On Board Chlorination

The antifouling properties are guaranteed by the sodium hypochlorite which produced from the electrolyser; while the continuous water flow and the low concentration of hypochlorite allow reducing the hydrogen concentration and the high aggressiveness properties of the solution.

The complete reaction 2 NaCl + H2O --> NaOCl + NaCl + H2 describes how the solution salt + water, of which seawater is composed of, produces hypochlorite, salt and hydrogen through a simple electrolytic process continually nourished by the passage of the current through the electrolyser.

It's also interesting to note that when the electrolysis has taken place the solution reverts to salt and water within 10 - 20 minutes.

Furthermore the plant ensures periodical cycles of automatic cleaning to protect the anodes from the encrustations and extend the duration up to 2 years at work.