Method of cleaning steel surfaces

Metal surfaces contaminated with phosphates are cleaned with an aqueous alkaline solution of a gluconic sequestering agent 4 to 15 g./l., a polyethylene glycol surface active agent 0.1 to 8 g./l., an alkali metal, e.g. sodium potassium, lithium, cesium or rubidium hydroxide 40 to 200 g./l., and an o...

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Hauptverfasser: DELL GAILLARD W, GOODSPEED EDWIN W
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Zusammenfassung:Metal surfaces contaminated with phosphates are cleaned with an aqueous alkaline solution of a gluconic sequestering agent 4 to 15 g./l., a polyethylene glycol surface active agent 0.1 to 8 g./l., an alkali metal, e.g. sodium potassium, lithium, cesium or rubidium hydroxide 40 to 200 g./l., and an oxidizing agent 0.05 to 0.5 g./l. The composition may be prepared in solid form. Anti-foaming agents may be added. The oxidizing agent may be a sodium salt of a permanganate, molybdate, perbcrate, peroxide, chlorate, bromate, iodate, perchlorate, nitrate, hypochlorite, chromate and bichromate, sodium m-nitrobenzene sulphonate or chromic, picric, ortho-nitrochloro benzene-p-sulphonic or m-nitrobenzoic acid. The gluconic sequestering agent may be gluconic acid, sodium gluconate, glucono-deltalactone or materials which form these compounds in situ.ALSO:Metal surfaces contaminated with phosphates are cleaned with an aqueous alkaline solution of a gluconic sequestering agent 4 to 15 g.l., a polyethylene glycol surface active agent 0.1 to 8 g.l., an alkali metal, e.g. sodium potassium, lithium, cesium or rubidium hydroxide 40 to 200 g.l., and an oxidizing agent 0.05 to 0.5 g.l. The composition may be prepared in solid form. Anti-foaming agents may be added. The oxidizing agent may be a sodium salt of a permanganate, molybdate, perborate, peroxide, chlorate, bromate, iodate, perchlorate, nitrate, hypochlorite, chromate and bichromate, sodium m-nitrobenzene sulphonate or chromic, picric, ortho-nitrochloro benzene p-sulphonic or m-nitrobenzoic acid. The gluconic sequestering agent may be gluconic acid, sodium gluconate, glucono-delta-lactone or materials which form these compounds in-situ.