Cathodic Protection Cathodic protection is an electrochemical method of corrosion protection where oxidation reactions in galvanic cells concentrated at the

anode and the cathode eliminates corrosion. Structure to be protected is electrically made negative so it acts as a cathode. The other electrode is made positive electricity and acts as the anode to create a system of direct current circuit is closed as well as when a piece of corroded metal. This system requires an anode, a cathode, the flow of electricity between them and the electrolyte. In other words, the application is only possible if the structure to be protected and the anode is in direct relation both electronically and electrolytes. Cathodic protection can be applied in two ways:

The principle of cathodic protection a. Impressed Current Advantage: 1. If there is enough voltage, the current can be increased protection as desired, as long as the anode material retained. 2. Voltage does not need to be large, although there is no loss due to resistance, because this can be set to increase the flow. Loss: 1. DC current generator requires sufficient and continuous. 2. Should always pay attention to the direction given current order is not reversed 3. Requires supervision of experts. 4. Sparring with the anode current system of inert metals have no protective currents.

b. Sacrificial anode Advantage: 1. Can be used even if there is no external power source. 2. No extra charge for the use of issuing power tools. 3. It's easy oversight so that people need not really expert. 4. Current may not flow in the wrong direction so that protection actually occurred. 5. Installation is simple sacrificial anode. Loss: 1. Flows are available depend on the extent of the anode, of course, be more consumer if the protected structure is very large. 2. If there is a DC current source then the energy required to be available to cheaper cost.

Cathodic protection with sacrificial anode (A), Impressed Current (B)