The most commonly used building material in the Chemical Processing and Petrochemical Industries is portland-based concrete. Concrete has the necessary mechanical properties for many applications in these industries, including process area floors, secondary containment dikes, and truck and rail car unloading pads, among others. Portland cement based concretes have one serious drawback. They are not corrosion-resistant and therefore require protection in the form of barrier coatings, linings or brickwork. Enter polymer concretes. Polymer concretes are materials whose binder is a corrosion- resistant resin and which do not contain portland cement.

Designed to give superior mechanical properties to portland concrete, these materials of corrosion-resistant construction preclude the necessity of barrier coatings, linings, or brickwork. Engineered and reinforced like portland concrete, polymer concretes offer a one-step approach to both solving corrosion and providing requisite durability and strength. This paper outlines the range of polymer concretes available and their properties. Several case histories are presented along with photographs depicting several applications where polymer concretes have solved a difficult corrosion problem.

Subject
Acids, Materials, Vinyl ester, Binders, Silicates, Potassium, Chemical resistance, Polymers, Epoxies, Furan, Polyester, Concrete, Resins
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2006
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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