Humidur Char, launched by Acotec, is a two-component, solvent-free, 100% solids, polyamine cured epoxy PFP system, which offers anti-corrosion and fire resistance properties by intumescent action in one coat. A major difference with the traditional PFP coating process, that requires up to five coats.

Another key benefit is that Humidur® Char can be applied in one layer on minimum preparation standards, with no primer nor mesh required and will still provide the essential Passive Fire Protection on the structural steel, used within the global Oil, Gas & Chemical industry. Not only does this revolutionary coating enable improved cost management, moreover it significantly reduces the manhours up to 50%.

Whenever a fire breaks out on a platform, the consequences can be deadly serious. No matter how they start, hydrocarbon explosions and fires have extreme consequences, both for the personnel, the management and all partnering companies involved, as assets may be destroyed, and production halted. Passive Fire Protection is the number one concern of the Oil & Gas industry.

Developed and launched by Acotec – a Belgium based industrial coating company with global presence – Humidur® Char is a brand-new single-coat PFP system that has been thoroughly tested and received Type Approval from classification society DNV.
• Humidur Char passed an extensive test program and protects against (High Heat Flux) Jet Fires, Pool Fires and can resist Gas Explosions
• Approved and certified by DNV for optimal surface preparation (Sa 2 ½) and minimal surface preparation (St2)
• No primer and no mesh nor any other kind of reinforcement required
• Increased safety during application as no solvents are being used
Thanks to its unique properties and straightforward application, Humidur® Char significantly reduces the overall project cost without compromising the safety on board :
• Reduced asset downtime
• Reduced manhours
• Reduced machinery & equipment cost

Extensive testing procedures and Type Approval from DNV

Humidur Char has been successfully tested in Jet Fire and Pool Fires and even Gas Explosions and High Heat Flux Jet Fires. All steel test beams underwent optimal and minimal surface preparation and had Humidur Char applied directly to the steel, without the use of a primer or reinforcing mesh. The test results showed that there was no difference in
fire protection properties between optimal and minimal surface preparation, which has been formally confirmed by DNV.