Applied Graphene Materials’ graphene-enhanced, harsh environment anti-corrosion corrosion coatings have been successfully applied to the flood defence assets of England’s Environment Agency.
England’s Environment Agency
(EA) has successfully completed its first application of Applied Graphene Materials’ new graphene-enhanced Genable CX-based anti-corrosion primer to one of its flood defence assets
on the North East coast of England.
The Genable CX primer is a high-performance hybrid system based on graphene and aluminium chemistries to offer anti-corrosion protection for harsh environments, such as offshore and marine applications. The coating system used in this project represents the culmination of 18 months of in-depth testing and evaluation of anti-corrosion performance, for both salt-spray and immersion in harsh test regimes.
“After many years of product development and rigorous testing of example graphene formulations for a range of increasingly harsh corrosion environments, it is extremely gratifying to see the successful application of these coatings in harsh coastal and sea spray conditions. I am excited by the opportunity to engage with England’s Environment Agency and look forward to wider use of our products on further EA assets, as well as deeper engagement with them as an innovative solution provider. Being based in the North East and seeing our products used locally is also testament to local innovation and the excellent platform of graphene R&D which AGM has developed in the region”, said Adrian Potts, Chief Executive Officer of AGM.
“The EA has set itself an ambitious target of being a Carbon Net Zero Organisation by 2030. We must innovate and engage with companies that are developing the materials and technologies of tomorrow, if we are to meet this ambition. One area the EA is looking at, is how to lengthen the maintenance intervals on our Flood Risk Management (FRM) Assets, which will reduce our carbon footprint in maintenance activities. We have welcomed the opportunity, to engage with AGM, who have supplied us with their new advanced graphene primer, that was used in December 2021 on one of our FRM Assets. The asset, comprising of two flood barrier gates, two sluice gates, and various auxiliary components, is within the harsh coastal environment where we have to carry out frequent maintenance, due to its location. We have uniquely used this on half the FRM asset, with the other half in the standard offering we use, giving us a direct comparison, which will give real world results in a relatively short period of time, due to its location. We look forward to working with AGM, for further trials in 2022 of this interesting and innovative product, within a range of real world environments”, said John Abraham of England’s Environment Agency.