BELZONA SAVES AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL COMPANY $3 MILLION
Industry: Chemical & Petrochemical (PETR)
Application: TCC-Tanks and Chemical Containment Areas (TCC)
Substrate: Stainless steel vacuum piping, carbon steel drum
Customer Location: A Large Multi-National Agricultural Chemical Company
Application Date: October 1993
Products:
Belzona® 1221 (Super E Metal) Belzona® 2311 (SR Elastomer)
Problem: Leaks developed at the welds joining the vacuum lines to the face of the drum. The inside diameter of the drum was so deteriorated that there was some flexing at the drum face.
Photograph Descriptions
- Belzona® 1221 around pipe, Belzona® 2311 on the drum around the Super E Metal patch
- Beginning Belzona® 2311 patches
- Completing Belzona® 2311 over Belzona® 1221
Application Situation
10 ft. diameter x 12 ft. long filter drum used to manufacture Aureomycin
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How Leaflet TCC-1.
Belzona Facts
After six weeks, the customer decided to check the repairs, believing that they were probably beginning to fail. Six repair areas were ground off, and no problems were observed. They were re-done as before, and the drum returned to service, saving the company over $3 million.
