| Belzona Protects Internal Of Back-Up Separator | | | Industry:Petrochemical (PETR) | | | Application:Tanks and Chemical Containment Areas (TCC) | | | Customer Location:Oil Refinery-Australia | | | Application Date:May 2004 | | | Application Situation:Separator to remove majority of hydrocarbons before the knock out vessels. Also used as an emergency dump vessel. | | | Problem:Internal erosion-corrosion caused by presence of sour water and operating temperature up to 100°C. | | | Products:Belzona® 1391 (Ceramic HT Metal) | | | Substrate:Steel | | | Application Method:Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet TCC-5. After thorough cleaning and removal of previous coating, the vessel was grit blasted and coated with the Belzona® 1391. | | | Belzona Facts:Previous coating, a vinyl ester epoxy, had failed due to operating temperature. Belzona® 1391 selected based on previous experience in similar environments. | | | Photographs Description
- General view of the vessel
- Failed previous coating
- Application underway
- One of the three baffles coated and surrounding area partially coated
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