Maxinol PM200 Polymers Polymaleic Acid

Aquapharm is an independent, family owned business manufacturing high

performance polymers, phosphonates, biocides and biodegradable chelants which are
delivered worldwide for home laundry & industrial cleaning, membrane & thermal desalination,
and industrial water treatment applications. With investment into state-of-the-art research &
development facilities, processes & people, our mission is to equip your business with the most
cost-effective solutions.
By focussing on the demands of recirculating evaporative cooling water processes, we have
developed a new improved polymaleic acid (PMA), Maxinol® PM200. PMA’s are long
established components of cooling water formulations, but their variable quality can often lead
to product instability & formulation problems. Such problems are avoided using
Aquapharm’s Maxinol® PM200.
MAXINOL, PM200 ADVANTAGES:
• has all but eliminated residual monomer & inactive low molecular weight impurities
• is stable to pH adjustment, conferring greater resilience to formulations and
eliminating formulated product quality issues
• has broader deposit control properties for both calcium carbonate and calcium
sulfate
MAXINOL PM200 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

PRODUCT STABILITY

Process development at Aquapharm has enabled an industrial scale solvent

polymerisation of maleic anhydride with unrivalled efficiency. Aquapharm
delivers PMA with minimal impurities and by-products, enhancing formulation
stability and helping to build confidence in your brand.
This can be observed by simple adjustment of product pH. Using an alternative solvent
based PMA, impurities readily precipitate, creating sediment and changing product
appearance. Maxinol® PM200 stability is maintained throughout these adjustments.
With Maxinol® PM200 you choose higher quality and are less likely to experience
formulation stability problems commonly associated with other solvent based PMA’s.
MAXINOL® PM200

CALCIUM CARBONATE DYNAMIC TUBE BLOCK TEST

Dynamic tube block testing is another technique used to assess the properties of
additives, in this case their efficiency in supressing crystal growth at surfaces. Figure 3
summarises data from experiments which measure how pressure builds in stainless
steel capillary tubes when solutions of anions & cations are mixed together, in the
absence & presence of inhibitors. Clearly, Maxinol® PM200 is able to moderate calcium
carbonate growth long after alternative solvent PMA has been overwhelmed. Polymers
are tested at 1 mg/L as solids.
MAXINOL PM200 SUMMARY

FEATURES/BENEFITS:

• improved polymerisation efficiency delivers a new high-purity maleic homopolymer

• all-organic formulations are robust & resilient eliminating stability & quality
problems
• efficiently stabilises recirculating cooling water at high cycles of
concentration, offering both carbonate & sulfate deposit control
• minimises fresh water make-up, chemical treatment & blowdown costs
• effective over a wide range of water chemistry, providing greater flexibility &
protection during system upsets
• reduction / elimination of maintenance costs & production Losses.