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Tank Cathodic Protection Testing: Overcoming Common Challenges

On the surface, applying cathodic protection to a storage tank appears straightforward. However, accurate tank cathodic protection testing is rarely that simple. The reality of validating tank bottom corrosion control is actually far more complex.

Cathodic Protection Failure

When a cathodic protection system stops performing, operators face four strategic choices: restore, replace, extend, or do nothing. MATCOR’s Ted Huck examines each option in the Autumn 2022 issue of Tanks and Terminals to help tank and terminal operators make informed decisions.
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Tank CP Systems

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Is My Tank CP System Working Correctly?

MATCOR’s Ted Huck explains how to assess the performance of cathodic protection systems for aboveground storage tank bottoms in an article published in the summer edition of Tanks and Terminals Magazine, outlining key evaluation methods for determining whether a tank CP system is functioning correctly.
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MATCOR Successfully Completes Tank CP Project In Mexico

MATCOR completed a cathodic protection project for nine aboveground storage tanks at a port facility in Altamira, Mexico. Scope included design, engineering, materials supply, installation supervision, and commissioning using SPL Linear Anodes and custom explosion-proof rectifiers for Class 1 Div 2 areas.
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Corrosion Control for Water Treatment Facilities

Wastewater treatment facilities face corrosion challenges across tanks, vessels, and process equipment. Four primary mitigation strategies—material selection, coatings, chemical treatment, and cathodic protection—each play a distinct role in protecting the carbon steel structures common in water treatment operations.
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MATCOR Featured in Tanks and Terminals

MATCOR’s Ted Huck discusses impressed current cathodic protection for terminal marine structures—including docks, jetties, piers, seawalls, and sheet pilings—in the June 2021 issue of Tanks and Terminals. The article includes a case study from a Texas Gulf Coast facility protecting a combi-wall structure.
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VCI for Tank Bottom Protection

API Technical Report 655 (April 2021) provides the first standardized guidelines for vapor corrosion inhibitor use in aboveground storage tank bottom protection. MATCOR has adopted VCI technology as part of its tank corrosion prevention program, partnering with Zerust as an authorized installer.
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Storage Terminals Products & Profiles

MATCOR is featured in the 2021 Storage Terminals Magazine Products & Profiles Supplement, highlighting cathodic protection and AC mitigation solutions for storage terminal operators worldwide.
Tank Botton Cathodic Protection Systems Installation Guide

Tank Bottom Cathodic Protection Systems Installation Guide

Tank Botton Cathodic Protection Systems Installation Guide
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Horizontal Directional Drilling for a Middle East Tank Retrofit

A Tanks & Terminals article details a Middle East ethylene storage tank cathodic protection retrofit where MATCOR’s horizontal directional drilling approach—installing linear anodes directly beneath the tank—succeeded after a conventional perimeter anode system failed to provide adequate current distribution across…
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Better Tank Cathodic Protection

MATCOR’s article in Storage Terminals Magazine compares conventional grid anode systems to concentric ring linear anode systems for above-ground storage tank cathodic protection, explaining why premature grid system failures have caused excessive tank bottom corrosion and costly remediation.
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