| Belzona® Keeps Chemicals Contained | | | Industry:Pulp & Paper (PLPR) | | | Application:Tanks and Chemical Containment Areas (TCC) | | | Customer Location:Pulp and paper mill in Mississippi, USA | | | Application Date:1995 | | | Application Situation:Chemical containment floor of a sulfuric acid mixing station. | | | Problem:Sodium sulfate as well as some sulfuric acid is used to control the pH as well as sulfur content in the cooking liquor. This sulfuric acid mixing sta-tion suffered from acid deterioration and actually contaminated the paper making stock below. | | | Products:Belzona® 4311 (Magma CR1) | | | Substrate:Concrete | | | Application Method:The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet TCC-15. After pressure washing and neutralizing the containment area with soda ash, two coats of Belzona® 4311 (Magma CR1) was applied by brush and roller. | | | Belzona Facts:The mill needed a coating material that would stand a variety of concen-trations of sulfuric acid up to 98%. | | | Photographs Description
- Deteriorated sulfuric acid mixing station floor
- First coat of Belzona® 4311 (Magma CR1)
- Finished application
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