Abstract:
A method of inhibiting corrosion in ammonia-water absorption machines that includes adding to an ammonia-water solution soluble silicon compounds. Examples of these silicon compounds include sodium silicate (Na. sub. 2 SiO. sub. 3), potassium silicate (K. sub. 2 SiO. sub. 3), lithium silicate (Li. sub. 2 SiO. sub. 3), silicic acid (H. sub. 2 SiO. sub. 5), and tetramethoxysilane (CH. sub. 3 O). sub. 4 Si. Sodium silicate is revealed as the preferred embodiment.