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Coppercoat in HF Alklations units

Thread starter stopsunset
Start date Jan 25, 2012

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Jan 25, 2012

stopsunset

Mechanical

I've seen that a copper based thread lubricant is not recommended for use in HF alkylation units, rather a Nickel base anti seize compound is recommended. Why is that? I've heard that for marine applications to prevent a galvanic cell from forming but not HF units.Thanks