HPMA是一種低分子量聚電解質(zhì)，一般相對分子量為400~800，無毒，易溶于水，化學(xué)穩(wěn)定性及熱穩(wěn)定性高，分解溫度在330℃以上。在高溫（<350℃）和高PH下有明顯的溶限效應(yīng)。適用于堿性水質(zhì)或同其它藥物復(fù)配使用。在300℃以下對碳酸鹽仍有良好的阻垢分散效果，阻垢時間可達(dá)100h。由于其阻垢性能和耐高溫性能優(yōu)異，因此在海水淡化的閃蒸裝置中和低壓鍋爐、蒸汽機(jī)車、原油脫水、輸水輸油管線及工業(yè)循環(huán)冷卻水中得到廣泛使用。另外本劑有一定的緩蝕作用，與鋅鹽復(fù)配效果更好。
HPMA還可用于水泥外加劑。

HPMA is a low molecular weight polymeride, with average molecular weight 400-800. No toxicity, soluble in water, high chemical and thermal stability, decomposed temperature above 330℃. HPMA has obvious threshold effect under high temperature (350℃) and high pH（8.3）level, suitable to be used in alkaline water system or built with agents. It has good scale inhibition against carbonate and phosphate scales under temperature 300℃ with effective time as long as 100 hours. Due to its good scale inhibition and high temperature tolerance properties, HPMA is widely used in desalination plant of flash vaporization equipment, low pressure boiler, steam locomotive, crude oil evaporation, petroleum pipeline, and industrial circulating cool water systems. In addition, HPMA has good corrosion inhibition effect when used together with zinc salt. HPMA can also used as additives for cement.