Some Important

Reasons to use

Molcoat
Coatings.

Organic and inorganic deposits and biofilm cause serious

failure of process equipment, in contact with air/gases,
water or other corrosive media, primarily in heat
exchangers, coolers and condensers. Such fouling
accelerates the rate of corrosion & incrustation and
biological deposits result in reduction of heat transfer,
thereby seriously undermining the efficiency of the
equipment, which causes units to fail completely.
Production processes are disrupted, making expensive
repairs necessary.

Reduced initial Capital

Cost because simple carbon
steel coated with Molcoat coatings
can be used in aggressive
conditions, instead of costly
copper, brass or high grade alloy
or stainless steel, thereby reducing
initial capital cost.

Reduced Operational
costs because incrustation on
surface of the equipment is
avoided improving performance
and the efficiency of the
equipment, it needs fewer
cleaning interventions and is not
subject to leaks. A significantly
lower fouling factor can be used to
design heat exchangers which also
results in reduced initial capital
cost. Reduces the recurring cost on
account of usage of treatment
chemicals and biocides thereby
resulting in an eco-friendly
process.

Blockage of QS signal .
microorganisms send signals to
their fellow beings to join the
party; the coating mimics the QS
signals thereby regulating biofilm
formation. Further Low surface
energies of the coatings also
prevents adhesion of biofilm &
biofilm EPS.

The most common types of fouling that are particularly

dangerous and conducive to corrosion and incrustation are
Inorganic & biological fouling, which are produced by
living organisms bonding with the equipment.
Fouling impedes the rate of heat transfer in process
equipment, as such; at the design stage itself fouling
factor is taken into account, which results in on oversize
equipment. This approach incurs additional initial capital
cost. However even after accounting for fouling factor, the
equipment gets incrusted from fouling. Operators use
biocides and treatment chemical to address the problem
but, even then have to periodically clean the equipment so
that the unit can continue to function. Cleaning is costly,
time consuming, and results in loss of production.

We have been into research & development of linings and

coatings to address the problem of fouling corrosion in
heat exchangers, condensers and process equipment. In
process equipment, biological fouling is a bigger threat
compared to inorganic scale fouling since biological
deposits have a much higher heat transfer retardation
effect compared to inorganic scales.
Microorganisms rely on a system of signaling between
cells known as quorum sensing (QS) and genes known to
be under QS regulation are crucial to virulence, biofilm
formation and colonization of the hosts. We have done
extensive studies and use plants secondary metabolites,
proteins & enzymes that mimic N-Acyl Homoserine

Increased Operational
efficiency. Molcoat coatings
decrease the flow rate restriction
caused by scale and bio-fouling
buildup thereby reducing boundary
layer-drag and increasing
efficiency of the equipment.

Reduction in shut-down and

downtime.. Production
losses due to planned and
unplanned plant shutdowns
is reduced.

Molcoat Coating - for

Carbon Offset. Molcoat
coating improve plant reliability
and carbon footprint, allowing
efficient operation from turnaround
to turnaround, while minimizing
total cost of operation. Corrosion
Prevention and mitigation lowers
the Carbon Footprint.

Molcoat the optimum

solution against
corrosion.. Since service life
is prolonged - The life of the heat
exchanger increases by almost 5x
times.

Lactone signal activities of microorganism that affect

population density dependent behaviors and cellular
adhesion, in our coatings. These QS signal-mimic
compounds have the potential to suppress or block QSregulated gene expression in microorganisms, thereby
regulating EPS secretion, cellular adhesion and
population density thus inhibiting biofilm formation.

Molcoat coatings designed by us demonstrate very good

dielectric properties, and exhibit amphiphilic film
properties being hydrophobic in contact with polar
solvents and hydrophilic in contact with non-polar
solvents, thus also preventing precipitation of inorganic
scales. These coatings are abrasion resistant and provide
durable corrosion protection and prevent incrustation and
fouling of heat exchanger, condensers and process
equipment. These low surface energy coatings promote
flow velocities thereby reducing boundary layer-drag thus
increasing the efficiency of the equipment. Thermal
conductivity of the coatings is a major concern and we
have tried to address the problem by use of high thermally
conductive advanced ceramics and carbon nanotubes etc.

We offer both thermally cured and cold cured coatings

which are applied using specially developed flooding,
spraying and other proprietary techniques resulting in the
application of several layers onto the surface which
requires protection. There are novel non-destructive
internationally accepted testing methods to test the
reliability of the coatings applied, endoscopic controls,
DFT and holiday testing ensure complete coating
efficiency and reliability.

Molcoat Coating Selection

Molcoat
Material
Code
SPGC-14

Dry Film
Thickness
m
160-240

Color

Surface

Resistance

Field of Application

Metallic
BlackBrown/ RedBrown

HydrophobicMatt/SemiGlossy

Water vapour diffusion,

acidic to slightly alkaline,
salt solutions, cooling
water, sea water, gases,
organic liquids.
Water vapor diffusion,
acidic liquids, salt solutions
cooling water, sea water,
gases, organic liquids.

Process Gas Coolers,

desalination plants,
heat exchangers, aircoolers, condensers,
evaporators, tanks.
Heat exchangers,
condensers,
evaporators, vessels,
LNG coolers, water
treatment plants.
Tube-sheet, tubeends protection
against cavitation,
Pipe works, vessels,
pipelines etc.
Concrete & metal
surfaces for
protection against
sea water corrosion
and fouling.
Heat exchangers and
process equipment
in chemical process
plants
Heat exchanger and
process equipment.

SPGC-18

Dark Olive
Green

Hydrophobicsmooth

160-240

SPGC-20

Green/ RedBrown

Smooth
Glossy

200-350

High alkaline to acid

mediums, brackish water,
deionized water, inorganic
salt solutions.

SPGC-24

Grey/ RedBrown

HydrophobicMatt/SemiGlossy

200-350

Mild acids, alkalis, Salt

solutions, cooling waters,
sea water, brackish water

SPGC-31

Tan/Beige

50-70

Very good resistance to

brine, acids and alkali at
higher temperatures.

SPGC-41

Beige/Brown

Super
Hydrophobic
Matt/Semi
Glossy
Hydrophobic
Glossy

100-150

Resistance to alkalis, acids,

cooling water, organic
liquids & microorganism
attachment.

Liquid thermosetting resins synthetic resin mix can be only applied at our
plant because of the special application and exothermic curing by application
of thermal energy or catalytic chemical reaction.
Cold cured coatings based on high solids epoxy systems with different curing
agents v.i.z. polyamine, polyamide and phenalkamine etc. - can be applied at
our plant or at site, following proper application procedures.
Thermally cured coatings based PPS and PTFE resin system - is only applied
at our plant because of the special application and heat curing technology.
Cold cured coatings based on silicone-epoxy systems with curing agents
based on phenalkamine-silane - can be applied at our plant or at site,
following proper application procedures.

Multicoat Surfaces Pvt.Ltd.,

245, Block J New Alipore,
Kolkata 700 053, West Bengal, India.
Phone: +91-33-2400-7305/8523, Fax: +91-33-2400-7304,
Email: info@multicoats.com
Molcoat is a registered trademark of Multicoat Surfaces Pvt.Ltd., Copyrights 2012, All rights reserved. (Ver : 08/2012)