolymer may be a batch type, and may be a continuous type.

The (meth) acrylic acid copolymer thus obtained has the effect of preventing the scale failure of the cooling water system and suppressing the corrosion of the metal. Although the mechanism is not necessarily clear, the carboxyl group of the structural unit (a) derived from the (meth) acrylic acid monomer (A) has a strong affinity for calcium ions, which are scale components. It is thought that growth is inhibited by adsorbing to the growth point. Moreover, it is also known that the raw material containing a carboxyl group has anticorrosion performance, and by making the structural unit (a) a mol% above a certain level, it is possible to achieve both scale prevention and anticorrosion effects.
However, in order to prevent gelation, the structural unit (b) derived from the (meth) allyl ether monomer (B) having a small interaction with calcium ions and a high solubility is set to a certain number of moles or more. In addition, it is necessary to improve the gel-resistant performance by using the sulfonic acid group as the main chain terminal.

Next, the processing method of the cooling water system of this invention is demonstrated.
[Cooling water treatment method]
In the cooling water system treatment method of the present invention, the treatment agent containing the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer is added to the cooling water system having the following water quality to prevent the scale failure of the cooling water system, Inhibits metal corrosion.
The (meth) acrylic acid copolymer is as described above, and particularly preferably, one or more kinds selected from acrylic acid (AA), methacrylic acid (MAA), and sodium acrylate (SA). A copolymer comprising a structural unit (a) derived from a (meth) acrylic acid monomer (A) and a structural unit (b) derived from sodium 3-allyloxy-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonate (HAPS). It is a polymer. More specifically, it is a copolymer such as AA / HAPS, MAA / HAPS, AA / SA / HAPS, AA / MAA / HAPS.
In addition, there is no restriction | limiting in particular in the operating condition in the case of applying the processing method of this invention.

(Water quality of cooling water system)
The cooling water system treatment method of the present invention is applied to a cooling water system having water quality in which calcium hardness is 300 mg / L or more as CaCO ₃ and chloride ion and / or sulfate ion concentration is 1000 mg / L or more. .
Method for adding scale inhibitor / anticorrosive agent (hereinafter also referred to as “copolymer system scale inhibitor / anticorrosive agent”) comprising the above-mentioned (meth) acrylic acid copolymer, which is added to such a cooling water system There is no restriction in particular, and it may be added to the place where corrosion or scale is desired to be prevented or just before that.
Moreover, there is no restriction | limiting in particular in the addition amount, Although it can select suitably according to the water quality of the cooling water system to add, the density | concentration of this copolymer type | system | group scale inhibitor and anticorrosive agent is 0.01-100 mg / L normally. It is desirable to add 2 to 50 mg / L.

The copolymer scale inhibitor / anticorrosive can be used in combination with other scale inhibitors, anticorrosives, and slime control agents as necessary.
(Anticorrosive that can be used in combination)
Examples of anticorrosives that can be used in combination include phosphonic acids such as hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid, phosphonobutanetricarboxylic acid, ethylenediaminetetramethylenephosphonic acid, nitrilotrimethylphosphonic acid, orthophosphate, polymerized phosphate, phosphate ester, zinc salt , Nickel salts, molybdenum salts, tungsten salts, oxycarboxylates, triazoles, amines and the like.

(Scale inhibitor that can be used in combination)
Examples of scale inhibitors that can be used in combination include phosphonic acids such as hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid, phosphonobutanetricarboxylic acid, ethylenediaminetetramethylenephosphonic acid, nitrilotrimethylphosphonic acid, orthophosphate, polymerized phosphate, polymaleic acid, and polyacrylic acid. Acid, maleic acid copolymer, maleic acid / acrylic acid, maleic acid / isobutylene, maleic acid / sulfonic acid, acrylic acid / sulfonic acid, copolymer of acrylic acid / nonionic group-containing monomers, acrylic acid / sulfonic acid / nonionic group-containing A monomer terpolymer can be exemplified.
Examples of the sulfonic acid in the scale inhibitor include vinyl sulfonic acid, allyl sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, isoprene sulfonic acid, 3-allyloxy-2-hydroxypropane sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, 2 -Methacrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 4-sulfobutyl methacrylate, allyloxybenzenesulfonic acid, methallyloxybenzenesulfonic acid, and metal salts thereof.
Examples of the nonionic group-containing monomer in the scale inhibitor include, for example, alkylamide (C1 to C5 alkylamide), hydroxyethyl methacrylate, (poly) ethylene / propylene oxide mono (meth) acrylate having 1 to 30 moles added. And monovinyl ether ethylene / propylene oxide having 1 to 30 moles of addition.

