Safety Zone Magazine March 2019 | Page 18

Compounds (VOCs) and Hazardous Air Pollutants spray applied inorganic coating from the Raleigh, North (HAPs), as well as clean up using harmful turpentine or Carolina-based company of the same name, for use on mineral spirits. the pipeline. EonCoat represents a new category of So, when the electric utility chose an anti-corrosive coating for about 3,500 feet of power plant pipeline in a facility, it was very particular about its selection. The 30-inch diameter pipeline connects down to smaller diameter pipe that feeds natural gas boilers at the power plant. The boilers provide steam to two 858 MW steam turbines. Because the power plant is located near a freshwater preserve teeming with wildlife, the electric utility is very attentive to its environmental stewardship. Accordingly, the electric utility turned to EonCoat, a 16 SZM Magazine • March ‘19 tough, Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics (CBPCs) that can stop corrosion even when applied on in use, wet, “sweaty” pipeline. This eliminates the need to shut down the pipeline for maintenance while also eliminating dangerous VOCs and HAPs. In Use Pipeline Corrosion Protection Unlike traditional coatings, the CBPC coating is designed to apply over wet pipe because it is water based, ceramic, and initially porous before setting. This allows any excess water to vent out of the coating during the application process. In contrast to traditional polymer coatings that sit