CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #508: Aboveground Storage Tank Preservation

 

July 12, 2023

When the customer realized that part of the cathodic protection (CP) system on their aboveground storage tank (AST) was disconnected and unserviceable, they called on help from Cortec® Global Services, assisted by MESA. The team installed four corrosion rate ER probes and injected VpCI®-609 slurry into the space beneath the tank. The purpose of the project was to reduce existing corrosion rates and thus extend the service life of the tank. The application was completed successfully according to the proposal submitted, and plans were made to follow up later to check and compare corrosion rate readings with those taken near the time of treatment.

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Keywords: Case History, Cortec, cathodic protection, aboveground storage tanks, AST corrosion, corrosion monitoring, Cortec Global Services, VCI, tank maintenance, reduce corrosion rates

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