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MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Transnational cooperation for protecting niche areas from marine corrosion and biofouling by green coatings and new testing technologies

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Awarded: NOK 5.1 mill.

Marine biofouling and corrosion are two substantial challenges for shipping, o?shore infrastructures and maritime technologies exposed to sea water. Expensive corrosion resistant materials are often needed for smaller functional equipment and surfaces. Ships niche areas and o?shore ?sh farms are typical hot spots for the accumulation of biofouling organisms and corrosion. Marine growth (barnacles and mussels) in these areas is di?cult and expensive to clean, usually requiring divers/ or robots to clean mechanically. There is a great need for environmentally friendly and at the same time more cost-e?ective solutions in these niche areas, which can provide a combined anti-fouling and corrosion protection. PRONICARE aims at developing an eco-friendly, cost-e?cient, thin hybrid sol-gel coating with functional additives, to provide a combination of corrosion and biofouling protection for metal surfaces in niche areas relevant to shipping and o?shore aquaculture; and establishing testing methods and a mobile test unit to evaluate the new coating with respect to marine growth protection, corrosion, competitiveness and eco-friendliness. The above goals will be achieved by - Investigating a wide range of copper free sol-gel based green coating formulations with functional additives - Applying the novel coating to a set of modular prototypes in niche areas - Developing a new mobile test unit and methodology to validate the e?ectiveness of the coating on the prototypes mimicking real ship conditions - Conducting environmental impact and life cycle analysis of the coating PRONICARE is a multidisciplinary collaborative e?ort from 6 partners including industries (ANKRON, ABT, Funzionano, Kelvion) and research institutions (SINTEF, AWI) from 3 di?erent countries (Norway, Germany and Malta), which will result in innovations capable of bene?ting multiple sectors of high potential for a sustainable marine economy, like transport and aquaculture.

PRONICARE aims at developing an eco-friendly, cost-e?cient, thin hybrid sol-gel coating with functional additives, to provide a combination of corrosion and biofouling protection for metal surfaces in niche areas relevant to shipping and o?shore aquaculture; and establishing testing methods and a mobile test unit to evaluate the new coating with respect to marine growth protection, corrosion, competitiveness and eco-friendliness. The above goals will be achieved by - Investigating a wide range of copper free sol-gel based green coating formulations with functional additives - Applying the novel coating to a set of modular prototypes in niche areas - Developing a new mobile test unit and methodology to validate the e?ectiveness of the coating on the prototypes mimicking real ship conditions - Conducting environmental impact and life cycle analysis of the coating PRONICARE is a multidisciplinary collaborative e?ort from 6 partners including industries (ANKRON, ABT, Funzionano, Kelvion) and research institutions (SINTEF, AWI) from 3 di?erent countries (Norway, Germany and Malta), which will result in innovations capable of bene?ting multiple sectors of high potential for a sustainable marine economy, like transport and aquaculture.

Funding scheme:

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2