How "Hydroxy" helps clean equipment easily... inexpensively Hydroxy ace tic acid is one of the low·, est-priced organic acids. It's an effec tive scale dissolver and chelating agent; kills rust-producing bacteria. It can often replace more costly or ganic acids, presents no chloride stress-cracking problems, and is only slightly corrosive to metals. OIL WELLS — In acid cleaning, hy droxy acetic acid aids in dissolving the scale . . . then its chelating prop erties keep the scale dissolved. In water used for flooding, it keeps the iron in solution . . . at low cost. WATER WELLS—Hydroxyacetic acid
dissolves iron deposits, keeps the iron in solution by chelation during pump-out, and kills rust-producing bacteria . . . all in a single treatment. POWER-GENERATION
BOILERS-
Modern super-critical boilers of stainless steel must be kept scrupu lously clean. A formic/hydroxyacetic acid mixture does the job with no danger of chloride stress corrosion or danger of precipitation during cleaning. DECONTAMINATION
CLEANING— H y -
droxyacetic acid can be part of for m u l a t i o n s used for c l e a n u p of radioactive materials. It is able to dissolve and sequester many metals as effectively as many high-cost chemicals. MISSILES—The hydrazine tanks of liquid-fuel missiles must be neutral ized and cleaned before each refuel ing. A low-cost compound based on hydroxyacetic acid is currently be ing used on the Titan II. METAL
VERSATILE CLEANING AGENT... DU PONT HYDROXYACETIC ACID
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BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING ,
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CHEMISTRY
PICKLING—Hydroxyacetic
acid is an excellent organic acid for cleaning and pickling many metals. It eliminates residues and elevatedtemperature volatilization . . . so it cuts down on dangerous acid fumes. For your copy of the latest techni cal booklet on Du Pont hydroxyace tic acid, write: Du Pont Company, N-2545, Industrial & Biochemicals· Dept., Wilmington 98, Delaware.
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