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AMINO TRIMETHYLENE PHOSPHONIC ACID


CAS NO:6419-19-8
EC NO:229-146-5

ATMP or aminotris(methylenephosphonic acid) is a phosphonic acid with chemical formula N(CH2PO3H2)3. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid  has chelating properties. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid  can be synthesized from the Mannich-type reaction of ammonia, formaldehyde, and phosphorous acid, in a manner similar to the Kabachnik–Fields reaction.
Properties
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid  has better antiscale performance than that of polyphosphate through its excellent chelating ability, low threshold inhibition and lattice distortion process. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid  can prevent scale formation in water systems. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is the phosphonate analog of nitrilotriacetic acid.

Applications:
-Detergents and cleaning agents
-Water treatment
-Scaling inhibition
-Chelation

Properties:
Chemical formula:    C3H12NO9P3
Molar mass:    299.048 g·mol−1
Appearance:    White solid
Density:    1.33 g/cm3 (20 °C)
Melting point:    200 °C (392 °F; 473 K) decomposes
Solubility in water:    61 g/100 mL

Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid (ATMP) is used as chelating agent and its threshold prohibition value is low.

The three main raw materials for Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid production are phosphorous acid, ammonium chloride, and formaldehyde. The first two are added into the reactor and heated and stirred until dissolved completely.

Then, formaldehyde will be dropwise. Phosphorus acid can be from the hydrolysis of PCl3 or the production of other chemicals. If chlorine content needs to be lower than the normal specs, the steam-heating time will be extended.

Properties:
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid has excellent chelation. 
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acids threshold inhibition is low and chemical stability is high. 
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid is an excellent antiscalant and chelating agent to most metal ions like Ca, Ba, Mg, Fe and Pb, especially Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3). In the water system, it is difficult to hydrolyze and can distort the lattice. In a higher concentrated system, Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid is also a good corrosion inhibitor.

Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is used in industrial circulating cool water system of thermal power plant and oil refinery plant. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can decrease scale formation and inhibit the corrosion of metal equipment and pipeline. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can be used as a chelating agent in woven and dyeing industries and as a metal surface treatment agent.

Usually, it is compounded with organophosphorus acid/salt, polycarboxylic acid/salt. 
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid solid as crystal powder can also be supplied for cold areas, particularly in water. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is easy to dissolve. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is suitable for usage in winter and freezing districts. Because of its high purity, Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can be used in woven & dyeing industries and as a metal surface treatment agent.

Usage:
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is usually used together with organophosphorus acid, polycarboxylic acid, and salt to built all organic alkaline water treatment chemicals. 
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid is broadly applied in recirculated cooling water systems for the power station, oil field, and central air-conditioning, etc.

Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is also used in the woven and dyeing industry. As an antiscalant and chelating agent, the recommended dosage is 1-20mg/L. This will increase to 20-60mg/L is used as a corrosion inhibitor.

Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is an oraganophosphonate exhibiting excellent sequestration of metal ions at stoichiometric concentration and threshold inhibition of metal salt precipitation at sub-stoichiometric concentration. 

Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is added in various chemical formulations for industrial water treatment, oilfield, industrial cleaners, paper & pulp, textile industry, metal treatment, electroplating, inks & construction chemicals as a scale inhibitor and a complexing agent.

Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is an effective scale inhibitor used in various industrial applications such as industrial water treatment and detergents. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid further shows good corrosion inhibition properties in presence of zinc and other phosphates. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can be also used as chelating agent in the textile industry.

Applications:
-Cooling water systems / industrial water treatment
-Industrial detergents
-Metal surface treatment as corrosion inhibitor for steel
-Stabilizer in H2O2 solutions
-Sequestering agent in textile auxiliaries

Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is an organophosphonate and has excellent sequestration properties of metal ions. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid exhibits these properties even at sub stoichiometric concentrations.

Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is a versatile ingredient to deflocculate or disperse solid particles. This along with strong hydrolytic stability makes it a versatile ingredient for applications needing efficient metal ion control.

Uses    
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is used for power plants, refineries, petrochemicals, fertilizer plant cooling water, oil field injection water system,particularly suitable for hard high-calcium, low concentration multiple systems, such as power plants and high hardness high salinity, bad water quality conditions of the oil pipeline inhibitors,which may decrease the risk of corrosion and scaling of metal equipment and pipeline. In the textile printing and dyeing industry,Amino tris(methylene phosphonic acid) is used as a metal ion chelating agent, metal surface treatment agent.

