Tzu Y Chen

US Patent:

20170218169, Aug 3, 2017

Filed:

Apr 18, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/490120

Inventors:

- Naperville IL, US
Tzu Y. Chen - Wheaton IL, US
Reagan Faith - Cold Lake, CA
Adam Coulterman - Cold Lake, CA

Assignee:

ECOLAB USA INC. - Naperville IL

International Classification:

C08K 3/22
C02F 5/12
C04B 2/00

Abstract:

Rheology modifying agents and methods of modifying the rheology of a slurry are disclosed, in addition to methods for the prevention of fouling. The slurry can be a lime slurry or a magnesium oxide slurry. The rheology modifying agent can be a low molecular weight anionic polymer, a high molecular weight polymer, a mixture of a low molecular weight anionic polymer and a high molecular weight polymer, a mixture of a high molecular weight polymer and a chelating agent, and a mixture of a chelating agent, a high molecular weight polymer, and a low molecular weight anionic polymer.

US Patent:

20140326675, Nov 6, 2014

Filed:

May 1, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/875061

Inventors:

- Naperville IL, US
Tzu Y Chen - Wheaton IL, US
Reagan Faith - Cold Lake, CA
Adam Coulterman - Cold Lake, CA

Assignee:

Ecolab USA, Inc. - Naperville IL

International Classification:

C08K 3/22
C02F 5/10

US Classification:

210701, 524433, 210698

Abstract:

Rheology modifying agents and methods of modifying the rheology of a slurry are disclosed, in addition to methods for the prevention of fouling. The slurry can be a lime slurry or a magnesium oxide slurry. The rheology modifying agent can be a low molecular weight anionic polymer, a high molecular weight polymer, a mixture of a low molecular weight anionic polymer and a high molecular weight polymer, a mixture of a high molecular weight polymer and a chelating agent, and a mixture of a chelating agent, a high molecular weight polymer, and a low molecular weight anionic polymer.