Institute of Corrosion

London Branch event - John Thomson of Denso, on "Field Joint Coatings
2025-04-10 18:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Lancaster hall Hotel, 35 Craven Terrace, London W2 3EL, 35 Craven Terrace, London, W2 3EL, United Kingdom
The London Branch of the Institute of Corrosion would like to invite you to the April 2025 meeting.
The meeting will be held on the 10th of April 2025 at:
The York Room, Lancaster Hall Hotel35 Craven TerraceLondonW2 3EL
Door opens at 18:00.
This month’s talk is:
John Thomson “A NOVEL FIELD JOINT COATING SYSTEM FOR OFFSHORE PIPELAY”.
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London Branch - May Social Event
2025-05-08 14:30 - 21:00
Places are limited and Booking is Essential if people want to attend either of the walks. PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK

Event Timing: 8 May 2025 2:30 pm to 4:00pm & 5:45pm to 9:00pm

Event Address:

Event 1: High Gate Cemetery, Swain’s Ln, London N6 6PJ at 2:30pm &

Event 2: Meet outside Edgware Road U/G station (District/Circle Line), Chapel Street, NW1, by the statue of the window cleaner at 5:45pm. The walk ends with a dinner at “The Mitre” Lancaster Gate.
Note: The May social event is only open to ICorr London branch members and their partners.
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London Branch Event - London Materials Society
2025-10-09 18:30 - 21:00 | Lancaster hall Hotel, 35 Craven Terrace, London W2 3EL, 35 Craven Terrace, London, W2 3EL, United Kingdom
Arrival – 18:00-18:30 Hours – Refreshments will be provided
Presentation – 18:30- 19:30
Professor Ivan Parkin
“Adventures in Materials Science From Self-cleaning Glass to Radiative Cooling Coatings”
Après presentation – 19:30-20:00 (or later)
Food and drinks
Speaker name: Professor Ivan Parkin
Presentation title: “Adventures in Materials Science From Self-cleaning Glass to Radiative Cooling Coatings”.
Abstract
This talk will give an overview of research in his group over the last 30 years. It will look at photocatalysis and the commercialisation of self-cleaning window glass. It will also look at developing new materials for various functional applications from Healthcare to batteries to carbon dioxide capture and storage and miniaturised gas sensors. Ivan will demonstrate how things can start from the lab and eventually lead to commercialisation in the materials science field.
Biography:
Professor Ivan Parkin is an inorganic materials chemist, who became Faculty Dean of Mathematical & Physical Sciences in October 2016 at University College London (UCL). Prior to his appointment as Dean, he was Head of Department for UCL Chemistry for 6 ½ years. Ivan is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a fellow of the Institute of Mining Materials and Metallurgy and a member of Academia Europea. He is a Chartered Chemist and Chartered Scientist. His group have published 1000 publications and he has been awarded 9 medals and prizes from learned societies. He is in the world’s top 6000 citated authors for 2023 by Clarivate and has an H- index of 110.