(Slime control agent that can be used in combination)
Examples of slime control agents that can be used in combination include quaternary ammonium salts such as alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, chloromethyltrithiazoline, chloromethylisothiazoline, methylisothiazoline, or ethylaminoisopropylaminomethylthiatriazine, hypochlorous acid, and hypobromine. It may contain an acid, a mixture of hypochlorous acid and sulfophamic acid, an enzyme, a bactericide, a coloring agent, a fragrance, a water-soluble organic solvent, an antifoaming agent, and the like.
Each of the scale inhibitor, anticorrosive, and slime control agent can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example demonstrates this invention still in detail, this invention is not limited at all by these examples.
In addition, while performing the anticorrosion test and the calcium-phosphate scale precipitation suppression test by the following method, the measurement of molecular weight and the presence or absence of the terminal sulfone group were performed by the following method.

(1) Anticorrosion test A low carbon steel (JIS G3141SPSS-SB) having a dimension of 50 mm × 30 mm × 1 mm and a surface area of 0.31 dm ² is polished by # 400, and a toluene degreased test piece is used as a sample, and the mass is measured. This mass was taken as the mass before the test.
Into a 5000 ml plastic container, add the amount obtained by subtracting the amount of each reagent added from 5000 ml of dechlorinated water, and add sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, sodium silicate aqueous solution, polymer solution, magnesium sulfate aqueous solution, sodium chloride aqueous solution, phosphoric acid solution. After adding a calcium chloride aqueous solution, a sodium sulfate aqueous solution, and a zinc sulfate aqueous solution, the pH was adjusted with a small amount of a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution and a sulfuric acid aqueous solution to obtain test water. About 1000 ml of test water was transferred to a 1000 ml beaker and set in a constant temperature bath of a corrosion test apparatus maintained at 40 ° C., the test piece was screwed on a rotating shaft and immersed, and rotated at 170 rpm. The remaining test water was continuously injected into a 1000 ml beaker at 0.8 ml / min with a roller pump.
Three days after the test piece is immersed, the test piece is taken out, the surface of the test piece is washed with an acid to remove the adhered corrosion product, and the mass after drying is measured. . Thereafter, the corrosion rate (mdd) was calculated from the mass change of the test piece according to the following formula, and the anticorrosion performance was evaluated.
Corrosion rate (mdd) = {mass before test (mg) −mass after test (mg)} / {surface area of test piece (dm ² ) × test days (days)}
Corrosion rates of less than 10 mdd were evaluated as ◎, 10 mdd or more but less than 20 mdd as ○, 20 mdd or more but less than 30 mdd as Δ, and 30 mdd or more as x. Table 1 shows the water quality conditions.

(2) Calcium phosphate scale deposition inhibition test In a 500 ml conical beaker, an amount obtained by subtracting the amount of each reagent added from 500 ml of ultrapure water is added, and an aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, an aqueous sodium silicate solution, a polymer solution, an aqueous magnesium sulfate solution, an aqueous sodium chloride solution After adding phosphoric acid solution, calcium chloride aqueous solution and sodium sulfate aqueous solution, the pH was adjusted with a small amount of sodium hydroxide aqueous solution and sulfuric acid aqueous solution, and after sealing, it was allowed to stand in a thermostatic bath at 60 ° C. for 20 hours. Thereafter, the phosphoric acid concentration of the filtrate was measured using 0.1 μm filter paper, and the phosphoric acid detection rate was calculated based on the following formula.
Phosphoric acid detection rate (%) = (phosphoric acid concentration after test / phosphoric acid concentration before test) × 100
A phosphoric acid detection rate of 90% or more was evaluated as ◎, 80% or more and less than 90% as ○, 50% or more and less than 80% as Δ, and less than 50% as ×. Table 1 shows the water quality conditions.

(3) Molecular weight The weight average molecular weight was measured using gel permeation chromatography (“HLC-8320GPC” manufactured by Tosoh Corporation) under the following conditions.
Detector: RI
Column: Shodex Asahipak GF-310-HQ, GF-710-HQ, GF-1G manufactured by Showa Denko KK
Eluent: 0.1N sodium acetate aqueous solution Flow rate: 0.5 ml / min Column temperature: 40 ° C
Calibration curve: POLYACRYLIC ACID STANDARD (manufactured by Soka Science Co., Ltd.)

(4) Terminal sulfonic acid group After the copolymer (aqueous solution) adjusted to pH 1 was dried under reduced pressure at room temperature to distill off water, ¹ HNMR measurement was carried out using heavy water as a solvent, This was confirmed by the presence or absence of a peak at 2.7 ppm derived from the introduction of the sulfonic acid group.

Examples 1-8 and Comparative Examples 1-9
The polymers in the polymer solutions used in Examples 1 to 8 and Comparative Examples 1 to 9 are copolymers obtained by polymerizing the monomers in the ratios shown in Table 2 and Table 3, respectively, and have a weight average molecular weight and The presence or absence of terminal sulfonic acid groups is as shown in Table 2 and Table 3, respectively.
Moreover, using this copolymer, the corrosion rate (mdd) as a result of performing the anticorrosive ability evaluation test and the phosphoric acid detection rate (%) as a result of performing the calcium phosphate scale inhibition test are shown in Tables 2 and 3, respectively. It is shown.

