It must be very clear that Citric acid passivation is only the second best. EMS wants Nitric acid passivation as far as possible. Only when the cost are excessive to the ships budget (not charterers account) then Citric acid passivation may be considered, provided the process is done the right way.
Halite /ËhaelaÉªt/ , ËhÃ¦laÉªt commonly known as rock, salt is a type of, salt the mineral form of sodium (Chloride Na). clalite occurs in vast beds of sedimentary evaporite minerals that result from the drying up of enclosed lakes, playas, and seas. Salt beds may be hundreds of meters thick and underlie broad areas.
Salt is a mineral composed of sodium and chlorine. Neither can exist alone in natural form. Together, they form the chemical compound that is sodium chloride. To geologists, salt is known as halite. Salt is a crystal of the isometric system, meaning it is usually cubic and perfectly symmetrical. Pure salt crystals are colorless, although a pile of them will appear to be white. Impurities in the crystals may cause salt to be various shades of yellow, red, blue or purple.