A corrosion inhibitor for use with Urea Ammonium Nitrate solutions is disclosed,
comprising a blend of molybdate and one or more of the inorganic phosphates (including
phosphates, polyphosphates, and pyrophosphates) and organic phosphates or phosphonates.
Inorganic phosphates include, but are not limited to, SHMP (Sodium Hexametaphosphate)
and TKPP (Tetra-Potassium Pyrophosphate). There are numerous other inorganic phosphates
that will also serve as suitable secondary inhibitors. Organic phosphates or phosphonates
include, but are not limited to, HEDP (1-Hydroxyethylidine-1,1-diphosphonic acid;
also known as ethanol diphosphonate, acetodiphosphonic acid, or etidronic acid),
ATMP or AMP (aminotri(methylenephosphonic acid)), PBTC (Phosphonobutane tricarboxylic
acid), DETPMP (Diethylenetriaminepenta(methylene phosphonic acid)), and HPA (hydroxyphosphono
acetic acid). There are numerous other organic phosphates and phosphonates that
will also serve as suitable secondary inhibitors. The amount of molybdate can range
from 1 ppm to 500 ppm by weight of fertilizer solution, with the preferred range
from 10 ppm to 200 ppm. Amounts of inorganic or organic phosphate can also range
from levels as low as 1 ppm up to 500 ppm, with the preferred range being from
5 ppm to 50 ppm.