Client: |
Great Lakes Naval Base |
Project: |
Chemical Containment Area |
Application: |
Secondary Containment - Sulfuric Acid |
| Customer: |
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Located outside of Chicago, Great Lakes naval Base is a microcosm of city with its own power generation, water source, storage and filtration. It also faces the maintenance requirements normally found within a city as well. |
| Problem: |
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 Two of the chemical storage tanks’ secondary containment area, which was constructed out of concrete and coated with epoxy paint, was beginning to deteriorate. With common spills associated with a sulfuric acid and caustic soda storage, an environmental problem could have been a result. The maintenance department responsible for this tank realized that the epoxy paint had failed several times and was no longer a solution to protect the concrete area that was the secondary containment. In the event of a large spill, the deteriorated areas may have been an avenue for sulfuric acid to seep into the ground and contaminate the ground water. |
| Solution: |
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 Due to the corrosive nature of sulfuric acid spilling occasionally, Rhino Linings was chosen because of its protective capabilities in highly corrosive environments. Upon removing the existing epoxy paint, and filling in the cracks and erroded areas as required, Rhino Linings’ Hi-Chem™ formulation was sprayed at a thickness of 1/8 ” on the entire flooring under the tank, up the supporting legs of the tank and several pump stations, and surrounding areas to the concrete curbs to contain a large spill. With Hi-Chem™ in place, any leaking sulfuric scid is blocked, preventing further deterioration of the concrete and preventing the contamintion of the ground. |
| Results: |
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After two years of service, the Hi-Chem™ coating in place that is subjected to routine Sulfuric Acid spills shows no signs of deterioration.
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