In many facilities, it is extremely important to attempt to control corrosion caused by materials necessary to the work. Although certain environments are always going to corrode electronics, often you can limit the damage with a strong and pro-active strategy to retard corrosion, possibly by using the correct air scrubbers. Purafil has many innovative products that can help control corrosion when used in a variety of strategies including:

• Pressurize and purify air in entire rooms
• Recirculate and polish air in low contamination environments
• Target specific equipment with cabinet units
• Watch the situation with corrosion monitors

First, it is important to determine which of the strategies is best for your application. This will be determined by a combination of factors including cost, the type of work being done, the contaminants involved and the physical space. Of course, multiple strategies can be implemented. It is extremely common, for example, to use a corrosion monitor in conjunction with pressurization and purification or recirculation and polishing techniques.

Although many people assume that an air filtration system is all they need to slow the rate of corrosion in hazardous environments, a corrosion monitor can be extremely useful. Because the information it collects is stored, it allows inspectors to determine if there are peak corrosion times or spikes in corrosive materials that can be reduced. They can also be used to measure equipment's exposure without opening or removing the equipment for inspection. Monitors will not, of course, do anything to actively decrease corrosion but they are an incredibly useful resource when refining control methods.