Sustainable Water Treatment & Biofilm Prevention
With over 30 years of experience in the maritime sector and physical water treatment, Maritech offers sustainable alternatives for tackling biofilm, algae and microbiological issues in water systems — without, or with significantly reduced use of chemical products.
Our approach prioritizes preventive control of biofilm through a combination of innovative technologies, with curative action available as a complementary solution if possible, and the option to further enhance system performance by increasing dissolved oxygen levels.By controlling biofilm, we indirectly achieve a reduction in the microbial load (CFU / germ count) of the system — without biocidal action, and therefore without restrictions under biocide legislation (BPR, Regulation EU 528/2012).
Our Focus
- Environmentally acceptable techniques, methods and products
- Avoiding dismantling and installation downtime (optimising MTBF)
- Acting both preventively and curatively wherever possible
- Reducing or completely eliminating harmful chemicals such as biocides, descalants and inhibitors
Why Physical Treatment?
Traditional approaches to biological fouling and mineral scale rely on manual cleaning or chemical agents — biocides, disinfectants and aggressive additives. Physical treatment offers a fundamentally different and safer approach:
| Advantages | Why? |
|---|---|
| Deep cleaning | Acoustic energy penetrates hairline cracks, pores and dead-end pipes where bacteria may accumulate |
| CIP operation | Cleaning In Place — no downtime, no disassembly, no loss of production |
| Bypasses resistance | Overcomes bacterial habituation to chemistry and sensory adaptation strategies |
| Low energy | Approximately 40 W per transducer; catalysts and biosignal technology are passive and require no power at all |
| Chemical reduction | Chemical use can be reduced significantly or eliminated entirely |
| Scalable & modular | Custom-built systems for domestic, industrial and large-scale applications |
| Dual action | Works both preventively and, in some cases, also curatively |
| Taste & quality safe | The organoleptic properties of treated liquids remain unchanged — suitable for food & beverage industries |
| No maintenance | Ultrasonic systems and passive technologies require no or little routine servicing |
