B. A. Miksic FNACE

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B. A. Miksic FNACE

• Entrepreneur of the Year
• Founder CEO

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The Mission

• Develop and bring to market corrosion protection
  products, utilizing the most environmentally
  responsible technologies available, that
  outperform all non-degradable, toxic or otherwise
  harmful and costly alternatives.
• Cost of corrosion in the US is estimated at 3.1
  of GNP (NACE 2002)

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Nitrite-based inhibitors

• Developed in 1940s
• Contact inhibitor only
• Chemistry does not vaporize
• Highly reactive with secondary amines
• Skin irritation, nausea
• Listed by EPA as toxic substance
• Nitrosoamines are known carcinogens

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Development of VpCI Technology

• Invented in 1977
• Goals
• True Vapor phase Inhibitor
• Non-Toxic, biodegradable
• Multi-metal protection
• Replaces harmful, costly, nitrite and amine based
  products .

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VpCI Chemistry

• Physically adsorbed monomolecular layers
• Low toxicity amine-carboxylates
• Produced in ISO 14001 certified plant
• Many approvals
• US Navy, MIL Specs, Norwegian North Sea Marine
  Guidelines, Nuclear NRC, Other
• Protects above, below and at the interphase
• Remote, recessed, no direct contact areas

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VpCI Chemistry Emitting from Source
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• Pipeline protected with non-toxic, multiphase
  VpCIs

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Industries Served by VpCI Technology

• Oil and Gas
• Chemical Process Industry
• Military and Government
• Mining and Basic Metals
• Power Generation and Telecom Utilities
• Automotive and Transportation
• Electronic and Electric Industry
• Packaging, Pulp and Paper

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Cortec Customers Include...
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Some Independent Studies

• Commercial MCI offer excellent inhibition for
  longer times in contrast to the inorganic anodic
  inhibitors, i.e.sodium nitrite (Monash
  University, Australia)
• Lab Investigationof calcium nitrite when used in
  surface treatments applied to reinforced chloride
  contaminated and carbonated concrete, appeared to
  be ineffectiveIn addition, enhancement of local
  corrosionwas observed (WS Atkins Consultants
  Ltd., UK)

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VpCI Powders

• VpCI 609, VpCI 309, VpCI 307 powders
• Low toxicity (LD-50 5000 mg oral-rat)
• Bioaccumulation potential Low (OECD Guideline
  117)
• Applications enclosed void spaces such as double
  hulls of ships, tanks, etc.
• Hydrotesting
• Mothballing and lay-up of oilfield systems

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TankBottom Protection

• Fluctuating contact between floor and soil
• Full/empty cycles
• Less expensive alternative to CP
• Bottom plate corrosion protection
• Research fieldwork paper by Rials
  Kiefer of Conoco published in MP in 1993
• Field work (Conoco ,BP, Citco, DuPont)

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Protection of Above Ground Tanks
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ApplicationTank Bottom Protection

• New Tanks Replacement Floors
• VpCI powder spread evenly
• Application dosage5 to 10kg per 100 sq m
• Existing Tanks
• Slurry of VpCI powder with water
• Inject via several ports on the circumference

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Proving Environmental Soundness of Products

• Bioaccumulation
• Biodegradation
• Aquatic Toxicity
• Paris Commission Protocol (PARCOM)

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Bioaccumulation

• Testing in accordance with OECD Guideline 117
  (HPLC Test)
• Bioaccumulation in fish expressed as a
  partitioning coefficient P(ow)
• LogP(ow) for VpCI 609 is lt3 indicating that no
  long term bioaccumulation occurs

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Biodegradation

• Conducted on VpCI in accordance with OECD
  guideline 306 (BOD-28 Test)
• Determines the amount of time a substance will
  remain in the environment
• Criteria 60 degradation within 10 days, 28 days
  complete Pass
• VpCI 609
• 76 Degradation after only 7 Days
• 100 Degradation after only 27 Days

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Aquatic Toxicity

• EC-50 is the concentration of a substance that
  will negatively affect 50 population
• Conducted on organisms related to different
  levels of food chain
• EN/ISO/ 10253, 14669 ASTM E1367-90
• All 3 organisms were within established limits
  for VpCI-609 EC50 240 ml/l, limit 100 ml/l
  (algae)

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Corrosion Testing

• Substances placed in an enclosed system but not
  in direct contact with the metal
• Tests the ability of the corrosion inhibitor to
  protect when not in direct contact
• VpCI provided high level of protection (no
  evidence of corrosion)
• Static and dynamic conditions (Batelle Dynamic
  Flow and MIL-I-22110 Tests)

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Combining VpCI Chemistries with Biomass-Derived
Technologies

• The 21st century alternative

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Biobased Technology

• Biodegradable
• Based on a renewable resource
• Equal or superior performance to conventional
  specialty chemical products

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EcoLine Products

• Combine VpCI protection with the latest soy-based
  technology
• Allow safety/health/image conscious customers an
  alternative that outperforms conventional
  specialty chemical products

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EcoLine Products

• VpCI Food Machinery Grease
• FDA/EPA/USDA Approved
• VpCI Heavy Duty Grease
• VpCI Bearing, Chain Roller Lube
• VpCI All Purpose Lubricant
• VpCI Long Term Rust Preventative
• VpCI Cutting Fluid
• VpCI Surface Cleaner Degreaser

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• Eco Film is a non-toxic, fully biodegradable and
  compostable film for a wide range of
  applications.
• BPS Certification under DIN V 54 900
• Available with VpCI technology
• Eco-Corr
• Uses from agricultural films, food packaging
  (FDA), industrial packaging, community-wide
  programs

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Eco Film Technical

• Does NOT incorporate starch
• Increased water, heat, chemical resistance
• Degrades once composted, NOT before
• Longer shelf and useful life
• Enzymes in compost trigger degradation
• Can hold water
• 100 degradation into carbon dioxide water

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Conclusions

• It is possible to provide products, solutions and
  technologies that protect the environment, exceed
  the customers expectations and that remain cost
  effective.
• The market for biobased and environmentally
  friendly materials is increasing exponentially.

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