PETRONAS, Curtin University Form Research Partnership to Resolve Widespread Corrosion Issues

PETRONAS, Curtin University Form Research Partnership to Resolve Widespread Corrosion Issues
(From left) Dr. Azmi Mohammed Nor, PETRONAS Principal Scientist (R&D Corrosion) who is also the joint project’s technical advisor and other researchers, Dr. M Shamsul Farid Samsudin and Soh Wei Kian at PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd.

In a recent research partnership, PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd (PRSB) and Australia’s Curtin University are addressing one of the most high-cost corrosion problems in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries.

The collaboration aims to reduce carbon footprint and operational expenditures by identifying innovative corrosion mitigation solutions for both parties according to their sustainability goals.

In the industry, corrosion under insulation (CUI) is often cited as one of the most costly forms of corrosion. Several studies have shown that the petrochemical industry spends about 10% of its maintenance budget on insulation-related corrosion in piping systems and pressure vessels.

In addition to experts from PRSB and the Curtin Corrosion Centre, the Western Australian School of Mines has a School of Molecular and Life Sciences and a School of Minerals, Energy, and Chemical Engineering.

Dr. Azmi Mohammed Nor, PETRONAS Principal Scientist (R&D Corrosion) and the project’s technical advisor, said that collaboration between industry and academia is crucial to accelerating innovation and progress in technology, so that both sides benefit from the opportunities to work on relevant technologies and apply solutions in the real world.

Both sides will develop new and innovative materials to mitigate corrosion associated with insulation, according to the lead researcher at the Curtin Corrosion Centre, Dr. Kod Pojtanabuntoeng.

Corrosion of this kind also has direct environmental benefits, such as eliminating the need to replace steel, reducing energy loss while maintaining process temperatures, and preventing the leakage of toxic chemicals into the environment.

 

 

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