HAVE A GREAT THURSDAY READERS!

As I've explained in several articles on my website's "Ethanol Articles" page, ethanol and ethanol/water mixtures are corrosive to both aluminum and steel. That is the reason ethanol is not transported through pipelines........at least not yet.

Here's an interesting article I found which discussed corrosion in ethanol manufacturing plants and also a discussion of the issues that have to be overcome to transporting ethanol in pipelines. The article indicates that tests conducted on ethanol in pipelines does not look very good.................here's the article:

PS: No blog for Friday........I'll be out of town Thursday night and returning Friday afternoon. Next blog on Saturday.

Protecting Those Workhorse Tanks

As the ethanol industry matures, potential corrosion issues call for a watchful eye

By Holly Jessen | October 18, 2011

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Compared to the oil industry, the ethanol industry is relatively young. That puts the ethanol industry on a steep learning curve on matters already mastered by other industries. Jim Dooley, account executive for Corrpro Companies Inc., believes one of those areas is corrosion protection for tanks—including fermentation, water and fuel tanks.

The reality is, he says, some ethanol plants were built with little to no corrosion protection. “When the ethanol industry had designed a lot of these sites, they were unaware of a needs basis when it came to controlling [corrosion,]” he says.

(Read the full article at the link below)

Link: http://ethanolproducer.com/articles/8223/protecting-those-workhorse-tanks

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