EKT EnvirAnode™ Cathodic Protection Kit

Product Overview

The EKT EnvirAnode™ CP kits¹ offer a selection of predefined cathodic protection anode bed configurations for impressed current CP applications. Available with different impressed current ratings and pre-determined physical geometries, the EnvirAnode™ kits provide a premium, efficient cathodic protection solution where high performance, long life and environmental compliance are required. With double the life expectancy of current CP solutions, exceptional performance over its lifetime, lower operational costs and unique environmental characteristics that make it the only regulatory approved CP system for use where aquifer quality is threatened, the EKT EnvirAnode™ kits also offer an innovative, efficient and cost effective way to solve a variety of typical cathodic protection applications.

Where required to ensure compliance to environmental regulations and performance specifications, SAE will certify EKT EnvirAnode™ CP kit installations which they have installed or supervised.

¹ Patented

Applications

EKT EnvirAnode™ CP kits are designed to provide standardized solutions for quickly deploying impressed current cathodic protection anode bed systems in the petroleum industry and municipal facilities. They can be installed in any CP application with current requirements below or equal to the EKT kit current rating, including:

• Pipelines

• Refineries

• Tank farms

• Water and sewage treatment plants, etc

Being EnvirAnodes™, the EKT-25 and EKT-50 kits, when installed by SAE certified technicians, are also approved for use in CP systems located in environmentally sensitive areas or areas facing severe technical constraints due to the presence of underground aquifers.

Benefits

EKT EnvirAnode™ CP kits offer cost sensitive industry and municipalities unique solutions to their cathodic protection requirements, notably:

• Standardized EnvirAnode kits will work over a broad range of operating currents, and are expected to satisfy close to 80% of typical CP technical requirements, eliminating the need for custom design costs

• Available for substantial price discounts over individual site-customized CP solutions

• Available with much shorter lead times from the factory, meaning faster deployments

• Provide an environmentally viable solution where environmental regulations and constraints are paramount and preclude the use of traditional CP anode bed systems

• With superlative operating performance that ensures positive ROI and bottom-line financial results over traditional CP systems

• Offer consistent and stable electrical performance over the life of the anode bed, reducing long term operating costs

• Offer extended lifetimes that are twice those of traditional CP systems, significantly reducing maintenance and replacement costs.

• Complete kits provide all materials needed, while offering the simplified installation and benefits inherent to the EnvirAnode technology by eliminating the centering devices and vent pipes that are not required

• EKT EnvirAnode CP kits conform to applicable NEC and CEC electrical code requirements

Installation & Operation

EnvirAnode™ CP systems are installed using the same equipment and techniques as traditional CP systems. However:

• EnvirAnode CP systems do not require anode centering devices (if using Conducrete® backfill)

• EnvirAnode CP systems do not require out-gassing vent pipes (if using Conducrete® backfill)

• EnvirAnode CP systems can be driven at lower voltages to obtain the same effective performance as traditional CP systems

• Overdriving any CP system above the cumulative value of the anode current ratings will shorten the effective operating life of the anode

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