Usage    
Used for the scale prevention of cooling water system, oil pipeline and boiler; Used as the scale inhibitor for the oil pipeline with high hardness, high salinity and bad water quality; Used as scale inhibitor and corrosion inhibitor for the treatment of cooling water, boiler water, oil field water; Used for circulating cooling water of thermal power plant and an oil refinery.

Chemical Properties    
colourless liquid

Uses    
A powerful complexing agent. A potent acid sphingomyelinase inhibitor.

Uses    
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid solution was used to study the mechanism of inhibition of cement hydration by phosphonic acid.

Uses    
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is a common chelating agent used in synthetic chemistry. Some of the other applications include:
Preparation of hexagonal porous three-dimensional structures encapsulating a template, layered structures with intercalated templates or linear polymers.
Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks in combination with uranyl nitrate.
Preparation of ingredient of anticorrosive protective coatings on the steel surface.
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can also be employed as a scale inhibitor during squeeze treatments in oilfield operations.

General Description    
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid solution is an antiscalant and can be removed form membrane concentrates by iron-coated waste filtration sand. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is a cement retarder. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid reacts with the aluminum surface to form a coating which is an effective inhibitor of the reaction of evaporated aluminum thin films on glass or silicon with deionized water.
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is a phosphonic acid with chelating properties. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is an antiscalant.

USES
-Water Treatment & Pool Chemicals, 
-Chelants, 
-Detergents

About Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid
Helpful information
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 10 000 to < 100 000 tonnes per annum.

Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.

Consumer Uses
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is used in the following products: water softeners, fertilisers, coating products, air care products, washing & cleaning products, polishes and waxes and cosmetics and personal care products.
Other release to the environment of Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is likely to occur from: indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and outdoor use.

Article service life
Release to the environment of Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can occur from industrial use: in the production of articles, in processing aids at industrial sites and industrial abrasion processing with low release rate (e.g. cutting of textile, cutting, machining or grinding of metal).
Other release to the environment of Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is likely to occur from: indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment), indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners), outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials) and outdoor use resulting in inclusion into or onto a materials (e.g. binding agent in paints and coatings or adhesives).
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can be found in complex articles, with no release intended: machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical/electronic products (e.g. computers, cameras, lamps, refrigerators, washing machines) and vehicles.
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can be found in products with material based on: stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material), metal (e.g. cutlery, pots, toys, jewellery), wood (e.g. floors, furniture, toys), fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys) and paper (e.g. tissues, feminine hygiene products, nappies, books, magazines, wallpaper).

Widespread uses by professional workers
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is used in the following products: water softeners, fertilisers, coating products, cosmetics and personal care products, air care products, polishes and waxes and washing & cleaning products.
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is used in the following areas: building & construction work and agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is used for the manufacture of: mineral products (e.g. plasters, cement).
Other release to the environment of Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is likely to occur from: outdoor use and indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners).

Formulation or re-packing
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is used in the following products: water softeners, pH regulators and water treatment products, washing & cleaning products, water treatment chemicals, polishes and waxes and paper chemicals and dyes.
Release to the environment of Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can occur from industrial use: formulation of mixtures and formulation in materials.

Uses at industrial sites
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is used in the following products: water softeners, pH regulators and water treatment products, water treatment chemicals and washing & cleaning products.
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is used in the following areas: municipal supply (e.g. electricity, steam, gas, water) and sewage treatment, mining and formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging.
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is used for the manufacture of: pulp, paper and paper products, textile, leather or fur, metals, fabricated metal products, machinery and vehicles, furniture and chemicals.
Release to the environment of Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can occur from industrial use: in processing aids at industrial sites, in the production of articles, as processing aid and of substances in closed systems with minimal release.
Other release to the environment of Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is likely to occur from: indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners).

Manufacture
Release to the environment of Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can occur from industrial use: manufacturing of the substance, formulation of mixtures and in processing aids at industrial sites.

