Master Brewers Association of the AmericasPublicationsTechnical QuarterlyTQ Archive2020

​​My Beer Tank Lining Is Sick! A Common Beer Tank
Lining Issue and How to Mitigate It

​MBAA TQ https://doi.org/10.1094/TQ‐57‐1‐0308‐01​  | VIEW ARTICLE

Nathan Hartgraves. Enerfab, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.​

Abstract
Osmotic blistering of epoxy-based tank linings is commonly caused by water permeating through the tank lining due to either poor preparation before coating and/or excessive thermal gradients during use and maintenance. This article discusses the basis of such failures and how to identify them.

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