ipcm® Protective Coatings n. 33 - April 2020

The 33,000 tonne 225 m long cargo ship “Algarrobo” leaves dry dock after re-painting including 700 m2 section of Talphene®-enhanced primer coating along the starboard side. © Talga Resources Ltd

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Global First as Talga Graphene Coating Begins Commercial-Scale Trial on Ocean-Going Cargo Vessel Nikki Löf Talga Resources Ltd - Perth, Australia

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Advanced battery anode materials and graphene additives provider Talga Resources Ltd is pleased to announce the commencement of a commercial scale trial of a Talga graphene-enhanced coating applied to a 33,000t container ship. The result is expected to be a range of environmental and economic benefits, which for marine applications includes improved corrosion resistance, decreased metallic paint loss into oceanic ecosystems and increased efficiency through lowering dry-docking cycles.

N.33 - 2020 APRIL - ipcm® Protective Coatings

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ipcm® Protective Coatings n. 33 - April 2020

Published on Apr 21, 2020Technology & Computing

ipcm® International Paint&Coating Magazine

The issue you are about to read was conceived to be a special edition for several exhibitions and conferences in the field, the OTC 2020 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, for example, which has been cancelled in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Indeed, it is a very rich and stimulating issue, highlighting some major industry trends: * Waterborne is the future even in protective coatings, once firmly convinced that solvent borne was the only possible choice for anticorrosion coatings or inhibitors or zinc-lamellar technology. * Environmental friendliness remains a hot topic for the protective coatings industry: research & development are focusing on chrome-free anti-corrosion inhibitors for ferrous metals, on water-based VPCI and on biobased and biodegradable rust preventatives. * For its exceptional mechanical properties, graphene is catching on in many different coating applications: in this issue, we report about what is believed to be the world’s largest single application of graphene on a c

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