Case History Spotlight #502: MCI®-2005 for Water Reservoir January 16, 2024 A water consortium that had previously had many corrosion problems wanted an innovative solution for a new reservoir they were building. MCI®-2005 concrete admixture was dosed at 0.6 L/m³ in a total of 1500 m³ of concrete forming [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #777: Protecting Transmission Parts January 09, 2024 The heat and humidity of “rust season” in the Midwest used to cause corrosion on parts at a transmission plant every summer. VCI paper and film from a prominent Cortec® competitor did not solve the problem, [...]
Case History Spotlight #616: Refrigerator Coil Dip Tank December 29, 2023 Due to the strong solvent smell, hazards, and inadequate corrosion protection of the solvent-based paint they were using, a refrigerator coil manufacturer decided to switch to VpCI®-386. They kept this water-based paint in their dip tank, circulating the [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #225: Reducing Closed Loop Pitting Corrosion December 19, 2023 A tire manufacturer in the midwestern United States was experiencing corrosion in one of its closed loop systems where a molybdate corrosion inhibitor and non-oxidizing biocide were used. The water had a distressing appearance [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #336: Architectural Coatings for Plastics Plant December 13, 2023 The owner of a manufacturing plant in Europe needed protective coatings with customized colors on both interior and exterior details. Desirable traits included cost effectiveness, ease of application, and environmental responsibility. Silos, light poles, [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #624: Mould Tooling Protection December 07, 2023 An injection moulding and metal pressing company was having problems with corrosion of offline tooling because there were no corrosion inhibitors in the tooling cooling water system during service. Corrosion had to be removed from the [...]
Case History Spotlight #772: Preservation of Lube Oil Skids and Rundown Tanks November 28, 2023 Twenty-seven new lube oil skids and rundown tanks needed preservation while awaiting the completion of an oil and gas construction project in a harsh Arabian Gulf environment. Storage would take place outdoors for 12 [...]
Case History Spotlight #267: Corrosion Protection of Cast Iron Auto Parts November 22, 2023 A manufacturer of cast iron auto parts, which are very susceptible to damage during storage and domestic and international transportation, needed a way of protecting them from corrosion for a six-month period. Their solution [...]
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 [...]
