CATHODIC PROTECTION

A Corrosion Control Process

By GOHER MAQSOOD
Operations Engineer
IMPACT OF CORROSIONS

Corrosion is the deterioration of a material,

usually a metal, because of a reaction with its
environment.
Corrosion is a major
Economic, Environmental,
and Safety Problem which
adversely affects our Nation, as
well as many of our facilities.
 THE VALUE OF CORROSION
CONTROL

• Reduced Maintenance and

Repair Costs
• Better Safety
• Better Appearance
HOW TO CONTROL CORROSION
Corrosion Control Methods
• Protective Coatings
• Design
• Environmental Control
• Material Selection
• Cathodic Protection
COATING
• Normally first line of defense against
corrosion: provides barrier between a
corrosive environment and the structure.
• No coating is perfect and consists of
holidays (voids) often resulting from
improper application and/or damage.
• Cathodic Protection often used in
conjunction with coatings to protect the
holidays or voids in the coating system.
Galvanic Current
TYPICAL CORROSION CELL
CATHODIC PROTECTION
• An electrical method of
controlling corrosion on metallic structures that
are exposed to electrolytes such as soils and
waters

• A technique to reduce the corrosion of a

metal surface by applying an external
electromotive force so that the entire surface
becomes the cathode of an electrochemical
cell.
SACRIFICAL CATHODIC PROTECTION
POLARIZATION OF STEEL OVER
TIME
IMPRESSED CURRENT CP
HOW MUCH CATHODIC PROTECTION

• The Polarized Potential Should

Be Between -850mV And
-1100mV Measured Between
The Structure And A Copper
Sulfate Electrode (CSE).
LIST OF THINGS TO DO
 Inspection
 House keeping
 CP
 Condition monitoring
 Survey
 Maintenance
 ADVANTAGES

• Extended Coating and Structure

Life yielding Cost Savings
• Protection of Environment
• Improved Public and Employee
Safety
ACIDENTS CAUSED BY
CORROSION
Thank you for your
Attention !