REMOVAL AND INHIBITION OF SCALE AND INHIBITION OF CORROSION BY USE OF MOSS
Methods of removing scale and inhibiting scale formation on a surface in an aqueous system are provided that include contacting a surface susceptible to scale formation or having a scale with a solution comprising an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to remove some or all of the scale or inhibit scale formation on the surface. Methods of inhibiting corrosion on a surface in an aqueous system are provided that include contacting a surface susceptible to corrosion with a solution comprising an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to inhibit corrosion on the surface.
1 . A method of inhibiting corrosion on a surface in an aqueous system comprising contacting a surface susceptible to corrosion with a solution comprising an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to inhibit corrosion on the surface.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-decomposed moss is in the form of leaves or parts of leaves.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the non-decomposed moss is in the form of compressed leaves or parts of leaves.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-decomposed moss is placed in a carrier.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the carrier is a mesh bag.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-decomposed moss is placed in a contact chamber.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the aqueous system is a spa, swimming pool, aquarium, splash deck, water tower, holding tank, cooling tower, water bottle, toilet, boiler, ship hull, or steam generator.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the aqueous system is a cooling tower.
9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the aqueous system is a water tower.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the solution is prepared and then contacted with the surface.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the solution is prepared in situ by placing non-decomposed moss in the aqueous system.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the amount of non-decomposed moss is effective to inhibit corrosion in a cooling tower at least as well as an industry standard corrosion inhibitor over a period of one week.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the industry standard corrosion inhibitor is selected from molybdate-silicate-azole-polydiol, phosphonate-phosphate-azole, or molybdate-phosphonate-polydiol-azole.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the industry standard corrosion inhibitor is molybdate-phosphonate-polydiol-azole.
15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the moss is selected from the group consisting of sphagnum papillosum, sphagnum cristatum , and mixtures thereof.
16 . A method of removing scale from a surface in an aqueous system comprising contacting a surface having a scale with a solution comprising an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to remove some or all of the scale from the surface.
17 . A method of inhibiting scale formation on a surface in an aqueous system comprising contacting a surface susceptible to scale formation with a solution comprising an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to inhibit scale formation on the surface.