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Social Media - Digital strategy update How well the Institute is doing in marketing itself digitally to members and non-members alike, can be measured in several ways, including website visits and followers to our different social media platforms. In terms of website...
ICATS and CORREX News
Apprenticeships ‘End Point Assessments’ for the first seven apprentices in our industry were carried out by Kevin Harold, ICorr, and John Moody, BINDT during August. The practical assessments and interviews were documented by David Mobbs, ICorr, to record this major...
Letter to the Editor
Sir, Very interesting item about the restoration of SV Peking in the July/August issue of Corrosion Management. I think UK readers would be most interested in her history as Arethusa II, a Shaftesbury Homes training vessel at Greenhithe on Thames and then Upnor on the...
International Corrosion Conference (ICC)
International Corrosion Conference (ICC) 20 - 23 July 2021 Sao Paulo, Brazil For more information please click on this link
From the Editor
I hope everyone is well and that you managed to have a summer holiday (of sorts). This issue has the now regular “Ask the Expert” and “Fellow’s Corner” columns, together with three technical articles. There is the second part of the detailed article on cathodic...
The President Writes
I trust you are keeping safe and healthy in these challenging times for us all. It has been very heartening to witness the way in which ICorr activities have transitioned almost seamlessly online. More than ever, our website, social media platforms and online meeting...
Integrity Management Lecture – 14 October 2020
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The process behind the first ever Industrial Coating Applicator Apprenticeship
Introducing the first ever Industrial Coatings Applicator Apprenticeship
How the first ever Industrial Coating Applicator Apprenticeship was created
PFP Course for Inspectors – Finally, Training That Meets Industry Needs
Finally, a comprehensive PFP course for inspectors that meets all the standards and the needs of the oil and gas industry.
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) and the Hydrocarbon Passive Fire Protection Network (PFPNet) will be launching their market leading training programme
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) and the Hydrocarbon Passive Fire Protection Network (PFPNet) will be launching their market leading training programme Please find below an invitation to the launch of the new PFP Inspector training programme; “ICorr/PFPNet Fire...
The Moon Is Rusting – Surely, NASA Needs a Corrosion Specialist
The moon is rusting. But why? What is causing the moon to rust, and does NASA need a corrosion specialist to land on the moon?
PFP Training – A Global Event
PFP training will ensure that PFP inspection standards are improved. But what training is there, how is it delivered, and who should be trained?
Innovative Products – New Combustible Gas Detector
Blackline Safety Corp. a leader of gas detection and connected safety solutions, has announced a partnership with NevadaNano, a developer and manufacturer of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based gas sensors, to add their MPS™ Flammable Gas Sensor technology to...
PFP – Critical for Health & Safety and Asset Integrity
Protecting structures using PFP, you protect the integrity of an asset therefore decrease risk to your people. That’s good health and safety.
Standards Up-date
ISO The following documents have obtained substantial support within the appropriate ISO technical committees during the past two months and have been submitted to the ISO member bodies for voting, or formal approval ISO/DIS 1463 Metallic and oxide coatings —...
Eurocorr 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the EUROCORR 2020 organisers have decided to hold this year’s conference as a virtual event, which will take place from 7th-11th September 2020. So far, more than 380 oral presentations and around 100 posters have been registered for the...
Industry News – New Corrosion Identification Method
New Corrosion Identification Method In conjunction with the Austrian Society for Construction Technology (ÖBV), researchers at Graz University of Technology (Austria), are working on a new method of assessing the condition of concrete structures. The method,...
Ask the Expert Part 2
Question: Once the project engineer has decided there is a need for cathodic protection, how do they decide on which system to use, galvanic (sacrificial) anodes or impressed current, and how do they calculate the current requirement? RS Answer: Cathodic protection...
Ask the Expert
This month the questions being answered by our corrosion technology experts relate to accelerated weathering testing of maintenance coatings and selection of the CP system Question: When carrying out accelerated testing to determine the best maintenance coating system...
