Process and ChemicalCorrosion Control and Prevention
Corrosion is the single largest cause of unplanned loss of containment in process plant, and most of it is predictable from the metallurgy, the fluid and the temperature. This course builds that prediction. Delegates work through the electrochemical basis of corrosion, then through the mechanisms that actually appear in service: uniform loss, pitting, crevice attack, galvanic coupling, stress corrosion cracking and microbiologically influenced corrosion. Material selection, coatings, inhibitors and cathodic protection are covered as the four levers available, along with the monitoring that tells you whether any of them is working. The course closes on estimating remaining life and on the inspection interval that follows from a measured rate.
Course objectives
- Explain the electrochemical basis of corrosion in process conditions
- Identify the mechanism behind an observed pattern of attack
- Select materials appropriate to fluid, temperature and stress
- Specify coatings, linings and inhibitors for a given service
- Apply cathodic protection where it is the correct control
- Monitor corrosion rate and interpret coupons, probes and thickness data
- Estimate remaining life and set an inspection interval from a measured rate
Who should attend
- Process, mechanical and materials engineers
- Inspection and integrity engineers
- Maintenance and reliability staff
- Operations engineers in refining, petrochemical and mining
- Graduate engineers entering an integrity role
Course outline
- 01The electrochemistry behind corrosion
- 02Uniform loss, pitting and crevice attack
- 03Galvanic coupling and dissimilar metals
- 04Stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen damage
- 05Microbiologically influenced corrosion
- 06Material selection for fluid, temperature and stress
- 07Coatings, linings and chemical inhibition
- 08Cathodic protection as a control
- 09Monitoring, rate measurement and remaining life
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 to 30 October 2026 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 November to 4 December 2026 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 7 to 11 December 2026 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 18 to 22 January 2027 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 8 to 12 February 2027 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 26 February 2027 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |