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.
Rock salt is the key ingredient in the 'grit' which keeps our road network moving despite ice and snow. Rock salt is composed of the mineral halite (sodium chloride) and occurs in thick beds, deep beneath parts of Cheshire, Yorkshire and Northern Ireland.