CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #712: Preservation of Electricals in H2S Conditions November 08, 2023 A geothermal plant with a corrosive environment of H2S mixed with hot steam had been using Cortec® materials for three years to preserve their electricals and instrumentation in one of their buildings. They [...]
Case History Spotlight #536: Croatian Overpass Preservation October 31, 2023 A Croatian overpass needed corrosion protection and a better appearance. The concrete surface was therefore cleaned and dried before workers applied a solution of MCI®-2020 Powder by brush and left it to dry for two days. The final step [...]
Case History Spotlight #461: Corrosion Control for Ice Arena October 26, 2023 A university in New York used a 30% calcium chloride brine solution in cooling systems at its ice arena. Unfortunately, the high chloride concentration was causing carbon steel components to corrode at a rapid rate. By adding [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History # 591: Storage of Mining Industry Components October 18, 2023 One mining equipment company with a location in Chile found components that were already showing signs of corrosion after one year of storage inside vacuum-sealed packages. The company needed to store the components [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #707: Preservation of FPSO Offloading System October 10, 2023 A shipyard needed to make sure various equipment onboard a FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) unit remained corrosion-free during construction and commissioning. After a detailed site visit from Cortec’s rep, the following products [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #175: Plow/Salt Truck Preservation October 04, 2023 A township wanted to arrest the corrosion that had already started on a one-year-old plow/salt truck and help the vehicle last as long as possible. They pressure-washed the truck with VpCI®-415 in preparation for product application. [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #652: New Rust Preventative for Auto Build-Ahead Program September 28, 2023 A third-party packager of all-time buys for a major automaker was looking for a new rust preventative to use on parts packed for up to 10 years of aftermarket storage. A solvent-based rust preventative had [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #749: Corrosion Protection of New Boilers in Transit September 19, 2023 A major manufacturer of Scotch Marine Firetube boilers ships an average of one or two boilers per month overseas or to customers who cannot immediately install them. The manufacturer wants to protect boiler [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #776: Preventing Rust on Construction Equipment September 14, 2023 A manufacturer of front-end loaders and skid steers needed corrosion protection on unpainted metal components during outdoor storage for up to six months or a year. The customer had been using a sticky oil-based product [...]
Bionetix® Case History Spotlight #42: Reducing COD in Glove Wastewater August 31, 2023 A glove manufacturer was struggling with high COD readings in their wastewater, which sometimes reaches high temperatures and has foaming issues. Their Bionetix® representative recommended using BCP11™. In just two weeks, their BOD levels dropped significantly, [...]
