Velan says U.S. patent granted for VEL-8 ceramic coating technology for severe-service valves

• Velan secured a newly granted US patent covering VEL-8 ceramic coating technology for severe-service valves used in hydrometallurgy.
• Technology targets corrosion and abrasion in HPAL and pressure oxidation processes.
• At an HPAL nickel-cobalt plant in Indonesia, more than 100 VEL-8-coated Securaseal ball valves ran nearly 24 months without a major autoclave shutdown.

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