London Branch Event
2025-11-13 18:30 - 21:00
The London Branch of the Institute of Corrosion would like to invite you to the November 2025 meeting.
The meeting will be held on the 13th of November 2025 at:
The York Room, Lancaster Hall Hotel35 Craven TerraceLondonW2 3EL
Door opens at 18:00.
This month’s talk is:
Dr Adamantini Loukodimou “Functional coatings for renewable energy applications”.
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36th Annual Christmas Luncheon
2025-12-04 11:00 - 17:00 | Royal Overseas League, St James's, London, SW1A 1LR, United Kingdom
Event Details:
11.30 Pre Lunch Drinks
1pm 4 course lunch
Entertainment
Presentations / Raffle
Contact Steve Barke
Email: sjbarkes55@gmail.com
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ICorr London Branch Host AMPP UK Chapter
2026-01-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Lancaster hall Hotel, 35 Craven Terrace, London W2 3EL, 35 Craven Terrace, London, W2 3EL, United Kingdom
Arrival – 18:00-18:30 Hours
Refreshments will be provided
Presentation – 18:30- 19:30
George Winning
“The Critical Role of Impurity Analysis in Ensuring the Integrity of CCUS Projects”.
Après presentation – 19:30-20:00 (or later)
Food and drinks
(After the meeting there will be opportunity to socialise at a local hostelry)
The venue: The York Room, Lancaster Hall Hotel
35 Craven Terrace
London
W2 3EL
Nearest Tube / Train Stations:
“Lancaster Gate” Station and “Paddington” Station. Both approx. 5 mins walk
Speaker name: George Winning
Presentation title: “The Critical Role of Impurity Analysis in Ensuring the Integrity of CCUS Projects”.
Abstract
The successful execution of Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) projects hinges on the management of several technical criteria, with the integrity of equipment, materials, and critical components being paramount. Recent data indicates that 33% of all unintentional CO2 releases in existing assets were attributed to equipment or material/weld issues, primarily stemming from corrosion processes influenced by poorly understood effect of impurities in the CO2 streams.
The corrosive properties of CO2, in both gaseous and dense phases, are highly sensitive to impurities commonly found in the streams, which can adversely affect integrity and operability. The impurities in the stream, after processing, although at low levels can react to form new compounds, such as acids and secondary aqueous phases, which can impact the integrity of pipelines. These effects must be considered when setting impurity levels for a project. Even seemingly non-reactive species, like glycols and alcohols, can alter thermodynamics and phase envelopes, affecting the solubility of other impurities during phase changes.
Reaction chemistry in CCUS projects is an evolving field with limited experimental data. Testing the effects of impurities is in its early stages, with new methodologies and approaches being developed but much more is required to fully understand the effects of the impurities.
This presentation discusses the analysis of impurities and their impact on the selection, qualification, and assurance of materials to ensure the proposed asset life is achieved. Various detrimental mechanisms, including corrosion in relation to the impurity levels are discussed. Current CO2 corrosion prediction models in aqueous environments are limited in their ability to predict corrosion in pure CO2 streams, and the effect that impurities have. Recent advances in models consider the effect of the impurities, and use thermodynamic models to predict the formation of a secondary water phase, examples of this are discussed in the presentation.
Biography:
George Winning is a highly experienced Corrosion Subject Matter Expert (SME) with a distinguished career spanning over three decades in the oil and gas industry. He currently serves as an Engagement Lead in the ALO team at Wood.
His expertise covers a wide range of corrosion-related challenges. In the low-carbon sector, his work has included investigating the effects of acid on the corrosivity of dense-phase carbon dioxide and leading a working group within the Wood Joint Industry Project (JIP) focused on impurities and their reactions in CO₂ transport systems.
Over his 38-year career, George has held several key positions and has worked in most of the world’s oil-producing regions, including the Middle East, where he lived for five years in the late 1990s.
He has published numerous papers on corrosion, corrosion inhibition and, more recently, on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS). George is actively involved in professional bodies such as the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the Institute of Corrosion, and the European Federation of Corrosion (EFC), where he holds or has held high-profile roles.

London Branch February Meeting
2026-01-20 08:00 - 17:00
The London Branch of the Institute of Corrosion would like to invite you to the February 2026 meeting.
The meeting will be held on the 12th of February 2026 at:
The York Room, Lancaster Hall Hotel
35 Craven Terrace
London
SW2 3EL
Door opens at 18:00.
This month’s talk is: Nick Bander “Critical Service Isolation: Why Yesterday’s Designs Fail Today”
Full details can be found here

London Branch Event
2026-02-12 18:00 - 20:00
Nick Bander “Critical Service Isolation: Why Yesterday’s Designs Fail Today”

London Branch
2026-03-12 18:00 - 20:00
AGM, and Presidents talk “Institute of Corrosion Highlights from 2025/2026”

London Branch Event
2026-03-12 18:15 - 21:00
The branch will hold its AGM at 6.15, followed by a talk from the President entitled, “Institute of Corrosion Highlights from 2025/2026”

London Branch Event
2026-04-16 18:00 - 20:00
TWI joint meeting

London Branch
2026-05-07 18:00 - 21:00
Social Event

London Branch
2026-12-03 11:30 - 16:30
37th Annual ICorr Christmas Luncheon
