Trial and BASF Product Recognised in International Journal of Electrochemical Science

Trial and BASF Product Recognised in International Journal of Electrochemical Science PR Newswire DUBAI, UAE, July 23, 2012 DUBAI, UAE, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - American University of Sharjah study rates BASF's Rheocrete 222+ top steel corrosion inhibitor The American University of Sharjah (AUS), a nationally and internationally accredited educational institution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has conducted a trial to test the effectiveness of corrosion inhibitors used in steel- reinforced concrete in construction. Rheocrete 222+, a combined waterproofer and organic corrosion inhibitor from BASF Construction Chemicals, received top honours. The trial, after stringent review, has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Electrochemical Science. For BASF, this is industry recognition at a high level for a product that has proven itself in projects around the globe for over two decades. See full trial, Reduction of Corrosion Process in Steel Bars Using Inhibitors http://www.electrochemsci.org/papers/vol7/7076472.pdf Says David Bowerman of BASF Construction Chemicals' Admixture Systems Division: "This trial by AUS puts the theory around corrosion inhibitors to the test and provides insight into the performance of different formulae.