Mictest
Developing new anti-microbial solutions for aircraft fuel tanks
MICTEST develops new protocols for coatings, materials and components of aircraft fuel tanks to control microbial development.
Progress meeting after 1 year of project execution
On the 15ht of June, the MICTEST consortium met again virtually for a review of the progress made...
Discover the MICTEST leaflet
The leaflet of the MICTEST project has been published! Click here to download it! Below the...
6 month meeting to evaluate progress made
On the 18th of October, the consortium of the MICTEST project met virtually for a progress meeting...
What is being done?
DEFINE MICROBIAL PRESENCE IN FUEL TANKS
QUALIFY COATINGS & MATERIALS
DEVELOP NEW PROTOCOLS
SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES
Objectives of MICTEST:
- Determine antimicrobial properties by assessing bio-contamination levels
- Qualify the degradation of materials in aircraft fuel systems
- Characterize the performance of functionalized coatings
- Evaluate the effect of biocontamination on materials and coatings and vice versa
