Chemtex Imidazoline based Corrosion Inhibitor, Emulsifying Agent, Flocculant Chemical

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Imidazolines are heterocyclic group of compounds, having five membered rings with two nitrogen atoms. The nitrogen present in the structure enhances functional derivation, allows other various functional group of Imidazoline radical to work without effecting its paramagnetic properties. The head and the pendant group of the molecule bonds the same to surface while the hydrocarbon tail forms a protective layer or adsorptive layer.

The most widely used representative of the group is the tallow alkyl derivative. The unsaturated C₁₈ consists of one double bond in a CIS isomer configuration that lowers its melting point and is the sole reason behind its liquid state at room temperature. The saturated C₁₈ has no double bonds, providing rigidity to the molecule and raising the melting point with reduced flow ability.

Classified into two groups, Cationic & Amphoteric Imidazolines, the former is the Ammonium Mono Quaternary Salts with asymmetrical structure determined by cations, optically functioning in the aqueous solution where ionized.

• Cationic: The cationic imidazolines have positive charge on imidazoline nucleus and the electrical charge on the molecule remains unaffected by pH changes. Positive charge remains in acidic, neutral and alkaline medium.

• Hydroxy Ethyl Imidazolines: Hydroxy Ethyl Imidazolines are cationic imidazolines centred on fatty acid/ amino ethyl ethanolamine in the ratio 1:1 mostly applicable in deforming materials, oil/water soluble salts, enhancers and stabilizers used in lubricants, paper making processes and metal working systems.
• Amino Ethyl Imidazolines: Amino Ethyl Imidazolines are cationic imidazolines based on fatty acid / diethylenetriamine blended in 1:1 ratio, finding applications in corrosion inhibitors, dispersants, emulsifiers, etc.
• Amido Ethyl Imidazolines: Amido Ethyl Imidazolines are group of cationic imidazolines based on fatty acid / diethylenetriamine in 1:1 proportion, finding applications in textile products, acid detergents, thickeners, flocculants, etc.

• Amphoteric:
• Alkylamphoadiacetates
• Alkyliminopropionates
• Alkyl amphopropionate

Main Application Areas where Imidazoline based formulation are generally used

Oil and Petrochemicals: The adsorption of Imidazoline salts over metallic surface displaces water molecule and form a monomolecular hydrophobic layer over the same. The layer remains persistent over the surface and has the ability to withstand any type of water induced breakdown and acid corrosion.

Metallic Surface Treatment: Imidazolines are considered as excellent metallic surface cleaners, antiscalant and corrosion preventive.

Thickeners and Flocculants: The cationic Imidazolines precipitates the presence of negatively charged certain silicates, nitrates and borates on application.

Industrial sectors like Automobiles, Manufacturing, Oilfields, and Processing facilities have huge involvement of metals and the most crucial problem they face is of corrosion. Heavy Industry metals are prone to the attacks of corrosive substances like acids, bases, oxidizing agents, caustic effects, etc., which react with the metal electrons, decreasing its metallic property and resulting in total structural damage. 

Lubricants and Emulsifiers: As Emulsion, Stabilizers, Lubricity Improver and high grade Viscosifier, Imidazolines are used in number of industrial applications in textile, paper, latex manufacturing, cement processing, polymerization reactions and others.

Paint and Adhesives: When added to paint, it improves adhesive property and glutinousness to wet surfaces with increase in water proofing attribute.

Anti-Biocidal: Pentachlorophenol can be formulated with Imidazoline, primary ingredient of most of biocides, helps in prevention of mould and mildew. It ensures prevention from fungi, spores, bacteria and other organisms to the core that tend to detoriate the operating field conditions.

Medicinal and Pharmacological: Medicines having Imidazolines acts on receptors, manifesting broad spectrum activities such as Anti-bacterial, Anti-fungal, Anti-carcinogen, Anti-ulcer agent, Anti-allergic, Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anxiolytic, etc.

Chemtex Speciality Limited has been manufacturing Hydroxy, Amino and Amido class of Ethyl Imidazoline that meets extreme corrosion challenges for low and middle range temperature oil and gas extraction sites, downhole operations. Depending upon the working conditions, operating limitations and specific applications, these variants can be formulated as oil soluble, oil soluble/water dispersible or water soluble/oil dispersible. Moreover, these variants can also be formulated as thickeners, flocculants, paints, lubricants, emulsifiers, etc.

Chemtex’s class of Imidazolines

• Have high active matter content
• Have flexible solubility profile for different purposes by organic acid addition
• Are easy to handle, clear liquid at room temperature
• Have high film persistence independently proven through AFM parameters
• Are laboratory validated excellent sour corrosion inhibition performance for low salinity brines and moderate temperature
• Are strongly Cationic
• Are excellent Emulsifiers; Offers good lubricity
• Are good water repelling agent

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Rodine 103 serves to enrich the strength of pickling acid bath

Rodine 103 serves as an effective inhibitor for phosphoric, hydrochloric, acetic, sulfuric, oxalic, sulfamic, citric, bisulfate, and other organic acids. It manifests as a liquid inhibitor that has been specially designed to be used in industrial cleaning operations for helping in the prevention of acid attack on brass, copper, mild steel and stainless steel. Rodine 103 helps in the enrichment of strength of pickling acid bath and thereby reduces acid consumption. It exhibits efficient fume suppression and on account of its excellent wetting properties it provides for better cleaning.

Rodine 103 may be administered either in diluted form or concentrated form of the hydrochloric acid but for all other acids Rodine 103 must be added in their diluted form. For proper cleaning of equipments, the dilute acid synergized with Rodine 103 is required to be circulated throughout and if this circulation cannot be attained, the equipments are filled with inhibited acid solution for a specific duration with the intention of removing the scales and deposits. Heating of acids or equipments can be carried out to accelerate the operation prior to cleaning. The factors that contribute to an efficient cleaning by Rodine 103 depend on the acid being used, temperature of the cleaning bath and the type of metal surface of the equipments.

Rodine 103 helps in modifying the metal surface to aid in the prevention of corrosion. It exhibits superior wetting properties that accounts for better cleaning efficiency. It carries out effective fume suppression and helps in the reduction of metal loss. Rodine 103 serves to enrich the strength of pickling acid bath and reduces acid consumption. It saves Zinc in galvanizing (plating) and is easy to use.

Chemtex Speciality Limited, headquartered at Kolkata, India is a leading manufacturer and exporter of high performance speciality chemicals. With its facilities available in India, Chemtex has established itself as brand since 1970 and the customers can count on for quality products provided by us.

Rodine 103 finds itself applicable in industries such as Heavy Engineering Industries, Power Station, Petrochemical & Refineries, Cement, Glass & Ceramic Industries, Sugar Processing Industry, Iron & Steel, Miscelleneous Manufacturing Industry, etc.