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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