The biofouling that adheres to and develops inside sea water cooling circuits can seriously jeopardise operation of the ship and also damage the protected systems. Cooling circuit pipes and sea water intakes are subject to encrustation with marine macro and micro organisms.

These systems are relatively inaccessible and complex, so the best way to control growth of marine fouling in cooling circuits is to use specific Marine Growth Prevention Systems (MGPS) that inject efficient biocides into the pipes and the water intakes.

As far as concerns operation of the ship, biofouling not only risks blocking the cooling circuit pipes, reducing the flow of water necessary and essential to the auxiliary systems, but can also cause degradation of the structural integrity of the pipes and hydraulic equipment, as a result of induced corrosion (MIC microbiological induced corrosion).

This results in the need for extraordinary maintenance with the related costs and use of specialised personnel.
Azienda Chimica Genovese can offer different systems to prevent the growth and proliferation of the marine macro and micro organisms