Seawater

Seawater contains a whole range of substances which render industrial or technical use of the water difficult. Thus, besides containing salt, seawater also contains substantial quantities of calcium carbonate, algae and many microorganisms which lead to problems when used in technical or industrial applications. Seawater is used for cooling or as non-potable water for technical purposes for instance on ships above all. Seawater is very aggressive owing to the salt content so that steels in particular are used to avoid or slow down the process of corrosion.

Merus has been used for some time now very successfully on certain ships in various applications. It has also been seen that it has been possible to greatly reduce the corrosion action of the seawater in certain cases. Field trials are currently underway or planned, aimed, for instance, at proving the reduction in algae infestation or corrosion on the outer shell of ships. On this subject, we are seeking further partners interested in testing .