Traditional biocides require much greater concentrations to...

Traditional biocides require much greater concentrations to shock treat established biofilms, this means more toxic compound and greater cost. If BOS can do the dispersion with a low concentration of compound it will be a break-though. I'm looking forward to end April.

It seems we are not competitive against established products in preventing biofilm formation.

At first I was dismayed at the compound being effective for 'only' 4 days. But i had completely the wrong idea on the common usage of the biocides. I saw it as a pain-like coating that would be effective for months. But in the industry the biocides are introduced into the oil/water at concentrations 25 - 200 ppm. Treatment can vary from once daily to once every
one or two months for both storage and
transportation systems. One document I read said daily treatments were prefered. After some research the 4 days didn't look too bad. About standard I guess.

It will be interesting to see if the Oil industry publications pick up on this test. I'd like to see their views.

Yes, the catheters are disapointing. I thought BOS was making progress on this front with new attachment techniques.

just waiting for that first product to bring in the cash... long way yet I think. Good on the staff at BOS for their efforts with this oil industry test, and good luck in April.