Scale control by threshold treatment

Abstract Additives which act non-stoichiometrically by the threshold treatment process are of interest for the control of scale in sea water evaporators. The search for improved additives is made difficult by the lack of understanding of the mechanism of the process. The relevant literature is described and further work to elucidate the mechanism, suggested.

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