Zerust Oil & Gas R&D Capabilities for Developing Corrosion Protection Chemistries for use in the Oil & Gas Industry
Where is the Zerust Oil & Gas R&D headquarters located?
Zerust Oil and Gas, a division of Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC), supports Oil and Gas clients worldwide from its Research and Development facility headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio, USA.
However, Zerust also conducts product development and testing across several partner research and development facilities around the world.
What is the main use for Zerust’s R&D facility?
The Beachwood Laboratory works on New Product Development, Product Support and Field Trials. Our laboratory leverages specialized equipment to conduct accelerated testing in various corrosive environments relevant to the Oil & Gas industry, including those containing Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as to continuously test our corrosion protection solutions.
What R&D equipment is available to Zerust for product development and testing?
The Zerust Minnesota Laboratory has the more typical chemical analytical equipment such as: FTIR, IC, TGA, DSC, GC-MS and LC-MS. The Beachwood Lab equipment is primarily targeted for corrosion and corrosion inhibitor testing. A good overview of some of the typical testing that we run can be found in: “Corrosion Inhibitors for Long-Term Protection of Enclosures” Lyublinski, Natale, 2013 NACE Corrosion Conference Orlando, FL,
Below is a table with principal corrosion testing equipment and their role in our testing.
NTIC PRINCIPAL CORROSION TESTING EQUIPMENT - BEACHWOOD LABORATORY
| S.No | Equipment | Explanation of Testing | Standard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrochemical Testing Gamry Potentiostat Voltalab ZRA 100E | Used to characterize how various chemical interact with metals and how metals corrode in various environments. | ASTM G5-Anodic Polarization Measurements, G460- Evaluation of Pitting Corrosion, G59- Potentiodynamic Polarization Resistance, G102- Electrochemical Measurements |  |
| 2 | Climate Chamber Thermotron SMC-27 | Used to characterize how various chemical interact with metals and how metals corrode in various environments. Used to test samples in cyclic humidity and and temperature. Cyclic chamber programmable temperature (-68°C to 177°C), humidity (10 to 98%). | IEC 68-2-30 |  |
| 3 | Cyclic Chamber Singleton CCT 10C-MB-8AD | Used to test samples in various humidity, temperature. Cyclic corrosion test chamber, programmable temperature (ambient to 60°C), humidity (30 to 100%). | ASTM D1748 Humidity, ASTM D1735 Water Spray and ASTM B117 Salt Spray |  |
| 4 | Tri Gas Humidity Chamber (H2S, SO2, CO2) Singleton SCCH 22 | Used to test samples in various humidity, temperature, and gas environments. Programmable temperature (ambient to 50°C), humidity (30 to 100%). Ability to inject gas into chamber (H2S, SO2, CO2). | ASTM D1748 Humidity, ASTM D1735 Water Spray and ASTM B117 Salt Spray also gas environment |  |
