Coatings manufacturer Nippon Paint Marine has launched a new antifouling technology engineered to enhance antifouling performance while improving the time and the film thickness required for ...

Before I get to the results, some background. Aluminum, like what an outboard is made from, requires the use of a copper-free antifoulant. Copper is used in many antifouling paints, and for good ...

Despite the negative impact of heavy metals on the marine environment, the antifouling paint market for ships and recreational boats is completely dominated by copper-based paints. The market ...

“Many of the new self-polishing paints contain copper Omadine® Antimicrobial, the most widely used co-biocide in the world for marine antifouling paint applications. Arch Chemicals, Inc ...

Most people know marine growth on the hull causes drag that slows you ... every region has different fouling challenges to defeat. Micron Technology anti-fouling paint has been around for over 30 ...

From engines, running gear, interiors and exteriors to the antifouling on the bottom, unique coatings exist for every area of your boat with specific attributes for each purpose and application. In ...

A research team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Both cargo ships and luxury yachts are vulnerable to the buildup of algae, barnacles, and various other marine organisms ... copper-based “antifouling” paints to protect the hulls of large ...

IVL | Anna-Lisa Wrange Antifouling paints are applied to marine vessels and structures to deter the growth of subaquatic organisms like barnacles, which can affect performance and integrity. However, ...