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History of cathodic protection

Cathodic protection was first introduced by Humphrey Davy in London in the midst of a series of papers he presented to the Royal Society. After a series of successful experiments, the first practical use of this new technology took place in the same year in the HMS Semming Navy. The basic structure of the system consisted of a sacrificial anode made of iron surrounded by a copper m... read more

The need for corrosion protection

In today's world, pipelines are used to transport hydrocarbons and organic matter to production facilities, storage tanks and refined product distribution. The steel pipeline is widely used because it is the most effective and safest means of transporting hydrocarbons and other derivatives.

However, one of the challenges facing the oil and gas industry is "corrosion" in process faciliti... read more