SURTREAT
FROM MATERIALS PERFORMANCE – NACE MAGAZINE
Presented by US Army Corps of Engineers
New, properly constructed 2-inch concrete cover (ph 13) will
inhibit corrosion of rebar. This alkalinity will decrease over
time from carbon dioxide and other acidic materials
penetrating the concrete and reducing the pH to below 11, at
which point the natural corrosion inhibition is lost. If air
and water contact the rebar, corrosion will take place, as
CO2 absorbed from the atmosphere decreases the pH.
Another main source of corrosion is due to chloride ions.
The resulting corrosion products expand and cause
the concrete to degrade and spall.
CONCLUSION FROM NACE ARTICLE
The data obtained in this work shows quantitatively that
the PCIS application significantly reduced the corrosion
rate of the rebar on tested structures. Measurements
before and after application indicated projected corrosion
rates were reduced by a factor of 3.5 for the penetrating
corrosion inhibitor. It can be projected that the service
life of these structures has been extended by more than
10 years based on the short-term data collected during
this work.
Columbus Ohio Zoo
 Rhino Holding Area
Protected with Surtreat
Technology
NASA CAPE KENNEDY PAD 39A
NASA Launch Pad 39A
NASA SURTREAT ACTIVITY SINCE 1996
SIGNED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT 1996
NASA SPINOFF MAGAZINE 1998
NASA INTRODUCTION OF SURTREAT TO
CONGRESS 2008
NASA SURTREAT LICENSING AGREEMENT 2008
NASA SPINOFF MAGAZINE 2007
SURTREAT NASA PROJECT OKINAWA 2007
NASA WEB PAGE DESCRIPTION SURTREAT
NASA 2ND PATENT GALVANIC LIQUID COATING
Ocean City Long Port Bridge
St. Luis Pass Project Galveston Texas
FEDERAL HIGHWAY
FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION
HIGHWAY FRENCHMANS
FRENCHMAN CREEK
CREEKCALIFORNIA
NEVADA INCREASE PSI
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
New Jersey Stone Harbor 96th Street Bridge
CANADIAN PACIFIC RR Toronto Bridge
US Army installation, Okinawa, Japan, Kadena Air
Base Spillway Patrol Bridges 2 and 3
Corrosion rate reduction by a factor of three 100 days following SURTREAT TPS
installation
US Army installation, Okinawa, Japan, Naha Military Port,
Building 306 wall ring girder
Corrosion rate reduction by a factor of three 100 days following SURTREAT TPS
installation
Austin TX Parking Deck
JLT PARKING ST PAUL MINNESOTA
W. Penn Hospital Application
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh
McConnell Air Force Base Wichita KS
McConnell Air Force Base
Patuxent MD Naval Air Base
Boeing Long Beach CA Foreign Object Debris
Protection
DOE Fernald OH Nuclear Storage Site
Eskom Power Plant S. Africa
Eskom Power Cooling Tower
Eskom Towers
SURTREAT work at Ulsan Power Plant, Ulsan, South
Korea
Korean Power Plant
Electrical Power distribution center, Toronto, Ontario
CANADA
Duquesne Light Shippingport Pennsylvania
 World’s first nuclear
power generation plant
storage area treated
with Surtreat
technology
Preserve Tarmac Prevent FOD
SURTREAT application reduces maintenance costs, protects equipment
from Foreign Object Debris damage, protects environment by resisting
fuel and oil penetration
Logan Surtreat Application
Logan Airport New Terminal
Logan Completed Surtreat
Helicopter Pad Installation
Conclinic crew collects samples for SURTREAT analysis in a subway tunnel,
Seoul , South Korea
Cargill Salt Plant
 High Concentration of
Chlorides purged from
surface and
encapsulated in
cement matrix
Harrisburg Steam Works Vaults
Surtreat On Site Testing
Capo Compression Test
Surtreat GWT Water Permeation Test
pH Spray Indicators
Surtreat pH Spray Indicator
Surtreat RCT Chloride test
Surtreat Galva Pulse
Galva Pulse Detail
Detail on Galva Pulse
PROJECTS COMPLETED
BRIDGES
Canadian Pacific RR
Toronto Metropolitan Transportation
NJ Dept. of Transportation
NJ Turnpike Commission
NYS Thruway
Federal Highway Adm.
