Corrosion being one of the major concerns in the construction industry, it deeply affects the durability of materials and steel. Corrosion of reinforced steel in concrete structures is specifically a big issue in the UAE with its vast infrastructure of bridges, buildings, reinforced concrete buildings. Corrosion undermines the physical integrity of structures, endangers people and the environment, and is very costly.
Since the starting of construction, many efforts have been taken by the industry to combat the concrete corrosion. New Technology is developed and old technology gets better each year. The only goal is to minimize corrosion and increase the life of the concrete structures.
Corrosion is imminent, but all the measures are taken to slow down the corrosion damage to the structures. Cortec® has developed various technologies to help the construction industry combat corrosion. One of them being Migrating Corrosion Inhibitor (MCI) technology. Migrating corrosion inhibitors are one of the best technology used in the 21st-century for the protection of reinforced concrete structures.
MCI® Technology was developed to protect the embedded steel rebar/concrete structure through the most effective means possible. The importance of good concrete, and the significance of the ingredients used to make the concrete also plays a key factor in protecting the reinforced steel.
Recent MCIs are based on amino carboxylate chemistry and the most effective types of inhibitor interact at the anode and cathode simultaneously.
MCIs can be incorporated as a concrete admixture or can be surface impregnated on existing concrete structures for the protection of reinforced concrete structures.
Additional measures that can be taken to mitigate corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete include the use of corrosion inhibiting admixtures, coating of reinforcement steel.
Cortec® MCI® Technology is one of the best available today. Providing services all over the world, we work from our strategic location in Dubai, UAE.
