Sustainable Solutions for High Performance Corrosion
Protection within Chemical Processing Industries
Welcome
Presenter
Steve Reynolds
[email protected]
Director
Energy Efficiency & Environment
• Energy resource strains & environmental
imbalances pushes research for more
efficient technologies to provide
alternatives.
• As an alternative to fossil fuel reserve
materials (resins, epoxy’s etc.) sand can be
used to produce silicon, silicone & siloxane
(inorganic) based technology.
• Performance of these inorganic materials
surpasses traditional organic materials.
• Thus, inorganic
siloxane chemistry
offers a more
sustainable solution to
current technology.
Silicon
• Silicon (Si) is a metalloid
• Silicon is second most abundant
element on the earth after oxygen
• Silicon & oxygen are most
predominately found in sand (SiO2)
Compounds with alternating silicon and oxygen atoms are called
siloxanes.
When siloxanes are reacted together in long chains, polysiloxanes
are formed.
Inorganic Polymer Chemistry
Polysiloxane Technology
The Si—O bonding has excellent strength which
provides high temperature & UV resistance

δ
-
+
δ
O
Polymer chain length can be
varied to optimize performance

O
n
Si
δ
-
-
Reactive groups attached allow
for ambient curing properties

R
R
(Overcoming traditional problems with
silicones and siloxanes of heat curing)
Technology
Our main focus points are to develop inorganic technologies
to provide more economical & durable coatings for the industry.
Key focus areas:
• Developing novel materials for industry
• Utilizing renewable raw materials
• Keeping a green formulating policy
Sustainability
Key benefit factors of inorganic
technology:
• High performance materials
• More diverse applications
• Asset lifetime extended
• Maintenance friendly coatings
Polysiloxane
Technology
Asset
Management
Sustainability
Lifetime
Extendibility
Utilization
Industrial
corrosion
Polysiloxane
technology
• By combining
technology we can
produce materials
which supersede
conventional
coatings.
Innovative
formulating
• Thus, providing
longer asset life-time
projections.
Solution
• Saving money, time
& head aches.
Sustainable, Improved Efficiencies & life
cycle costs.
Cyclic temperature corrosion
Under insulation corrosion
Corrosion Under Insulation
Uninsulated corrosion
Exterior exposed corrosion
Extending asset protection from CUI
Corrosion
Under
Insulation
PPBV testing
program
Research &
development
Performance Polymers CUI testing program
CUI test
Chemical resistance
ISO 2812-4:2007 (method A)
Adhesion:
Cross cut (X-cut) & pull-off
ISO 2409 & 4624
Abrasion resistance
ISO 7784-3
Salt spray
ISO 7253 (C5)
Thermal resistance
Hot water immersion
ISO 2812/2
Pencil hardness
ISO 15184
Impact resistance
ISO 6272 -1
Cylindrical mandrel (bend)
ISO 1519
There is no specific testing criteria for CUI coatings!
Product range
Thermaguard™ CUI 650
Novel one component ambient curing
polysiloxane
Corrosion Under Insulation coating
Thermaguard™ TC 1200
Thermaguard™ TIC 180
High temperature
resistant topcoat
Liquid applied
insulation coating
Thermaguard™ SAL 600
Inorganic siloxane aluminium coating
Thermaguard™ markets
· Petrochemical facilities
· Chemical plants
· Offshore
· Refining
· Power generation
· Cement
· Natural gas processing
· Construction
Thank you for your attention
Questions?