Coatings are essential. They provide corrosion and abrasion resistance, protecting the inside of your tank from the materials that pass through, and they extend the life of your tank.
Quality coatings for liquid storage tanks provide chemical resistance against strong products such as acids and bases. Finally, the protection offered by coatings often means less maintenance during the life of the tank.
Storage tanks are generally made of steel. While steel offers the strength needed to hold and protect products like, it’s vulnerable to corrosion. During the manufacturing stage, modern steel tanks receive a protective surface coating to prevent corrosion. The coating, however, doesn’t last forever. It is necessary for the tanks to undergo maintenance every 5 to 10 years to reapply a surface coating to prevent corrosion, pitting, and oil leaks.
Overexposure to certain elements including something as simple and common as moisture can cause industrial tanks to show signs of wear and tear at heightened rates.Applying an interior tank lining and exterior protective coating can help slow down this process and increase the lifespan and overall performance of your industrial storage tanks. Here are some of the advantages of tank linings and protective coatings.
Tanks often come into contact with high moisture levels, especially if they’re located in large fields or water processing facilities. Constant exposure to water and other elements can lead to rust formations and corrosion over time. Polyurea tank linings and protective coatings have chemical and corrosion-resistant properties to prevent this type of damage from occurring.
Applying interior tank linings and exterior protective coatings helps extend the lifespan of your industrial storage tanks by preventing certain elements and chemical exposures from causing serious damage. Since your tanks are covered in durable protective layers, these elements won’t make direct contact with the metal or concrete material. Tank linings do eventually wear down, however, and will need to be replaced at some point. But that’s not nearly as bad as having to replace an entire storage tank due to corrosion or chemical exposure.
Potable, wastewater and raw water storage are the primary uses for industrial storage tanks. Interior and exterior tank linings and protective coatings prevent water contamination. This ensures that safe drinking water is always made available to local communities of all sizes across the country.
It also ensures that harmful contaminants aren’t introduced into local water systems including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, and other bodies of water. Contaminants can harm our local ecosystem and wildlife, so it’s important to keep them out of our water systems as much as possible. The regulations for wastewater and potable water tank linings are slightly different in that the latter requires greater chemical resistance and the ability to withstand exposure to extreme temperatures, but the function is the same: to provide clean and safe water for drinking and other purposes.
Tank linings prevent chemicals, solvents, and other contaminants from entering into local water systems where they can cause serious harm to aquatic creatures and land animals that rely on them. Unprotected industrial tanks can pose a serious environmental threat. Hazardous chemical reactions can occur if certain elements come into contact with one another and this can have a detrimental environmental impact for which the facility operators are culpable. Salt spray, temperature fluctuations, and corrosion can all cause serious harm to local communities and wildlife. Tank linings are a cost-effective preventative solution and safety measure that all industrial processing facilities should have in place.
Replacing old and damaged storage tanks can be costly. The cost of removing the old storage tank, transporting it to a different facility, then having the new tank delivered and installed can add up. It just makes sense to apply a protective tank lining and coating to minimize these types of hassles and expenditures over time.
Due to the quality & timeliness of their work, as well as highly professional communication and response time, NJ Reliable Coatings has established themselves as a trusted local partner of ours for work involving surface preparation, coatings, lining, and abrasive blasting. Dan and his team are committed to doing things the right way and ensuring the success of their customers. If you are in need of a no hassle, no stress contractor to get the job done, look no further than NJRC.
Great company to work with! Always looking into new technologies to add value to their clients assets and consistently staying on top of timelines and finishing work to the specification. Would recommend NJ Reliable Coatings for all your coating projects.
Due to the quality & timeliness of their work, as well as highly professional communication and response time, NJ Reliable Coatings has established themselves as a trusted local partner of ours for work involving surface preparation, coatings, lining, and abrasive blasting. Dan and his team are committed to doing things the right way and ensuring the success of their customers. If you are in need of a no hassle, no stress contractor to get the job done, look no further than NJRC.
Great company to work with! Always looking into new technologies to add value to their clients assets and consistently staying on top of timelines and finishing work to the specification. Would recommend NJ Reliable Coatings for all your coating projects.
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