A Sulphuric Acid Bund located in a major Power Station, Republic Of Ireland.
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| Problem |
Previous method of protection against sulphuric Acid was GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic). This coating had CRACKED in numerous places and was not offering ANY long term protection in the event of ACID spillage.
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| Solution |
The OLD coating was fully removed. The surface was then blasted to a CLEAN - ROUGH - DRY surface finish.
Whist this was carried out - there were found to be fairly large surface holes in the concrete surface. These were filled with an Advanced Polymer solution (ADVANCED POLYMER CRYSTAL QUARTZ) to enable a final SMOOTH surface finish (free of holes) to be achieved.
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The area was then HEATED by blowers to raise the temperature to around 22oC.
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The whole surface area was then coated with 2 costs of Advanced Polymer SUPERBARRIER at 0.2mm thickness, each coat.
The coating was applied by normal roller techniques. After the second coat had cured, the area surrounding the bund was further heated to allow for a degree of POSTCURE to take effect on the coating material.
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