Physical and Chemical Properties:    
Miscible with water. At 200 ℃, it has excellent scale inhibition performance, good stability and excellent effect on calcium carbonate scale. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can form stable complexes with iron, copper, aluminum, zinc and other metal ions, and has good dispersion performance. When the dosage is more than 40ppm, it also has good corrosion inhibition performance.

Use:    
Cooling water system, oil pipeline and boiler scale, it can be used as high hardness, high salinity and other poor water quality of the oil pipeline scale inhibitor.

Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can be used as a scale inhibitor for open circulating cooling water system and boiler water. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can also be used as a scale inhibitor for oil field sewage reinjection system with high hardness and poor water quality and for power plant condenser cooling water system. With good chelation, low limit inhibition, etc., can prevent the formation of scale in water scale salt. Used for circulating cold water, oil field water injection, water treatment of water-containing pipeline. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can form multiple ring chelates with metal ions such as calcium and magnesium, and disperse in water in loose form, but its inhibitory effect on calcium phosphate is not as good as that of ethylenediamine tetramethylene phosphonic acid. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can also be used as a metal cleaning agent to remove grease on metal surfaces, and also used as an additive for detergents, a metal ion masking agent, a cyanide-free electroplating additive, an extractant for precious metals, and the like.

Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid has excellent chelation, low threshold inhibition and lattice distortion ability. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can prevent scale formation, calcium carbonate in particular, in water system. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid has good chemical stability and is hard to be hydrolyzed in water system. At high concentration, it has good corrosion inhibition. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid is used in industrial circulating cool water system and oilfield water pipeline in fields of thermal power plant and oil refinery plant. 
Amino Trimethylene Phosphonic Acid can decrease scale formation and inhibit corrosion of metal equipment and pipeline.

Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid is available in both crystalline powder and liquid form and its properties include high solubility in water, moisture absorption, excellent ability to chelate, and change in the lattice. This material has high stability and is difficult to hydrolyze in aqueous systems and inhibits corrosion well in high concentrations.

Sedimentation and corrosion of metals used in power plants, refineries, petrochemicals, and water and sewage pipelines is an important issue that has recently attracted the attention of many researchers, ATMP can play a key role in preventing the formation of sediment on these Metals and protect them against corrosion.
In the textile and dyeing industry, this material is used as a metal ion chelating agent and metal surface modifier.

Usually used with other organic acids such as polylactic acid or salt to purify water in water cooling systems.

This material is used in various industries, which are mentioned below:
-In agriculture and animal husbandry for the production of animal feed and other agricultural products
-In the production of detergents used in household use
-In the pharmaceutical industry in the production of various drugs, especially veterinary drugs

Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid is used in the industrial circulated cold water system and oil field water pipeline in the fields of thermal power plant and oil refinery plant as well as being a metal surface treatment agent.

Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid can be used as a chelating agent in the weaving and dyeing industry.
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid also plays a role in this sector as an auxiliary agent in bleaching products with sodium chloride.

Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid is excellent chelating and thermal stability properties, that makes ATMP a good choice for scale inhibition. 
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid can improve the boiler water conditions. Through chelating action, it makes hardness salts (carbonates and sulphates) remain in solution form. Therefore, no deposition will occur. You can maintain the high efficiency of your boiler by regularly dosing this industrial water treatment product daily. 

Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid has excellent chelation, low threshold inhibition and lattice distortion ability. 
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid can prevent scale formation, calcium carbonate in particular, in water system. 
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid has good chemical stability and is hard to be hydrolyzed in water system. At high concentration, it has good corrosion inhibition.
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid is used in industrial circulating cool water system and oilfield water pipeline in fields of thermal power plant and oil refinery plant. 
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid can decrease scale formation and inhibit corrosion of metal equipment and pipeline. 
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid can be used as chelating agent in woven and dyeing industries and as metal surface treatment agent.
The solid state of ATMP is crystal powder, soluble in water, easily deliquescence, suitable for usage in winter and freezing districts. Because of its high purity, it can be used in woven & dyeing industries and as metal surface treatment agent.

Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid is an effective chelating agent and scale inhibitor. 
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid is used mostly in industrial cleaning, cooling water treatment, oil field applications, and boiler treatment. 
Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid is freely miscible in water, and immiscible in alcohols and organic solvents.

