API RP 652: 2005 Linings of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms

An American National Standard. American Petroleum Institute (API). Third Edition, October 2005. 28p. This recommended practice provides guidance on achieving effective corrosion control in aboveground storage tanks by application of tank bottom linings. It contains information pertinent to the selection of lining materials, surface preparation, lining application, cure, and inspection of tank bottom linings for existing and new storage tanks. In many cases, tank bottom linings have proven to be an effective method of preventing internal corrosion of steel tank bottoms.