In polymer chemistry, electropolishing is a standard of good practice. The credo in this sector is: “Electropolishing is the art of preventing maintenance”.
Contractors, design offices and engineering firms with expertise in this field now only construct electrochemically polished and passivated installations.
After all, smooth, electrolytically polished surfaces prevent the adhesion and stringing of monomers. This effectively rules out blockages and deposits in heat exchangers, pipework and reactors.
Service life can easily be increased tenfold compared with untreated systems. Consequently, downtime and maintenance costs are drastically reduced, and electro-polishing pays for itself within weeks.
In rubber and latex processing, electro-polishing ensures that equipment can be cleaned thoroughly and easily and operates without blockages.
Mixing and dosing tanks used in chemical and cleaning applications can withstand aggressive environments thanks to electropolishing.

Recommended treatments: electropolishing, micro-corrugation or pickling and passivation. If necessary, grinding and polishing to the desired surface roughness.