| Belzona Replaces Ptfe Lining And Cuts Downtime | | | Industry:Petrochemical (PETR) | | | Application:Tanks and Chemical Containment Areas (TCC) | | | Customer Location:Chemical Plant, Ferrara, Italy | | | Application Date:April, 2015 | | | Application Situation:Reactor operating between 70°C and 80°C at a Polyolefins petrochemical plant. Process fluids included salt, caustic and titanium tetrachloride. | | | Problem:The original hot applied PTFE Lining required maintenance due to localised disbondment. The plant was facing a long downtime as it was not possible to conduct an in-situ repair of such a lining. The customer was looking for a solution that was faster and easier to apply. | | | Products:Belzona 1593 | | | Substrate:Steel | | | Application Method:The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet TCC-5 for protecting and rebuilding steelwork. After grit blasting to SA 2.5, a two-coat system of Belzona 1593 was hand applied to an area of 25 m². | | | Belzona Facts:Belzona was chosen to replace PTFE as it reduced downtime from weeks to days and was also much easier to apply. Any future mechanical damage will be repairable in-situ. | | | Photographs Description
- PTFE lining removed
- Belzona lining applied
- Coating thickness measured
- Inspected after 6 months in service
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