The 16th Middle East Corrosion Conference technical program
offers a comprehensive coverage of the latest developments
from around the world in corrosion science, mitigation
methodologies and assets management.
Scientists, engineers, managers and students are warmly
invited to submit their abstract for all corrosion related topics
including:
All around the world, we are faced with major challenges to
maintain aging assets. It is also a challenge to design new
facilities using affordable materials. This task is no easy feat
for any country and in particular, the Gulf Cooperation Council
states (GCC), which has been established as the world’s capital
of reliable energy and critical source for sustainability of the
world’s economy.
The Technical Committee comprises of known regional figures
in corrosion & material and signifies the diversified and rapidly
growing industrial sector in the GCC states. The technical
program will include a number of workshops covering various
aspects of corrosion addressing latest trends and tools related
to corrosion.
Nonmetallics, Linings, and Protective Coatings
This symposium is seeking papers and presentations dealing with new developments and performance of nonmetallic applications and protective coatings. Submitted papers may also include issues, challenges and solutions related to nonmetallics, linings & protective coatings in the various industries. Areas of interest may cover new innovations, developments and studies on processing, design, material selection, testing, performance evaluation, new application selection, and implementation of a nonmetallic element or a protective coating.
| Chair of Track | : | Dr. Mahmoud A Dweib |
| Vice Chair of Track | : | Dr. Talal Nabhani |
| : | Dr. Naif AlAnazi | |
| : | Dr. Fouzia Hannour |
Corrosion in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Industries
This symposium is seeking papers that present topics associated with different corrosion failures, monitoring and control in refining, petrochemical and chemical industries. Areas of interest include case studies and assessment of corrosion failures, corrosion control, mechanisms of corrosion, life assessment, development and application of new technologies in these industries.
| Chair of Track | : | Hendrik J Debruyn |
| Vice Chair of Track | : | Dr. Hussain H. Almahamedh |
| : | Dr. Mohammed S. AlRabie |
Microbial Corrosion and Chemical Treatment
This symposium covers issued and challenges related to microbial corrosion, Molecular Microbiological Methods (MMM) and chemical treatment. Topics may cover diagnosis of microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC), detection, measurement, monitoring techniques, mechanisms, corrosion control strategies including biocides, inhibitors, bio-electrochemical techniques, case studies on MIC, corrosion failures; futuristic trends and new tools for detection and control.
Corrosion inhibition implied under this symposium covers development, performance and behavior of organic, inorganic, green inhibitor compounds and polymeric compounds intended for industrial corrosion preventive applications.
| Chair of Track | : | Dr. Qiwei Wang |
| Vice Chair of Track | : | Mazin Al-saleh |
| : | Dr. Faisal Al-Abbas |
Risk Management of Assets
This symposium covers fundamental and applied work in the areas of development and application of techniques, procedures, novel approaches for integrity and risk management of assets. Topics may cover; development and application of risk-based methodologies for proactive monitoring of ageing assets’ integrity, application of codes & practices for integrity and risk management of structures, highlighting challenges / concerns, case studies and field application on integrity and risk management assessment, issues of compliance with statutory requirements, simulation and modeling work on prediction of integrity status. The papers should essentially address integrity and risk management as a fundamental tool to prevent or mitigate failures for any sector of industry.
| Chair of Track | : | Nasser Balhareth |
| Vice Chair of Track | : | Mohammed Attia |
Cathodic Protection
This symposium covers challenges, technical studies and field cases associated with the cathodic protection systems application and design for protecting installations against corrosion of. Specific topics of interest for CP design/engineering, construction, monitoring and maintenance may include development and application of new materials, technologies and techniques, case studies and AC/DC interference detection and mitigation. CP of tanks, vessels and piping system, as well as CP for in-shore and off-shore structures will also be covered.
| Chair of Track | : | Naim M. Dakwar |
| Vice Chair of Track | : | Balasubramani Bakthavatchalu |
Corrosion Research, Predictions and Simulation
This symposium is seeking ongoing research or recently completed research related to corrosion science & engineering. Topics can be related to; basic corrosion mechanisms, recent trends in corrosion measurement & data analysis, monitoring and control. This session will also cover topics such as; novel developments in this area, applications and field studies of different predication and simulation techniques.
| Chair of Track | : | Dr. Ihsan-ul-Haq Toor |
| Vice Chair of Track | : | Dr. Yahya Aljanabi |
Corrosion and Scales in Oil and Gas Production
This symposium is seeking papers that present topics associated with different corrosion failures, monitoring and control in oil and gas production systems. Areas of interest include case studies and assessment of corrosion failures, corrosion control, mechanisms of corrosion, life assessment, development and application of new technologies.
| Chair of Track | : | Dr. Zeeshan F Lodhi |
| Vice Chair of Track | : | Dr. Waleed Al-Nasser |
| : | Ray K Vermillion | |
| : | Abdulaziz M BinAskar | |
| : | Hassan A. Ajwad |
Metallurgy and Failure analysis
This symposium is designed as a forum for the exchange of information and knowledge regarding materials and welding process, with respect to selection, performance, optimization and failure analysis. Invited papers would include those describing materials and welds performance in corrosive environment, novel and advanced material development, investigations of failures resulting from design, manufacturing and services, development/optimization of welding and related processes for manufacturing as well as asset life extension/repair. Of special interest are failure analyses and welding and joining of different alloy steels and non-ferrous alloys.
| Chair of Track | : | Iyad AlBuraiki |
| Vice Chair of Track | : | Sayee P Raghunathan |
| : | Khalid Al-Nabulsi | |
| : | Manar Mohamed |
