Can dilute alkalis be stored for a long time in fiberglass storage tanks?
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Can dilute alkalis be stored for a long time in fiberglass storage tanks? FRP is resistant to acids and alkalis; can it be used for long-term storage of alkaline solutions?: handshake
Your question isn’t very clear; generally, to determine the corrosion resistance of fiberglass-reinforced plastic equipment, information such as the type of medium, its concentration, temperature, and pressure is required in order to make a definite assessment. Furthermore, fiberglass-reinforced plastic is generally a composite material that uses glass fibers as reinforcing materials (with carbon fibers or other materials used in some cases) and a resin matrix; its corrosion resistance is determined by the corrosion resistance of the resin and the reinforcing materials, with the resin playing the primary role, of course.
Dilute alkalis can be stored for a long time in fiberglass storage tanks, but careful supervision is required.
There shouldn’t be any major issues with storage