Dr John Harston is an internationally-known expert on corrosion in refining operations. In 1996 he set up Working Party 15 (Corrosion in the Refinery Industry) within the European Federation of Corrosion. Working Party 15 is internationally-recognised for its important contribution to research in this area. Professor François Ropital works in the Department of Corrosion at the Institut Francais du Pétrole (IFP) and has been Chair of Working Party 15 in the EFC since 2002.

• European Federation of Corrosion (EFC) publications: Series introductionVolumes in the EFC seriesChapter 1: Introduction Publisher Summary Chapter 2: Technical background Publisher Summary2.1 Process issues2.2 Important issues2.3 Corrosion issues2.4 Materials Chapter 3: Experiences of ten plants using methyldiethanolamine Publisher Summary3.1 Gas composition3.2 Materials of construction3.3 Operating parameters3.4 Corrosion control3.5 Corrosion problems experienced3.6 Summary of selected data Chapter 4: Experiences of twenty-one plants using diethanolamine Publisher Summary4.1 Gas composition4.2 Materials of construction4.3 Operating parameters4.4 Corrosion control4.5 Corrosion problems experienced Chapter 5: Experiences of four plants using monoethanolamine Publisher Summary5.1 Gas composition5.2 Materials of construction5.3 Operating parameters5.4 Corrosion control5.5 Corrosion problems experienced Chapter 6: Experiences of one plant using diisopropanolamine Publisher Summary6.1 Gas composition6.2 Materials of construction6.3 Operating parameters6.4 Corrosion control6.5 Corrosion problems experienced