Uses
-Used mainly as a deflocculant and sequestrant (chelating or complexing agent) in industrial water treatment; 
-Also used in cleaners and in stabilizers (peroxide solutions to bleach cotton, linen, jute, rayon, and paper).

Industry Uses:
-Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents
-Surface active agents
-Chelant for metals removal
-Chelant for metals removsl
-Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents
-Intermediates
-Lubricants and lubricant additives
-Processing aids, not otherwise listed
-Surface active agents

Consumer Uses:
-Cleaning and furnishing care products
-Laundry and dishwashing products
-Lubricants and greases
-Water treatment products
-Automotive care products
-Cleaning and furnishing care products
-Drilling aid
-Laundry and dishwashing products
-Metal products not covered elsewhere
-Oilfield treating chemicals
-Paper products
-Water treatment products

Industry Processing Sectors:
-Oil and gas drilling, extraction, and support activities
-Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing
-All other basic organic chemical manufacturing
-All other chemical product and preparation manufacturing
-Mining (except oil and gas) and support activities
-Miscellaneous manufacturing
-Oil and gas drilling, extraction, and support activities
-Paper manufacturing
-Petrochemical manufacturing
-Services
-Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing
-Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing
-Water treatment/metals chelation

IUPAC names
(nitrilotrimethanediyl)tris(phosphonic acid)
[bis(phosphonomethyl)amino]methylphosphonic
[bis(phosphonomethyl)amino]methylphosphonic acid
[bis(phosphonomethyl)amino]methylphosphonic acid CAS Number:
[nitrilotris(methylene) ]tris(phosphonic acid)
[nitrilotris(methylene)]tris(phosphonic acid)
AMINO TRI (METHYLENE PHOSPHONIC ACID)
Amino Tri(methylene phosphonic acid)
Amino tris(methylenephosphonic acid)
Amino Tris(Methylenephosphonic) Acid
Amino-tris(methylene phosphonic acid)
aminotrimethylene phosphonic acid
ATMP
atmp
ATMP
ATMP-H
Methylenephosphonic Acid
NITRILOTRIMETHYLENETRIS (PHOSPHONIC ACID)
nitrilotrimethylenetris(phosphonic acid
NITRILOTRIMETHYLENETRIS(PHOSPHONIC ACID)
Nitrilotrimethylenetris(phosphonic acid)
nitrilotrimethylenetris(phosphonic acid)
nitrilotrimethylenetris(phosphonic acid)
Nitrilotrimethylentris(phosphonsäure)
Phosphonic acid, [nitrilotris(methylene)]tris-
{[bis(phosphonomethyl)amino]methyl}phosphonic acid

SYNONYMS:
Aminotrimethylene phosphonic acid
(nitrilotrimethanediyl)tris(phosphonic acid)
(Nitrilotrimethylen)tris(phosphonsäure) [German] [ACD/IUPAC Name]
(Nitrilotris(methylene))triphosphonic acid
[bis(phosphonomethyl)amino]methylphosphonic acid
[Nitrilotris(methylene)]tris(phosphonic acid) [ACD/IUPAC Name]
1Y702GD0FG
229-146-5 [EINECS]
4-01-00-03070 [Beilstein]
6419-19-8 [RN]
Acide (nitrilotriméthylène)tris(phosphonique) [French] [ACD/IUPAC Name]
Amino tris(methylene phosphonic acid)
Aminotri(methylene phosphonic acid)
Aminotri(methylenephosphonic acid)
Aminotris(methanephosphonic acid)
Aminotris(methylenephosphonic acid)
Aminotris(methylphosphonic acid)
ATMP
MFCD00002138 [MDL number]
N_Tf
Nitrilotri(methylphosphonic acid)
Phosphonic acid, [nitrilotris(methylene)]tris- [ACD/Index Name]
SZ9860000
UNII-1Y702GD0FG
(bis(phosphonomethyl)amino)methylphosphonic acid
(Nitrilotrimethylene)triphosphonic acid
(nitrilotris(methylene))tri-Phosphonic acid
(nitrilotris(methylene))tris-Phosphonic acid
(Nitrilotris(methylene))trisphosphonic acid
[Nitrilotris(methylene)]trisphosphonic acid
[nitrilotris(methylene)]trisphosphonic acid, sodium salt

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