Test/Certification
Independent laboratories test OCS products, ABS issued a product design assessment for KleProtect, and NDSU ran the 2025 anti-fouling screening.
Testing and certification
ISO 9001:2015
Quality management system registered with NSF-ISR.
ABS 25-069536-PDA
American Bureau of Shipping product design assessment for KleProtect as an anti-fouling coating.
ASTM B117 and G85
Salt spray corrosion testing. KleProtect passed 250 hours under ASTM G85 Method A2 on steel.
ASTM D2794
Impact resistance. KleProtect is rated +100 lb/in.
IEEE Std 299
Shielding effectiveness of electromagnetic shielding enclosures. Element Lab tested KleGuard EMI shielding under this standard.
NDSU 2025 biological screening
Anti-fouling leachate toxicity evaluations at North Dakota State University, a NAVSEA-associated laboratory. The screening covered coating preconditioning, extraction, organism exposure, and toxicity scoring.
Ocean Engineering & Marine Science Florida Institute of Technology
Immersion & Biofouling Assessment and Hydrodynamic Test & Analysis, a NAVSEA-associated laboratory.
Research partners
North Dakota State University
A NAVSEA-associated laboratory. NDSU ran the 2025 anti-fouling biological screening and leachate toxicity evaluations on KleProtect.
American Bureau of Shipping
ABS issued product design assessment 25-069536-PDA for KleProtect as an anti-fouling coating.
Element
The independent test lab on the KleProtect corrosion test report and the IEEE Std 299 shielding effectiveness test of KleGuard.
Graphene in marine service
The results in this section come from published industry and laboratory work on graphene coatings and composites, not from OCS testing. OCS test data for KleProtect is on the KleProtect page.
Saltwater corrosion
Chloride ions in seawater work through standard epoxy and polyurethane coatings and rust the steel underneath.
Dispersed graphene flakes overlap into a dense path that blocks water, oxygen, and salt.
Laboratory salt-spray tests show graphene epoxy coatings can extend corrosion resistance from a standard benchmark of about 500 hours to over 3,000 hours without breakdown. Multi-year sea trials on commercial vessels found no rust on graphene-coated sections next to standard treated areas.
Biofouling and drag
Hard fouling raises drag and fuel burn, and many anti-fouling paints still leach biocides.
Graphene foul-release surfaces are smooth, low-energy, and chemically stable, so organisms get less of a foothold without a toxic leach.
Graphene hull and propeller coatings on commercial fleets yielded fuel savings of up to 5 percent and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Field trials show graphene-modified coatings can reduce drydock maintenance and repainting intervals by up to 30 percent.
Boatbuilding composites
Fiberglass and FRP laminates take on moisture and fatigue under wave slamming and hydrolysis.
Small loadings of graphene nanoplatelets in laminate resin stiffen the matrix.
A small fraction of graphene powder in FRP laminate resin raised ultimate flexural stress by nearly 60 percent. Builders get stronger, lighter hulls that resist water diffusion and UV weathering.
Publications
OCS will publish white papers, conference papers, and case studies here. Test reports are available by email at information@opticclearsolutions.com.