Belzona Restores a Tank Roof in Hungary

KHIA ID: 8260

Industry: Oil & Gas (OILG)
Application: TCC-Tanks and Chemical Containment Areas (TCC)
Substrate: Steel

Customer Location: Hungary
Application Date: October 2016

Products:
Belzona 6111 Liquid Anode

Belzona 5111 Ceramic Cladding White

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.

Photograph Descriptions

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

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.

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.

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