What is tartar?
Scaling process and its inhibition in industrial water systems

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What is tartar?
Scaling process and its inhibition in industrial water systems

Authors : Amaury BUVIGNIER, Hélène CHEAP-CHARPENTIER, Fabrice CHAUSSEC, Guénolé CHAUSSEC

Publication date: April 10, 2023 | Lire en français

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1. What is tartar?

1.1 Scale formation

"Scale" is a generic term referring to various precipitates. Given the quality of soils and therefore natural waters, limescale is mainly formed from calcium carbonate (CaCO3), but by extension it refers to other compounds that can be found in industry, such as calcium sulfate (CaSO4), calcium oxalate (CaC2O4), calcium phosphate (Ca5(PO4)3OH), calcium or magnesium silicates (Ca2SiO4), etc. .

If limescale is often...

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