In this book, academic researchers and technologists will find important information on the interaction of polymeric and non-polymeric inhibitors with a variety of scale forming crystals such as calcium phosphates, calcium carbonate, calcium oxalates, barium sulfate, calcium pyrophosphates, and calcium phosphonates. Moreover, the book delivers information to plant managers and formulators who would like to broaden and deepen their knowledge about processes involved in precipitation of sparingly soluble salts and learn more about the inhibitory aspects of various commercially available materials. Furthermore, experienced researchers will obtain fruitful and inspiring ideas from the easily accessible information about overlapping research areas, which will promote discoveries of new inhibitors (synthetic and/or natural) for the currently unmet challenges.

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Influence of Foreign Metal Ions on Crystal Morphology and Transformation of Brushite (CaHPO4.2H2O).- Inhibition of Calcium Phosphate Precipitation by Polymers in the Presence of Iron (III). The Influence of Chelating Agents.- Interaction of Sodium Polyacrylate with Octacalcium Phosphate.- Effect of Alkyl Phosphates on the Formation and Crystallization of Calcium Phosphates in an Aqueous Phase.- Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Salt forms and the Influence of Phosphocitrate.- Performance of Anionic Polymers as Precipitation Inhibitors for Calcium Phosphonates: The Influence of Cationic Polyelectrolytes.- Crystal Growth of Calcium Carbonate in Seawater. The Effect of Temperature and of the Presence of Inhibitors.- Calcite Crystal Growth Rate Inhibition by Aquatic Humic Substances.- The Inhibition of Calcium Carbonate Formation in Aqueous Supersaturated Solutions, Spontaneous Precipitation and Seeded Crystal Growth.- Calcium Carbonate and Calcium Phosphate Scale Formation and Inhibition at Elevated Temperature.- Effect of Temperature on Barium Sulfate Scale Inhibition of Diethylene Triamine Penta (Methylene Phosphonic Acid).- The Role of Calcium Phosphino-Polycarboxylate Complexation In Inhibiting BaSO4 Precipitation From Brine.- Inorganic Mineral Scale Control in Sugar Evaporators Using Scale Inhibitors.- Control of Crystallization Processes by Diblock Copolymers.- An Algicide Using Anionic Polymers to Sequester and Stabilize Copper in an Oxidizing Aqueous Environment.- Rational Development of New Cooling Water Chemical Treatment Programs for Scale and Microbial Control.- Complexation of Proteins with Polymers in Aqueous Solutions.- Crystal -Growth Restriction Through Clathrate Hydrate Formation: Applications to Nanoparticle Synthesis.