From offshore rigs to pipeline transmission stations, KCH/Ceilcote combats corrosion
From offshore rigs to pipeline transmission stations, KCH/Ceilcote combats corrosion
Keywords: KCH, Corrosion prevention, Coatings, Offshore
The success of KCH/Ceilcote in the oil and gas industry is believed to be a result of the company's customer-focused approach towards testing and validation of its products.
According to Keramchemie the chemical resistance of all its proprietary products is established in tests not only with standard corrosive materials, but also with corrosive solutions submitted by customers. In addition to standard immersion tests, KCH/Ceilcote relies heavily on ASTM C868 cell testing. This produces temperature gradients which simulate those experienced in actual service enabling KCH/Ceilcote to evaluate a high degree of permeation resistance as well as adhesion. Test cells are regularly inspected for blisters, pinholes,and other corrosive effects and at the end of the tests, specimens are destroyed to determine adhesion and the condition of the substrate.
It is believed that because of this philosophy, KCH/Ceilcote and its products have earned worldwide acceptance from the oil and gas industry for protecting all surfaces that must resist genuine corrosion. Its coatings and linings have been used on land-based and offshore production facilities, transmission facilities, processing facilities and pipelines - above ground, below ground and under sea.
For example, one of the most successful products, Ceilcote Flakeline 1 has been used as a lining for oilfield surface equipment since the late 1960s and for subsea and buried pipeline exteriors since the early 1970s. Its claimed ability to resist cathodic disbondment and abrasion, along with fast curing times, is thought to make it ideal for coating buried pipelines and splash zones, decks and helipads on offshore platforms.
The Ceilcote range of spray-applied materials includes Flakeline flake-filled polyester, vinyl ester, epoxy and coal tar epoxy systems, some of which have the capability to cure at temperatures as low as 10 8 F and even when damp.
Ceilcote's range of trowel-applied materials include polyester, vinyl ester,epoxy and other polymer formulations using highly sophisticated curing systems,inert flake and graded aggregate fillers, glass mat and cloth reinforcements.
Equipment lined using Ceilcote products for the UK North Sea sector has included: de-aerators, sand filters, oil/water/gas separators, caissons, dosing skid units, de-salters, flare knock-out drums, Christmas trees and so on.
Details are available from: KCH Keramchemie (UK) Ltd. Tel: +44 (0) 1270 761720; Fax: +44 (0) 1270 761697.
