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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lionel B Luttinger, Andover, NJ (US);
Rosanna P Rudy, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Paul J Holtzapfel, Iron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ashland Oil, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
106 1429 ; 106 1426 ; 106 1434 ; 106 1438 ; 106 1441 ; 106 1443 ; 4273722 ; 427384 ; 4273855 ; 4273881 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a soft coating for ferrous metal surfaces tanks, having a thickness of about 1-10 mils, comprising over-based alkaline aliphatic-aromatic organic sulfonate salt, an alkaline earth metal or zinc salt of a naphthalene sulfonate, a drying oil, a metal drier, and a paraffinic oil. The coating is particularly useful for coating ferrous metal surfaces, such as ballast tanks, which are exposed to seawater. The invention also relates to a process for inhibiting the corrosion of ballast tanks.