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BREAKING NEWS
Inpex Loses Bid for Split Trial in Spat with Insurers Over Ichthys LNG Intertherm 228 Coating and Insulation Defects
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/nqklUjKT778y4IL
Ichthys LNG Project Legal Fight Continues Over Intertherm 228 Coating Defects & Insulation Defects
Inpex claim the onshore LNG plant suffered damage including impaired piping and equipment, cracked coating, rust, abnormal erosion, thermal degradation, water ingress and mineral wool being infiltrated.
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/JSk93Ewp5rvpHw6
INDUSTRY NEWS
Top Management at Hempel Denies Having Known About Deliveries of Hempel Coatings to the Sanctioned Crimean Bridge (Exclusive)
https://danwatch.dk/en/photos-show-hempel-products-used-on-crimean-bridge-for-years-management-denies-knowledge
Best ever! Jotun’s Revenue of $87.22 billion Increased Year-on-Year
https://www.echemi.com/cms/1231227.html
Jotun collaborates with Terravera to Work Towards Sustainability in Protective Coatings
https://www.jotun.com/au-en/industries/news-and-stories/jotun-insider/Jotun-collaborates-with-Terravera-to-work-towards-sustainability
AkzoNobel Launches ‘Cost-Saving’ Epoxy Marine Coating
https://marineindustrynews.co.uk/akzonobel-cost-saving-epoxy-coating/
AkzoNobel Publishes 2022 Annual Report
https://report.akzonobel.com/2022/ar/
Group AMANA Delivers State-of-the-art R&D Facility for Jotun
https://www.sustainabilitymenews.com/construction/group-amana-delivers-state-of-the-art-rd-facility-for-jotun
Norway-based Jotun Group Opens its First Factory in Bangladesh
https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/industry/norway-based-jotun-group-opens-its-first-factory-bangladesh-478690
PPG Launches PPG STEELGUARD 951 Fire Protection Coating
100% solids, flexible epoxy coating for the architectural market provides up to three hours of fire protection
https://www.coatingsworld.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2023-02-15/ppg-launches-ppg-steelguard-951-fire-protection-coating/
AkzoNobel Grows Revenue on Increased Pricing, Despite Macro-Economic Headwinds Impacting Volumes and Results
https://www.akzonobel.com/en/media/latest-news—media-releases-/publishes-results-for-q4-and-full-year-2022
AkzoNobel Sets a New Benchmark in Tank Lining Performance with Next Generation Interline 704HS
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/akzonobel-sets-a-new-benchmark-in-tank-lining-performance-with-next-generation-interline-704hs/
8 Methods of Coating Thickness Measurement
https://www.corrosionpedia.com/8-methods-of-coating-thickness-measurement/2/6545?utm_source=corrosionpedia&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=feb21
NEW COATING DEVELOPMENTS
Epoxy Coating with Low Zn Content and High Corrosion Protection
https://www.european-coatings.com/articles/2023/02/epoxy-coating-with-low-zn-content-and-high-corrosion-protection
New Corrosion Protection Coating That Repairs Itself
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-corrosion.html
Acetylated Lignin as a Biocomponent for Epoxy Coating – Anticorrosive Performance Analysis by Accelerated Corrosion Tests
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4362683
Preparation of Anticorrosive Epoxy Nanocomposite Coating Modified by Polyethyleneimine Nano-Alumina
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/3/561/pdf?version=1678090176
Effect of Methyl Methacrylate/Nitrile rubber/Graphene Oxide on the Anticorrosion and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy-based Coatings
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/app.53800
Salt-Gated Releasing Effect to Open Visual Self-Reporting/Self-Repairing Function of Protective Coatings toward Corrosion Protection
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c07185
Highly-Transparent Fluorinated Epoxy Coating Prepared via ring-opening of Thiolactone and Thiol-Click Reactions for Robust Omniphobicity
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300944023001157
Inorganic Ferrite Brown; Transformation Towards a Versatile Pigment for Energy Efficient Epoxy Coatings
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1226086X23001193
Thermomechanical Analysis of Foulants and Graphene Platelets Reinforced Epoxy Coated Steel Substrates
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0263822323001927
Preparation and Anti-Corrosion Performance of Temperature-resistant Self-Healing Epoxy Phenolic (EP) Coating for Steel Pipe
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1452398123000627
Thermally Mendable Self-Healing Epoxy Coating for Corrosion Protection in Marine Environments [PDF]
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/5/1775/pdf?version=1677553553
Eco-Friendly Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Their Improvement of Anti-Corrosion Performance in Epoxy Coatings
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016773222300291X
Electrochemical Study of an ASTM A36 Steel with an Epoxy Coating Reinforced with SiO2 Nanoparticles
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/11001.0131ecst/meta
Development & Testing of New Generation High Temperature Corrosion Resistant Coatings
https://admin.onepetro.org/NACECORR/proceedings-abstract/CORR05/All-CORR05/NACE-05020/115069
Microstructural Defects of Epoxy–Phenolic Polymers on Metal Substrates during Acidic Corrosion
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsapm.1c01759
COATINGS FAILURE ANALYSIS
Failure Analysis and Investigation of Protective Coatings in Mining, Marine Offshore Oil & Gas Chemical Plants, Energy Infrastructure and Bridges (Ask the Experts)
https://www.excelplas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Excelplas-A4-Brochure-4pp-Coating-NTs.pdf
Critical Questions for Protective Coatings for Asset Protection in Oil & Gas, LNG:
- Why is the coating not stopping corrosion?
- Why is the coating delaminating or blistering?
- Has the coating been correctly specified / applied?
- Does the coating meet the manufacturing standard, including properties such as correct hardness/cure, adhesion and thickness?
- What surface preparation and atmospheric conditions must be achieved to successfully apply the coating?
- Does the coating have any defects in it? How will these affect performance?
- Why did the coating fail? Root cause assessment.
- How can the coating be successfully repaired/remediated so that it doesn’t fail again?
ExcelPlas Labs can answer these questions and more…
https://www.excelplas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Excelplas-A4-Brochure-4pp-Coating-NTs.pdf
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We conduct corrosion surveys, coating sampling, coating analysis, and testing to ensure coating specifications for a wide range of onshore and offshore clients in Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region.
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- Epoxy Protective Coatings
- Epoxy-Phenolic Protective Coatings
- Fusion bonded epoxy (FBE)
- Dual-Layer Fusion bonded epoxy (DLFBE)
- Liquid applied epoxy (LAE)
- Abrasion-resistant overcoat (ARO)
- Three-layer PE (3LPE)
- Multi-component liquid spray (MCL)
- Heat shrink sleeves (HSS)
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- Degree of Cure by Thermal Analysis (DSC)
- Coating Filler Identification by X-ray Analysis (EDS/XRD)
- Coating Microstructure by Embedding, Polishing, and Optical Microscopy (OM)
- Coating Thermal Stability and Composition by Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
DSC – Phase transition/volatiles / Tg / degree of cure/characterisation
TGA – Volatile compounds, inorganic mass % mix ratio
Element mapping for chlorides on paint flakes
Microscopy -Count layers and thickness of layers
- Assess porosity and voids
- Check distribution and orientation of filler particles
Condition monitoring and analysis of corrosion prevention coatings (epoxies, epoxy-phenolics)
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Testing of Epoxy Coatings (LAE, FJC, FBE), heat shrink sleeves and tapes, barrier tapes, and meshes.
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