Meet the Corrosion Specialist – This Month, Dr Jane Lomas
Dr Jane Lomas is this month’s corrosion specialist in the spotlight, as the Institute of Corrosion asks her 11 questions in 11 minutes.
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Institute News
2024 ICorr Young Engineers Programme - Final Case Study Presentation Evening
On 21st November 2024, the ICorr Young Engineers Programme (YEP) reached its grand finale with a vibrant presentation evening hosted at the Institute of Corrosion London Branch. The event, led by Danny Burkle and Izabela Gajewska, marked the culmination of months of...
Obituary – J D Griffiths
It is with sadness that we must report the death in August 2024 of J D Griffiths, aka ‘Dave Griff’. Dave was a coating inspection and quality management expert who contributed hugely to the Institute of Corrosion coating inspector training and certification scheme. He...
Stephen Shapcott FICorr, ICorr London Branch Member, Honoured with Prestigious Smeaton Medal
Stephen Shapcott CEng FIMMM FICorr AWeldI, London Branch member, Past Young Engineers Programme recipient and now mentor, and Vice Chair or AMPP UK Chapter, has been awarded this year’s Smeaton Medal in recognition of his work in the scale up and deployment of...
Industry News
The Ruwais LNG project, currently being developed in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, will be the first LNG export facility in the Middle East and Africa region to operate on clean power. The low-carbon facility will leverage AI, digitalisation, and the most cutting-edge technology to boost efficiency and safety throughout the plant. Ruwais LNG, which comprises two LNG liquefaction trains with a total export capacity of 9.6 mmtpa, will more than double ADNOC’s LNG production output, and help meet the growing global demand for natural gas. In a year, the facility will produce enough LNG to power every home in the City of London for more than two years. Source: https://adnoc.ae/en/our-projects/ruwais-lng Photo Courtesy of https://adnoc.ae
The Ruwais LNG project, currently being developed in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, will be the first LNG export facility in the Middle East and Africa region to operate on clean power. The low-carbon facility will leverage AI, digitalisation, and the most...
Decarbonisation of European Refineries: A First Agreement Signed Between TotalEnergies and Air Products for the Delivery of Green Hydrogen
Paris, June 7th, 2024 – TotalEnergies and Air Products have signed a 15-year agreement for the annual supply in Europe of 70,000 tons of green hydrogen starting in 2030. This first long-term deal follows TotalEnergies’ call for tenders for the supply of 500,000 tons...
Management acquisition of NDT and Coatings training specialist IMechE Argyll Ruane
We are delighted to announce the successful management acquisition of IMechE Argyll Ruane, marking a significant milestone in the organisation, which is a world leader in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and Coatings training, examinations and consultancy services....
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Ask The Expert
Ask the Expert Part 1
Question: “How do you know when the pot life of a 2-component paint has expired ? Can you extend pot life, if so, how?” PS Answer: The reaction or cure of a two-component paint or coating is initiated when the two parts are mixed together. The manufacturer will...
Ask the Expert
Question: What are the advantages and limitations of impressed current CP compared to sacrificial anodes, and where would you use one opposed to the other? BK Answer: In order to help readers of Corrosion Management to understand the differences between impressed...
Ask the Expert
The question in this issue features solvent free epoxy coatings. Readers are reminded to send in their technical questions for possible inclusion in this column in future. Question: I wish to use a solvent free epoxy coating to lower the environmental impact of my...
Fellows Corner
Fellows Corner
Material Integrity Assessment of Onshore Assets Onshore oil and gas assets are vast and usually cover a large area. These can refer to all upstream facilities i.e. facilities used for production and stabilisation of crude, or downstream facilities i.e., refining...
Galvanic Corrosion – the importance of designing-out corrosion hotspot
Protecting metallic structures from corrosive attack is not just about using coatings or cathodic protection, the design of the structure also plays an important part. There maybe situations which call for two different metals, or alloys, to be joined. If these...
External corrosion of buried metallic static structures (piping, pipeline, tanks, and vessels)
Buried metallic structures are common in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and chemical industries. These structures are exposed to a corrosive underground environment which results in their degradation and eventual failure in the form of loss of primary containment....