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Talga provides an update on the commercial scale trials of its Talcoat® graphene additive for marine coatings.
Talcoat® Enhanced Coatings to Inhibit Corrosion
The Talcoat®-enhanced primer coating was first applied to a 33,000t container ship late in 2019 in the world’s largest single application of graphene. The commercial scale trial was later extended to include a second similar sized container ship.
On the first ship, Robin 1 (previously Algarrobo), visual inspection over 15 months service indicates the Talcoat® product is matching or exceeding commercial standard.
Commenting on the milestone, Talga managing director Mr. Mark Thompson said, "
We are very pleased to see this large-scale demonstration of Talga's graphene successfully working in the tough conditions of commercial shipping.”
“Additionally, as we can now produce our graphene as a by-product of our battery anode manufacturing process, we are demonstrating a global leading low cost and scalable graphene additive supply for large volume industrial products."
Due to travel and access restrictions, including change in ownership of the two cargo ships, detailed physical testing of Robin 1 and review of the second ship coating is yet to be completed. Further testing is expected to commence when access is reinstated, meanwhile the sea trials of Talga's graphene coating on both ships continue during the ships’ active service.
Source: Talga