Take a Hiatus from Hydrazine: The Safer Route of S-15 November 5, 2024 Anyone familiar with boiler water treatment knows that oxygen pitting can be an issue. Accordingly, hydrazine has been a normal part of water treatment programs for high- and low-pressure boilers in power plants and many other [...]
What Is Corrosion and Why Does VpCI® Help? October 28, 2024 Rust is a familiar sight for most of us. Rusty cars, rusty nails, rusty locks, and other forms of corrosion are part of everyday life, causing assets to lose their value and functionality. But while the problem is [...]
New MCI®-2019 X Adds Greater Flexibility to MCI® Portfolio October 25, 2024 Cortec® Corporation is pleased to announce a new addition to its line of concrete surface treatments. MCI®-2019 X is a 40% silane penetrating water repellent minus the typical Migrating Corrosion Inhibitors of MCI®-2019. The reason for not including MCI® is the [...]
Tips for Restoring Rusty Turbines to Tip-Top Condition October 14, 2024 Turbines are critical power plant assets that are both dynamic and vulnerable at the same time. Keeping them in pristine condition is ideal for maximum efficiency and service life. However, some environments naturally set this ideal up for [...]
Cortec® Launches EcoSonic® Bubble Film and Bags that Combine Cushioning Packaging with Permanent ESD protection and VpCI® Corrosion Protection Technology: Protect Your Valuable Components with New Triple Protection Packaging Solution October 8, 2024 ESD managers in the electronics industry are well aware of the critical threat electrostatic discharge poses [...]
Cortec® Named as Key Player in Concrete Admixture Market October 7, 2024 Cortec® is proud to be listed as a key market player in the 2024 Concrete Admixture Market: Global Forecast 2024-2030 published by 360iResearch. The report offers insight into important market drivers and opportunities that harmonize with Cortec’s [...]
Empower Stain Removal and More with β-mannanase! September 30, 2024 Bionetix® International is pleased to introduce another important enzyme for manufacturers and formulators: ECP1300™. This high efficiency β-mannanase enzyme is produced by nonpathogenic fungi and is designed to break down complex polysaccharides into simple sugars. Such action makes ECP1300™ [...]
Cool Weather Wastewater Treatment? Bring on the Bugs! September 24, 2024 Fall is here in the Northern Hemisphere. On the positive side, that means seeing more landscapes splashed with red, yellow, orange, and burgundy leaves on the daily drive. On the negative side, it means it is time for [...]
Fight Corrosion from the Inside Out: Steel Floats and Offshore Caissons September 16, 2024 Floating docks, pontoon structures, pilings, and offshore platform caisson legs are a normal part of the marine environment. Corrosion inside these tubular voids or steel floats is a natural, yet insidious, response to these often [...]
The Secret of MCI® for Better Parking Ramp Maintenance September 10, 2024 One of the biggest enemies of parking ramp longevity is corrosion. Whether a parking ramp is in a warm coastal area subject to sea breezes and salt spray or whether it is in the frozen north with [...]
