Polyurethane foam products have an endless array of uses. One of the emerging uses for polyurethane foam is in the area of erosion and sedimentation control. Nowhere is this emerging use more prevalent than in the pipeline construction industry.

Regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), have become increasingly concerned about erosion and sedimentation from pipeline construction. These agencies have begun enforcing environmental statutes that require companies to provide for slope breakers, ditch breakers and sediment barriers.

Polyurethane foam is an ideal material for pipeline construction projects that are required to provide for erosion and sedimentation control. It is less labor intensive and provides better pipeline and ditch support than alternatives such as sandbags, straw bales, and silt fencing. Because it is a product that starts in a liquid state and expands to a foam state, it has better void filling abilities and is easier to transport to job sites than alternatives such as riprap (rock). Finally, because foam sets in a matter of seconds, it is a better alternative than vegetative barriers.

SWD manufactures an ideal foam solution product for pipeline construction, and also offers elastomer coatings that may be used to line the pipeline itself.

SWD products for pipeline construction include:

• SWD Quik-Shield® | 105 Industrial Grade Spray Foam
  
• SWD Quik-Shield® | 951 Heavy Duty Spray Elastomer