2009 Spring Meeting & 5th Global Congress on Process Safety

(43a) European Ethylene Producers Committee (EEPC) Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) Study Group Report – “How Big Is the Impact of CUI?”

Authors

Antoine Baeche - Presenter, Dow Benelux B.V.
Kevin William McQuillan - Presenter, Sabic UK Petrochemicals Ltd
Hennie de Bruyn - Presenter, Johnson Matthey Catalysts


The European EPC will present the consolidated results, findings and conclusions from 22 European ethylene cracker respondents to a questionnaire on Corrosion Under Insulation issues. The purpose of this paper is to provide information helpful to ethylene cracker operators to measure, analyze, and is a start to improve and secure the situation of CUI in their units.