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Successful corrosion protection in FGD plants utilizing rubber lining

Conference ·
OSTI ID:514843
 [1];  [2]
  1. Keramchemie GmbH, Siershahn (Germany)
  2. Smith Corrosion Services, Inc., Houston, TX (United States)

In the late 1970`s--and predominantly in the mid-1980`s--when the construction of flue gas desulfurization plants in Germany was still in its early stages, both the US and Japan had already accumulated several years of experience in the operation of such plants. Whereas Japan adopted the almost exclusive use of synthetic resin coatings--usually as flake coatings--applied on carbon steel as structural material, all three corrosion protection materials mentioned here (rubber linings, synthetic resin coatings, and stainless steel coatings) were applied in the US--in addition, stainless steel was also utilized as structural material. On the other hand, in Germany the use of soft rubber linings was much more widespread. The paper discusses rubber linings as corrosion protection and the experience gained with rubber linings in flue gas desulfurization plants.

OSTI ID:
514843
Report Number(s):
CONF-970456--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English