Hdtmpa can inhibit the formation of various scale (such as calcium carbonate scale, calcium sulfate scale, barium sulfate scale and iron oxide scale), but it is mainly used to inhibit calcium sulfate and barium sulfate scale in water treatment. Among all kinds of organic phosphoric acid, it has the best scale inhibition performance, high scale inhibition rate and long effective time, so it is especially suitable for extrusion treatment in oil field. Hdtmpa can also be used in boiler water treatment.