Missouri Dept of Transportation
St Luis Pass Bridge Houston TX
Ministry of Hwys Vancouver Canada
W. Virginia Dept of Transportation
Penn Dot District 11
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
WATERFRONT PROPERTIES
Mopko Korea Navy Base, Seoul S. Korea
Duquesne Electric Cheswick PA Seawall
Port of Long Beach CA
Chart House Restaurant Redonda Beach CA
Numerous Condo projects Florida
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
Johnson Controls, Ft. Wayne IN
Sears Roebuck, Reading PA
Trane, Clarksville TN
USS Steel Group Clairton PA
American Duluth Pulp & Paper, MN
Buckeye Pulp & Paper FL
UTILITIES
Detroit Edison, MI
Harrisburg Steam Works, PA
Mississauga Hydro Ontario Canada
Pennsylvania Power Shippingport PA
Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park PA
Duquesne Light seawall Cheswick PA
Duquesne Light cooling tower Shippingport PA
Eskom Power, cooling tower Johannesburg S Africa
PARKING STRUCTURES
Allright Parking, Columbus OH, Memphis TN, Milwaukee WI
Civic Center Garage, Austin TX
Downtown Parking Corp., San Francisco CA
Farm Bureau Insurance, Indianapolis IN
Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ
Pittsburgh Parking Authority, PA
Western Pennsylvania Hospital, PA
Sterling Land Properties, Pittsburgh PA
UMB Bank, Kansas City MO
Airport Garage, St. Paul MN
San Francisco CA Airport Garage
Lancaster Parking Authority, Lancaster PA
Gulfview Condo Assoc., Marco Island FL
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Dept of Energy Fluor Daniel Fernald OH
Westinghouse Materials Co Fernald OH
TREATMENT STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
AST, Louisville KY
California Sulfur Co., Wilmington CA
Essex Waste Mgt., Kingsville MO
Laidlaw Environmental, Phoenix AZ
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
McKinney Properties, State College PA
Aspinwall PA Building Restoration
Oakridge Condo Complex, Oakmont PA
Berkshire Mall, Reading PA
Oxford Development, Pittsburgh PA
CORPS OF ENGINEERS – MILITARY
Okinawa Japan bridge culverts and warehouse
AIRPORTS
Logan International, Boston MA
McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita KS
Patuxent Naval Base, MD
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro NC
Warner Robins Air Force Base, GA
Boeing, Long Beach CA
NASA KSC/Cape Kennedy FL
Christiana Hospital Heliport, VA
OTHERS
Condominiums
Historical Structures
Statuary
SURTREAT PROCESS
DETERIORATION OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE
IS LARGELY A CHEMICAL PROCESS WHICH CAN BE
INHIBITED AND REVERSED
OVER 20 FORMULATIONS DEVELOPED OVER 20 YEARS
FROM PROJECT EXPERIENCE
PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH 300 TO 2000 psi increase
WATER PENETRATION – 90% under pressure
FREEZE THAW – 146 cycles no surface loss
CHLORIDE PENETRATION – 42% at 2” depth
HARDNESS – 1,000 cycles with 38% increase
REBAR CORROSION – from corrosive to non corrosive
SURFACE ADHESION – positive
CHEMICAL REACTIVITY – resists acid
FLEXURAL & TENSILE STRENGTH - increase
SURTREAT TECHNICAL APPROACH
Demonstrated Experience in restoration and protection of deteriorated
structures utilizing proprietary Total Performance System TPS.
Unique chemistry developed by Surtreat over 20 years ago at our UPARC
facilities, Harmarville PA
Enhances the chemical and physical properties of Portland cement concrete
In house capability to identify causes of problems and develop unique and
cost saving solutions.
Pittsburgh PA based, offices, research, manufacturing.
TECHNOLOGY
PURGE & STABILIZE CONTAMINANTS
INCREASE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
REDUCE POROSITY
INCREASE HARDNESS
INCREASE SURFACE ADHESION
RESISTANCE TO ACID AND CHEMICAL ATTACK
ELEVATE AND MAINTAIN pH
ESTABLISH PROTECTIVE FILM ON REBAR
COVERTS RUST TO HARD INERT SHELL