AMC将为海上油气行业提供防污解决方案

据油气技术12月4日消息称，Aquarius船漆公司（AMC）已宣布，在海洋石油和天然气领域推出其防腐涂料—商用铜涂料。该涂料含有高含量的铜，这是一种天然的抗微生物剂，可以保护海底基础设施免受植物、动物和微生物层的生长的覆盖，同时满足环境和安全标准。它有助于水下基础设施继续满足预期的性能水平，有助于结构的完整性，并有助于降低维护成本。

在此之前，法国电力公司)出资，英国普利茅斯海洋实验室进行了一项为期5年的试验，得出的结论是，商用铜涂料是一种可行的水下涡轮机防污保护解决方案。虽然试验的目的是为了支持波浪和水力发电设施，但同样的涂料也可以用于任何静态或动态海底结构，以提高固定平台和浮动平台的使用寿命和效率，特别是在海洋流量大的地区。

PML的Tom Vance博士进行了进一步的研究，观察了随着时间的推移，涂料厚度的损失，结果表明，就使用寿命而言，商用铜涂料还是一种有效的防腐材料，在5年的试验期间，其损失仅为4.3%。

AMC的Jayson Kenny 表示：“30年前，我们为海洋工业开发了铜涂料。从那时起，我们获得了很多第一手的经验，知道了船只的外壳和水下设备在不受保护的情况下会发生什么。”

“即使在温和的海港水域呆了仅仅两年，微生物活动也可以造成高达25厘米的生长，成为整个海洋生物生态系统的栖息地。将该原理应用于1000吨的浮动平台，该平台在更深的水域中有100平方米的表面积，在几个月内，该平台将因污垢而重达1200吨，表面积接近200 平方米。这会造成严重的阻力，拉紧绳索和锚固点。较重和堵塞的资产很快成为维护、运输和后勤团队的主要问题。”

继运营商和油田服务供应商寻求利用深水领域的机会，并发现在深水领域中提升、清洁和更换水下资产的难度明显加大之后，商用铜涂料随之在海上石油和天然气行业推出。

AMC在海洋领域的经验表明，商业铜涂料可以持续20到30年，这取决于使用和条件。这种耐磨、密度高的铜填充树脂适用于寒冷和热带水域，可通过滚轮或喷雾应用于所有表面，包括钢、混凝土、铝、GRP和各种聚合物。由于它既是水基的又不含挥发性有机化合物（VOC），因此，商业铜涂料也是一种环境安全且具有生物活性的防污产品。

曹海斌 摘译自 油气技术

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Aquarius Marine Coatings Ltd to launch anti-foul solution to offshore oil and gas sector

Aquarius Marine Coatings Ltd. (AMC) has announced the launch of its anti-foul coating, Coppercoat-Commercial, in the offshore oil and gas sector. The coating contains high levels of copper, a natural anti-microbial agent, which protects sub-sea infrastructure against layers of plant, animal and microbe growth while meeting environmental and safety standards. It helps underwater infrastructure continue to meet expected performance levels, contributes to the integrity of structures, and helps reduce maintenance costs.

The launch follows the completion of a five year trial funded by EDF Energy and undertaken by Plymouth Marine Labs (PML) in the UK, which concluded that Coppercoat-Commercial is a viable protective anti-foul solution for underwater turbines. Although the trial was carried out with a view to supporting wave and hydro power facilities, the same coating can be applied equally to any static or dynamic sub-sea structure to enhance the longevity and efficiency of both fixed and floating platforms, particularly in areas of significant marine flow.

Further research conducted by Dr Tom Vance at PML looked at loss of paint thickness over time and showed that Coppercoat-Commercial was also an effective anti-foul in terms of longevity, losing just 4.3% over the five-year trial period.

“We developed Coppercoat for the marine industry 30 years ago,” says Jayson Kenny of AMC. “Since then, we have gained plenty of first-hand experience of what happens to vessels’ hulls, and sub-sea equipment when left unprotected.

“Even after just two years in benign harbour waters, there can be up to 25 cm of growth that becomes home to an entire ecosystem of marine life, all facilitated by microbial action. Apply that principle to a 1000 t floating platform, with 100 m2 of surface area in far deeper waters and within a few months that platform will weigh 1200 t with a surface area closer to 200 m2 because of foul. That creates serious drag, and strains tethers and anchorage points. A heavier and clogged-up asset soon becomes a major problem for maintenance, transportation and logistics teams.”

The launch of Coppercoat-Commercial for the offshore oil and gas sector comes as operators and oilfield services providers look to take advantage of opportunities in deeper waters where lifting, cleaning and replacing sub sea assets becomes significantly more difficult.

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