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Corrosion Prevention and Control in Systems Containing Fuels

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Anti-corrosion preventive measures of systems for transportation and storage fuels must be started at the stage of engineering design and correct use of standards. Preventive methods can be divided into three groups: measures dealing with metals (selection of materials), measures dealing with the environment (treatment of fuels, atmosphere, and water), and measures dealing with the interface metal–environment (use of coatings and cathodic protection).

Selection of materials means design and use of metals/alloys, polymeric and composite materials compatible with fuels and other environments. Organic and metallic protective coatings for tanks and pipelines containing fuels are described in detail. Among them non-conductive and antistatic coatings for anti-corrosion protection of inner surface of AST containing gasoline, naphtha, and other petroleum products, coating systems for protection of outer surface of AST, of underground and submerged pipelines, and metalizing coatings. Recommendations for the examination and selection coating systems under the conditions of fuel storage tanks are given. Experience of anti-corrosion protection of inner and outer surfaces of AST is described. Cathodic protection of the external surface of AST bottoms, underground storage tanks (UST), underground and submerged pipelines also is described. Corrosion inhibitors in liquid and vapor phases are discussed and recommended. Antibacterial treatment, technological and combined measures of corrosion control, secondary containment and double bottom, and UST use are described.

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Groysman, A. (2014). Corrosion Prevention and Control in Systems Containing Fuels. In: Corrosion in Systems for Storage and Transportation of Petroleum Products and Biofuels. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7884-9_7

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