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The latest tools for fghting corrosion Biodegradable Antiscalant BWA Water Additives (Tucker, Georgia), a supplier of water treatment and oilfeld additives, is showcasing its Bellasol oilfeld antiscalant product line, which meets the Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Gold Standard and includes a biodegradable antiscalant that is hydrothermally stable and compatible with biocides and other oilfeld additives. BWA also offers Bellacide 350, a biocide widely used in hydraulic fracturing that is highly effective at controlling sulfate-reducing seconDary containment linings bacteria and helps minimize health and safety risks when compared to traditional biocides. Phone: +1 678-802-3050, Web site: www.wateradditives.com. Air Cartridge Gun for Quicker Spraying Denso North America (Houston, Texas) introduces its newly designed in-spray cartridge gun, the Protal Air Cartridge Gun (1,000 mL). Users are now able to spray 1,000-mL cartridges instead of 400mL cartridges, which allows for longer spraying times and faster job completion by reducing the frequency of cartridge material waste, and minimal equipment replacement. The spray cartridge gun is maintenance. Phone: 1 888-821-2300, designed for fast and easy setup, minimal Web site: www.densona.com. Chemical Monitoring Technology LUX Assure (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), a company specializing in the development of chemical monitoring technologies for the oil and gas industry, introduces its corrosion management product, CoMic. The product is designed to provide an immediate indication of whether the optimal amount of corrosion prevention chemicals is present within sis by providing near real-time data on oilfeld fuid. CoMic has been developed site. Phone: +44 1224 623960, Web site: to eliminate the delay in laboratory analy- www.luxassure.com. Blair Rubber Co. (Seville, Ohio), a manufacturer of corrosion- and abrasion-resistant rubber linings for primary containment, now offers the Marseal line of secondary-containment linings. As a result, customers will have direct access to both primary and secondary rubber linings. This "one-stop" option for both types of linings is an ideal ft for customers, many of whom already require secondary containment protection. The rubber linings have successfully protected chemical processing and storage tanks, railroad tank cars, sewage disposal units, and other assets. Phone: 1 800-321-5583, Web site: www. blairrubber.com. Portable, Wireless X-ray Detectors The DXR250C is the latest addition to the DXR family of portable x-ray detectors from GE Measurement & Control (Ahrensburg, Germany). The DXR250C uses wireless and battery-operated technology for extreme versatility in a wide range of feld applications. Weighing just 7 lb (3.5 kg), it has been designed to withstand harsh industrial environments. Specifcally, it can be used in the oil and gas, power generation, and general engineering sectors where there is a need for instant radiographic inspection and review in places with difficult access, such as pipe racks. Phone: +44 1925 604095, Web site: www.ge-mcs.com. —H. miskinyar NACE International, Vol. 52, No. 5 May 2013 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE 27