Corrosion Case Studies

An Australian based aluminium refinery employed a powdered corrosion inhibitor which was both difficult to apply to the HEX process and whilst also presenting safety risks and environmental impacts. The aluminium refinery required an acid corrosion inhibitor which provided increased efficiency in application and use whilst providing better worker and environmental outcomes.

Vital Chemical provided the refinery with Vital Link PIC ECO 515 as an environmentally sound and work safe liquid state acid corrosion inhibitor. Vital Link PIC ECO 515 was applied to the refinery’s HEX process and provided a protective film upon the steel tube surface to decrease the rate of corrosion.

Vital Chemical inhibitors function at high temperature conditions and are applied after the acid cleaning process.

• Improved workplace health and safety through reduced exposure to hazardous alternative products;
• Providing increased productivity through reduced maintenance downtimes, ease of use and other associated descaling costs;
• Reduced equipment and personnel requirements for handling powder state inhibitors.