Based on Table 2 and Table 3, in the calcium phosphate suppression test in water quality assuming recovery water supply, when comparing the phosphate detection rate, Comparative Example 4, 5 <Comparative Example 1-3, Comparative Example 6, 7 <Example, It was small in order of Comparative Examples 8 and 9. Examples having a sulfonic acid group at the end of the main chain in a polymer having a structural unit derived from acrylic acid (AA) and sodium 3-allyloxy-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonate (HAPS), Comparative Examples 8 and 9, It can be seen that an excellent scale prevention effect is exhibited in severe water quality assuming that the recovered water is makeup water. This is considered to be due to the fact that gelation with Ca ions hardly occurs due to the introduction of the main chain terminal sulfonic acid group.
Since Comparative Examples 1-5 do not have a sulfonic acid group, the effect of preventing calcium phosphate scale is bad, and Comparative Examples 6 and 7 have a structural unit derived from HAPS, but have a sulfonic acid group at the end of the main chain. Therefore, it can be understood that the scale prevention effect deteriorates in the water quality in which the recovered water is assumed to be makeup water. Since it does not have a sulfonic acid group at the end of the main chain, gelation with Ca ions occurs, and the scale prevention effect is considered to be inferior to those of Examples and Comparative Examples 8 and 9.

When the corrosion rates were compared in the anticorrosive ability evaluation test, Comparative Examples 8, 9> Comparative Examples 6, 7> Comparative Example 1-5> Examples having a small carboxyl group in this order and the anticorrosion of Comparative Example 1-5 It turns out that an effect is high. This is because if there are a lot of carboxyl groups, it is likely to be adsorbed on the corroded surface, so that the progress of corrosion can be suppressed.
Although the comparative examples 8 and 9 show the scale prevention effect excellent similarly to the Example, it turns out that anticorrosion ability is inferior to an Example. When the proportion of sulfonic acid exceeds 20 mol%, the anticorrosion effect is lowered, and it is found that corrosion cannot be suppressed in the water quality assuming the recovered water, and the scale prevention effect and the anticorrosion effect cannot be achieved at the same time.
From the above results, the polymer having AA and HAPS and having a sulfonic acid group at the end of the main chain and the ratio of HAPS of 10 to 20 mol% is excellent in water quality assuming that recovered water is makeup water. It can be seen that the anti-scale effect and the anti-corrosion effect are exhibited.

  The cooling water treatment method of the present invention prevents the calcium scale from adhering to piping and heat exchangers in the water quality with high scale components and corrosive ions using recovered water (reprocessed water) as makeup water. Thus, it is possible to prevent failures such as heat transfer failure and flow rate decrease, and corrosion of metals such as pipes and heat exchangers can be prevented.

Claims (3)

In a cooling water system having a calcium hardness of 300 mg / L or more as CaCO ₃ and a chloride ion and / or sulfate ion concentration of 1000 mg / L or more, a treatment agent containing a (meth) acrylic acid copolymer is added. A cooling water treatment method,
The (meth) acrylic acid copolymer is a structural unit (a) derived from the (meth) acrylic acid monomer (A) represented by the following general formula (1), and the following general formula (2) The structural unit (b) derived from the (meth) allyl ether monomer (B) represented by the formula (1), and the content of the structural unit (a) in 100 mol% of the structural units derived from all monomers. Is 80 to 90 mol%, the content of the structural unit (b) is 10 to 20 mol%, and in the (meth) acrylic acid copolymer, at least one of the ends of the main chain is a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof. is there,
Cooling water system treatment method.
(In the formula, R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and X represents a hydrogen atom, a metal atom, an ammonium group, or an organic amine group.)
(In the formula, R ² represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y and Z are each independently a hydroxyl group, a sulfonic acid group, or a salt thereof, and at least one of Y and Z is a sulfone group. Represents an acid group or a salt thereof.)   (Meth) acrylic acid copolymer is a structural unit derived from one or more (meth) acrylic acid monomers (A) selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and sodium acrylate (a) ) And a structural unit (b) derived from sodium 3- (meth) allyloxy-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonate, the cooling water system treatment method according to claim 1. Calcium hardness is CaCO ₃ As a method for producing a cooling water treatment agent having a chloride ion and / or sulfate ion concentration of 1000 mg / L or more, and represented by the following general formula (1): A bisulfite (salt) that is a polymerization initiator and a chain transfer agent comprising a monomer (A) and a (meth) allyl ether monomer (B) represented by the following general formula (2) In 100 mol% of the structural units derived from all monomers, the content of the structural unit (a) derived from the (meth) acrylic acid monomer (A) is 80 to 90 mol%. The content of the structural unit (b) derived from the (meth) allyl ether monomer (B) is 10 to 20 mol%, and at least one of the main chain terminals is a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof ( Method for producing treatment agent to obtain (meth) acrylic acid copolymer