ICCP

Cathodic protection (CP) is a technique used to control the corrosion of

a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell.

Types of Cathordic Protection:

1. Galvanic Cathodic Protection

Galvanic cathodic protection involves protecting a metal surface of a

piece of equipment using another metal that is more reactive. The

latter metal, usually called the galvanic or sacrificial anode, has a less

negative electrochemical potential compared to the metal component

being protected. Therefore, the sacrificial anode undergoes oxidation

rather than the operating equipment. The sacrificial anode is an

aluminum anode in this example.

2. Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP)

The metal to be protected (undergoing corrosion) is connected to

an insoluble anode and current is passed using DC power source

(or AC power transformer rectified) opposite to the corrosion

current, so that the corroding metal gets converted from anode to

cathode and is protected from corrosion.

Advantages

• automatically controls the corrosion protection by continuously

monitoring and varying the power required

• long term protection(even for about 20 years)

• need not replace the anodes

• single installation required

• no welding requirements

Limitation

• sensitive components

• requires highly regulated control systems

• expensive.
• Maintenace require