A method for treating a bare copper wire and a surface-treated copper wire includes applying a solution including a phosphoric acid-based chelating agent to a surface of a bare copper wire, and drying the copper wire having the solution including the phosphoric acid-based chelating agent attached on the surface thereof.

A process for surface treatment of metal substrates, including the steps of: providing a metal substrate including hydroxyl groups at its surface; bringing the metal substrate into contact with a solution of at least one organophosphorus compound to enable the reaction of the hydroxyl groups at the surface of the metal substrate with the organophosphorus compound to form a monomolecular layer over the surface and a second layer of physisorbed organophosphorus molecules at least preponderantly crystallized, the obtained treated substrate being coated with the organophosphorus compound in the form of a first monomolecular layer coating at least 15% of the surface of the substrate and in the form of a physisorbed second layer at least preponderantly crystallized. A treated metal substrate which may be obtained by the process thereof, corresponding solution and its use for treating metallic substrates to improve their tribological properties during their shaping, in particular their stamping.

A corrosion inhibitor for nonferrous metals, comprising (i) a biochelant; (ii) a solvent; and (iii) at least one material selected from the group consisting essentially of a ring opener, an organic acid, a typical corrosion inhibitor, and a combination thereof. A method for reducing corrosion in a system comprising industrial water and a metal surface comprising introducing to the system a corrosion inhibitor composition comprising: (i) a biochelant; (ii) a solvent; and (iii) at least one material selected from the group consisting essentially of a ring opener, an organic acid, a typical corrosion inhibitor, and a combination thereof.

A synergistic composition comprising a THP salt and a biopenetrant, in which the biopenetrant comprises a polymer of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a copolymer of an unsaturated carboxylic acid with a sulphonic acid, said polymer or copolymer being terminated by a mono- or diphosphonated unsaturated carboxylic acid group or having such monomers incorporated into the polymer backbone. This composition acts synergistically to enhance the biocidal efficacy of the THP salt against both planktonic (free-swimming) and sessile (attached) bacteria, and also acts synergistically to enhance the efficacy of the THP salt in the dissolution of iron sulphide scale.

Use of a composition (A) having a pH of at least 8 at 25 C. containing at least 50 wt.-% of water or a water containing solvent mixture, at least 0.1 mol/m3 of at least one water soluble silicate, optionally at least one molybdate, optionally at least one phosphonate, optionally at least one azole, optionally at least one additional freezing point depressing salt, optionally at least one phosphate, and optionally at least one nitrate, as heat carrier medium for magnetocaloric materials of formula (I) (A.sub.yB.sub.1y).sub.2+uC.sub.wD.sub.xE.sub.z (I) where: A is Mn or Co, B is Fe, Cr or Ni, C is Ge, As or Si, D is different from C and is selected from P, B, Se, Ge, Ga, Si, Sn, N, As and Sb, E may be same or different from C and D and is selected from P, B, Se, Ge, Ga, Si, Sn, N, As and Sb.

The present invention concerns a composition and method of using non-molybdate corrosion inhibitors in sterilizing and pasteurizing applications. The composition is a blend of one or more components including corrosion inhibitors, surfactants, hydrotropes, polymer dispersants, pH adjusting agents and water. The composition may include two or more of a) alkyl-dicarboxylic acid; b) phosphono-carboxylic acid; c) tri(amino-carboxylic acid); d) anionic polymer dispersant; e) non-ionic surfactant; f) inorganic phosphate; g) phosphonotricarboxylic acid; and h) hydrotrope. Specifically, the composition may comprise sebacic acid, hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid, and 6,6,6-(1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyltriimino)tris-hexanoic acid. Optionally, the composition can further comprise a co-polymer of acrylic acid and allyl-2-hydroxy-propyl-sulfonate ether (AA/AHPSE), 2-phosphono-1,2,4-butane-tricarboxylic acid, sodium phosphate monobasic or phosphoric acid, -decyl--hydroxy-poly(oxy-1,2ethanediyl), and sodium cumenesulfonate. These components are not necessary, and in some embodiments, the composition is utilized without these components. The disclosed composition exhibits comparable or better corrosion protection performance than conventional molybdate containing sterilizing products.

A method of inhibiting corrosion of a metal surface in contact with an aqueous medium is provided. The method may include contacting the metal surface with a corrosion inhibitor composition where the corrosion inhibitor composition may include a phosphino succinic oligomer (PSO); an azole; and a molybdate. The disclosed corrosion inhibitor composition is especially useful for inhibiting corrosion in mixed metallurgy systems.

Certain metal surfaces are often unable to be contacted effectively with fluids containing hydrofluoric acid due to significant corrosion issues. Steel surfaces represent but one example. Corrosion inhibitor compositions comprising an N-(phosphonoalkyl)iminodiacetic acid or any salt thereof can be used to suppress corrosion of steel surfaces, including those that contain multiple types or grades of steel. Methods for suppressing corrosion of a steel surface can comprise: contacting a steel surface with a corrosive environment, the corrosive environment comprising hydrofluoric acid; exposing the steel surface to a corrosion inhibitor composition, the corrosion inhibitor composition comprising an N-(phosphonoalkyl)iminodiacetic acid or any salt thereof; and suppressing corrosion of the steel surface being contacted with the corrosive environment through exposure to the corrosion inhibitor composition.

Described herein is a method for treatment of at least one surface of a substrate at least partially made of aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy, including at least a step of contacting the surface with an acidic aqueous composition (A) including one or more metal compounds (M) selected from the group of titanium compounds, zirconium compounds, and hafnium compounds and one or more linear polymers (P) containing (m1) hydroxyethyl- and/or hydroxypropyl-(meth)acrylate, (m2) vinylphosphonic acid, and (m3) (meth)acrylic acid in form of their polymerized monomeric units, the one or more linear polymers (P) being included in the acidic aqueous composition (A) in an amount of 50 to 5000 ppm. Also described herein is an acidic aqueous composition (A), a master batch to produce the acidic aqueous composition (A), a method of using the acidic aqueous composition (A) for treating surfaces, and substrates comprising the treated surfaces.

Provided are a composition for protecting a copper surface, a method for producing a semiconductor intermediate using the composition, and a method for producing a semiconductor using the composition. The composition contains a solvent and at least one copper surface protectant chosen from compounds represented by formulae (1) to (3) below and salts thereof:

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