Hybrid Organic Acid Technology (HOAT) Coolant

Optimal use of machines is directly proportional to its engine performance.

What an engine does is it converts the supplied energy into its mechanical form, driving the machine to work. Engines require one-third of total heat that is generated during conversion and the rest of the heat is needed to be evacuated from the combustion chamber which would otherwise lead to engine failure.

Earlier, water was preferred as an ideal coolant for quite a period of time but the problem started to arise when the temperature would become extremely high or low, to be precise temperature more than 100°C and below 0°C. To get rid of this problem, coolants were formulated. Coolants are categorized chemicals that increases the boiling point of the fluid and decreases the freezing point of the fluid to make it suitable for use in extreme heat and freezing conditions.

Coolants are a proportionate mixture of antifreeze and solvent, mainly glycol and water. Ideally utilized as a preventive in a device from overheating due to its high boiling point and low freezing point property, these chemicals are indulged with anti-corrosive, anti-scaling, and anti-microbial properties, protecting the same from the adverse effects extremely low as well as high temperatures. The coolants are processed with latent heat addition, improvising the cooling efficiency of the same. Coolant Additives are mostly utilized in automobiles, machines, HVAC and various other industrial processing.

Considering the variety of utilization and applications, two new types of coolants are used in most of the HVAC engines are:

• OAT Coolant: Based on Organic Acid Technology, OAT coolants are free of silicates and manifests provides excellent protection to aluminum at high temperature.
• HOAT Coolant: Hybrid Organic Acid Technology is based silicates free, nitrates free and borates free formulation, incorporated with OAT technology which are suitable to be used in HVAC as well as less combusting application. The HOAT package is uniquely designed to protect aluminum, brass, copper, solder, steel, cast iron, aluminum alloys and other components such as rubber hoses, gaskets, rubber seals, and elastomers commonly found in the engine radiator.

The HOAT Coolant Additives also help the industrial equipment to produce superior performance by rendering them protection from metal sludge and scale deposits and any contamination in the radiator. Corrosion Inhibitors are nowadays used in the composition of these Coolant Additives during processing so as to ensure perfect protection to equipment from corrosive attack.

Using HOAT coolant in engines and radiators ensures following benefits:

• Extended operational life for heating and cooling systems
• Excellent anti-corrosion and anti-scaling properties
• Higher stability compared to normal coolants; Does not get reduced with time
• Prevents pitting corrosion
• Prevents the fluid to get over heated, showing effective control on fluid temperature be it high or low
• Lower environmental impact
• Excellent compatibility with Aluminum, Rubber and Elastomers
• Non-foaming
• NAP free Coolant

Chemtex Speciality Limited is an esteemed manufacturer of HOAT type coolants, recognized by world class organizations all over the world. Visit us at http://www.chemtexltd.com/products-and-solutions/heat-transfer-fluids/

 

Citric Acid- An effective preservative

Citric Acid- an effective preservative manifests to be a weak natural organic acid found in citrus fruits and is also used to add a sour taste to foods and drinks. It exhibits characteristics of a chelating agent, an acidifier and a descaler. In biochemistry, the conjugate base of citric acid i.e. citrate, acts as an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, which exists in the metabolism of all aerobic organisms. Citric Acid is used for the removal of lime scale from evaporators and boilers.

At room temperature, citric acid exhibits a white hygroscopic crystalline powder form that can occur either in an anhydrous water free form or in a monohydrate form. The anhydrous form tends to crystallize in hot water, while the monohydrate form gets crystallized in cold water. Citric Acid serves as a slightly stronger acid than typical carboxylic acids as the anion can be stabilized by intra molecular hydrogen bonding from other protic groups on citric acid.

Chemtex Speciality Limited manufactured product Citric Acid has been designed to be used to soften water, thereby making it useful in laundry detergents and soaps. On account of chelation of the metals in hard water, Citric Acid helps these cleaners produce foam and work better without the need for water softening. The buffering characteristics of citrates are used to control pH in household cleaners and pharmaceuticals. It also serves as an environmentally benign cleaning agent and acts as an antioxidant. Citric Acid finds it to be applied in the Food & Beverage Industry, Personal Care, Cleaners and Detergents, Healthcare, Feed and Pet food and in other Industrial Applications.

Chemtex Speciality Limited hails as an ISO 9001 certified company that deals in the manufacturing, supplying and exporting of industrial chemicals in the likes of Citric Acid since its inception back in 1970.