The chemical cargo tanks onboard the chemical tanker were suffering from severe corrosion damage and had to be refurbished.
The chemical cargo tanks onboard the chemical tanker were suffering from severe corrosion damage and had to be refurbished.
2 PagesOverview The chemical cargo tanks onboard the chemical tanker were suffering from severe corrosion damage and had to be refurbished. Challenge The client required a new coating system with the capability of handling extremely aggressive chemicals operating at high temperatures. There was also a short time frame for project completion due to the quantity of tanks required to be refurbished during the dry-docking programme. Solution For areas where a full refurbishment was required, the cargo tanks were grit blasted to Sa 21/2 standard. Furthermore, areas which required to be spot repaired where mechanically prepared to St 3 standard. This was followed by one primer coat of solvent-free, Novolac epoxy Epo-chemTM RE 500P. To complete the coating system, one
