Numerous marine sessile organisms adhere to ship hulls and increase the sailing
resistance. Antibiofouling paints are employed to maintain the ship performance. However …

The imminent ban of environmentally harmful tributyltin (TBT)-based paint products has
been the cause of a major change in the antifouling paint industry. In the past decade …

The authors present a general overview of marine paints, paying particular attention to the
case of antifouling paints. After locating these paints in the anticorrosive protection systems …

In this study, novel epoxy-based paint was synthesized to be applied on carbon steel. The
composition of the paint mainly contains epoxy mixed with an electronically conductive …

The toxicity of two natural product antifoulants, capsaicin and zosteric acid, was evaluated
using the Microtox assay and a static toxicity test. The EC50 values obtained from the …

Fouling organisms attached to man-made surfaces submerged in seawater constitute a
major worldwide technical and economical problem. Protection against biofouling is …

Benzoic acid and sodium benzoate, two less toxic antifoulants as compared to currently
used biocides in marine biofouling protection, were incorporated into silicone coatings to …

The international trade by marine transportation has increased continuously since the 70s.
The undesirable accumulation of a wide variety of marine organisms (biofouling) on ship …

The undesirable accumulation of a wide variety of marine organisms (biofouling) on ship
hulls can lead to significantly increased costs, principally by increased fuel consumption to …

The growth of fouling communities on ships' hulls causes economic losses due to increased
fuel consumption and to the deterioration of the metallic substrate by corrosion. Antifouling …