Corrosion Control

Corrosion occurs in virtually all industries, including: oil & gas, chemical, petrochemical, atmospheric, soil, water, pulp & paper, food & beverage, and others. The threat of underground fuel and hazardous chemical leaks has become more and more likely. This can mean disaster with potentially severe environmental costs and even death. For these reasons, it is necessary to utilize and discover new alternatives to the metals that have been used in the past.

Three possible methods – cathodic protection, barrier coating, and polyethylene encasement – appear to be the best options for use in corrosion protection. Judging these sources on their ability to meet the criteria of over-...