CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT #146: Off-Season Boiler/Deaerator Protection When a new boiler and deaerator were installed at a midwestern college, the chief engineer wanted to guard against corrosion problems of the past that typically occurred when the boiler was idle and drained for annual inspection and maintenance. To prevent this [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT #657: Rust Preventative for Electrostatic Oiler February 22, 2024 A coil processor wanted to start using an electrostatic oiler after acid pickling in order to reduce the amount of oil used and cut costs. The challenge was to find a rust preventative that was compatible [...]
Case History Spotlight #628: Protecting Cased Pipeline Crossings February 13, 2024 Two cased pipeline crossings in the Middle East needed protection against corrosion inside the annular space between the carrier pipeline and the casing. This area was a catchpoint for moisture and debris that could accelerate corrosion and threaten [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #715: Protecting Wind Turbine Components February 12, 2024 A manufacturer and worldwide distributor of wind turbine shafts, rings, and hubs needed a system to circumvent past corrosion problems during two to five years of indoor or outdoor storage. The following procedure was adopted: • [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #547: Protecting Food Cans from Corrosion and Scale January 24, 2024 A large canned-food processor in Southeastern Europe needed to protect metal cans from scale and corrosion during processing. They started adding S-14 and S-8 to fresh process water during can washing and [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #742: Sustainable Packaging for Skis January 23, 2024 DPS Skis wanted a more sustainable packaging material to reflect their pursuit of sustainable business practices. They reached out to Cortec® for an alternative to the polyethylene (PE) shrink film they used to package pairs [...]
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 [...]
