Belzona Restores A Tank Roof In Hungary

Industry:

Oil & Gas (OILG)

Application:

Tanks and Chemical Containment Areas (TCC)

Customer Location:

Hungary

Application Date:

October 2016

Application Situation:

The Oil refinery were looking to reduce liquid temperatures in the tanks, the current tanks roofs were very dark and grey and were not reflecting the light sufficiently. 

Problem:

The tanks roofs were heavily polluted with a dirty grayed appearance generating higher temperature and so more evaporation of high volatile fuel in the summer period. This is a huge loss of product for the asset owner.

Products:

Belzona 6111 Liquid Anode

Belzona 5111 Ceramic Cladding White

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet TCC-5.

Belzona Facts:

Belzona 5111 Ceramic Cladding in white was chosen to provide a self-cleaning gloss white smooth finish avoiding further graying caused by pollution. A cost effective very fast application. The application took only 5-6 days and done by only 5 people.

Photographs Description

1. Polluted tank roof (before)
2. Belzona 6111 Liquid Anode used as a primer on the blasted surface.
3. Belzona 5111 Ceramic Cladding White was sprayed.
4. Condition check after 4 years. No problem, perfect performance.