Metal Passivation using Rodine 85 for Sulfuric Acid Pickling

Derusting and descaling

operations on industrial
metal components
require the use of strong
mineral acids like sulfuric
acid to maintain surface
quality. It employs the use
of acid baths for oxidative
removal of alkali scales
and mineral oxide
deposits. But mineral
acids have a tendency to
corrode metal surfaces as
well rendering them
distorted by formation of
pits and loss of base
metal.

To retard the corrosive nature of acids, the pickling liquor used in acid vats is primarily composed of a
pickling acid such as sulfuric acid mixed with an acid corrosion inhibitor. These inhibitors do not reduce
the efficiency of the liquor but tend to passivates the base metal surface preventing pitting and
corrosion. These passivating chemicals greatly reduce maintenance costs and extend equipment life
while optimizing acid utilization and quick operations.

Rodine 85 is a low foaming soluble liquid corrosion inhibitor specifically designed for acid baths that use
sulfuric acid as the pickling reagent. It is a synergistic organic blend of 1,3-Diethyl Thiourea,
Formaldehyde, substituted Triazine & O-Toluidine, Propargyl Alcohol and detergent that is effective on a
wide range of metal surfaces and can be ideally dozed over a wide range of acid concentrations. . Rodine
85 serves as an effective inhibitor for phosphoric and acetic acids, as well as sulfamic, citric, oxalic, and
sodium bisulfate solutions in pickling and industrial cleaning operations.

It is recommended that dosage of Rodine 85 to be used for pickling should always be in percent by
volume of the concentrated acid, regardless of the degree of acid dilution used. Ideal concentration
ranges from 0.05 to 0.30 percent by volume of the diluted acid. In addition, it is also recommended that
Rodine 85 inhibitor be used at a concentration not less that 0.5% by volume of the concentrated liquid
acid or not less that 0.5% by weight of the concentrated solid acid, regardless of the temperature of the
industrial cleaning operation.

ChemEqual is the largest online database for chemicals and their equivalents and Rodine Acid Inhibitors
can be easily searched and enquired here.