Potential uses for SPI Polyurea
Presented here is a partial list of potential non-confidential uses for SPI Spray Pure Polyurea Products as reported by our customers.
The following list is presented to stimulate the thinking of potential users of these unique polymers. No guarantee of suitability in any specific application is implied or intended customer.
Primary & Secondary Containment:
- Tank linings or primary/secondary containment
- Spill containment for oil tanks/ tank farm
- Secondary containment on geotextile fabric
- Use on geotextile fabric between railroad tracks for containment of solids and fluids
- Coat alternative fuel “down chute” to prevent sticking
- Airport fueling valve pits
Encapsulation:
- Asbestos and lead encapsulation
- Macro encapsulation of hazardous debris and rubble
- Gasket encapsulation
- Encapsulate fatigue mats
- Archaeological digs
- Radon and methane barrier
- Rust encapsulation on barges and tanks
Marine:
- Fish holds
- Marine animal training tanks
- Kayaks and canoes – coat fabric surfaces
- Strut protection for hydrofoil watercraft
- Coat/restore coating of pilings above and below water
Linings:
- Bedliners for pick-up trucks
- Floors and walls of dairy barns
- Silos for containment of coal, cement, chemicals etc.
- Ambulance Interior
- Anti-stick for end loader paddles at fly ash handling facility
- Increase flow to turbine pumps (penstock)
- Interiors of smoke stacks to prevent salt cake buildup
- Aquaculture and horticulture ponds
- Irrigation ditches, troughs and flumes
- Swimming pools liners
- Water slides
- Water dike, dam repair and waterproofing
- Line sluice boxes
- Liners for setting ponds
- Lining for cement mixers, ready mix trucks and chutes
- Preserving sandbags on embankments to prevent washouts
Coatings (Abrasion Resistance/Corrosion Protection):
- Bridge coatings
- Vehicle undercoating
- Floating dock coatings
- Pipelines for corrosion control
- Damage control on slip line pipe
- Pipe coatings for cathodic disbandment protection
- Coating for pipe insulation fittings
- Coating EPS products
- Street Sweepers
- Abrasion resistance coating on dump trucks
- Aircraft carrier decks, passageways and stairs
- E.I.F.S. base coat
- Bus stops
- Coat metal salt and sand spreaders
- Roller conveyor
- Fire water tankers protection of rush and stress cracks
- Plastic pellet railcars – to prevent rust containment
Foam Coating:
- Hail, bird, traffic protection over PU Foam
- Protect foam floatation billets from mechanical and hydrocarbon damage
Roof Coatings:
- Roof coatings for metal decks
- Coating roof shingles
- Roof coatings for monolithic domes
Joint Fill/Caulk:
- Grouting for concrete floors
- Concrete joint filler
Flooring:
- Foam Insulation coat for floor cushioning
- Horse barn and horse trailer floors
- Concrete sanitation process stations
- Corrosion protection on parking elevators
- El Segundo type tank floors
- Floors and troughs of hydroponic hot houses
- In lieu of grout for concrete block containment
- Clean room floors
Manholes:
- Sealing manholes from water infiltration
- Protect concrete sewer manholes from H2S
Sealant:
- Air walls in mining operations
- Seal bottom of boathouse
- Seal and lock screws, lap seams on metal building roofs
- Seal air walls in mining applications
- Seal chines on large tanks with bridging fabric
- Seal lumber kiln dryers
- Seal rigid insulation in deep sea applications against hydro static pressure
- Seal clean rooms
- Seal controlled atmosphere and nitrogen purges agricultural building
- Seal ship holds before sailing to protect cargo
- Seal unit boxes at Hydro Cracker
- Seal heat brick on steam vessels and pipes
Earthen Containment:
- Soil stabilization
- Sand and snow dumps
Wood Coatings:
- Utility poles butts to prevent termite damage
- Coating containment boxes for drilling mud
- Laminate adhesive for high-impact plywood
- Line ground-wood pump tanks
Food Containers/Carriers:
- Juice and fruit padding bundling
- Line containers for transport of optical grade sand, food and medical grade plastics
- Steam cleanable surface for mushroom growing sheds
Exhibits:
- Theatrical props and movie sets
- Custom water fountains
- Preserving ice sculptures
Spray Molding:
- Low-cost molds and molded parts
- “Short run” molded parts to save the cost of tooling for rotomold and vauccm form
Repair and Reconstruction:
- Repair and recoat PVC sheet lines
- Repair railcars hatches
- Reset railroad tie spikes
Structures:
- Bridge deck waterproofing
- Temporary building repair
- Tiger cages
- Tractions surface for vertical tower training for firefighters
- Highway and bridge overlays
- Highway striping
- Potting away light fixtures on air strips
- Protect high voltage boom trucks from electrical conductivity
- Sports courts and skateboard ramp surfaces
General Protection:
- Coat underside of brush planes to prevent rock damage
- Coating trailers for hauling brine-soaked hides
- Placer mine trough abrasion protection
- Protect icebreaker ship bows
- Protect saltwater ballast tanks on ships
- Protect steel ice deflectors for bridge columns
- Protection of sewage digester and clarifiers
- Protection of surfaces in malt kilns
- Glass – protect from broken glass injuries
Others:
- Manufacturer of composing units
- Membrane and barrier for mine uses
- Line cable spools to prevent chaffing of wire and cable
- Preservation of historic sandstone buildings
- Sand and snow dumps
- Replace FRP racecar body parts
- Eliminate electrical conductivity on explosive off-loading
- Line railcars for protection of products and prevent sticking during off-loading
- Urine resistance for floors/walls of jail cells
- Playground equipment lining
- Protective elastomer for sprayed-in-place urethane foam
- Rock shield for pipelines
- Primed metal surfaces