Can anyone explain in laymans terms how corrosion inhibitors work in acid pickling processes? Why does mill scale dissolve while the non-oxide base metal is not affected?
We are trying to dissolve calcium fluoride scale in a pvc pipeline with hydrochloric acid and it is a very slow process. We have been told that boric acid added to the hydrochloric solution will speed up the process. Can anyone tell us if this is true, and if so, why? Why is the hydrochloric...
