US Patent 7435359 Corrosion inhibiting heat transfer materials

An anti-corrosion composition for use with a liquid or the liquid resulting from the addition of components is provided. The composition can include an acid, a phosphate ester of an alcohol, an inorganic phosphate, a salt of polyacrylates and a salt of an organophosphonate. The composition can be used with anti-freeze compositions or heat transfer fluids and advantageously exhibits enhanced corrosion resistance properties. A heat transfer medium is also provide, having water, glycol, an ester of a phosphoric acid, a phosphate salt and an acid, wherein the medium is a GRAS composition capable of satisfying ASTM 1384 and 4340.