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VOL XXXV, NO 77, ELITE

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.
 
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