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A non-toxic antifouling compound for marine paints

Ein nichtoxisches Antifoulingmittel für Schiffsfarben

Un composé antifouling non-toxique pour peintures marines

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Summaries

Laboratory tests with the common barnadeBalanus amphitrite showed narcotic effect on nauplii, cyprids and odults of a solution of sodium benzoate in artificial sea water. This effect was faster as the concentration of sodium benzoate was increased. Field trials confirmed it was successfull in preventing barnade deposition on soluble matrix paints formulated with sodium benzoate as the antifouling agent. These results indicate the potential bio-activity of sodium benzoate on fouling organisms.

Zusammenfassung

Laborversuche mit dem gewöhnlichen Raubenfüsskrebs,Balamus amphitrite, zeigteten die narkotische Wirkung einer Lösung von Natriumbenzoat in kunstlichen Seewasser auf Nouplien, Kypride und Ausgewachsene. Diese Wirkung wurde schneller als die Konzentration Natriumbenzoats vermehrt war. Feldversuche bestättigteten, daß es erfolgreich bei Verhinder ung der Roubehfüsskrebsablagerung auf Farben formuliert mit einer löslichen Matrix auf Natriumbenzoat als Antifoulingmittel wurde. Diese Resultaten zeigen die potentieilen Bioaktivität des Natriumbenzoats auf die Organismen die Bewuchs verursachen.

Résumé

Les essais au laboratoire sur la bernache ordinaire,Balatus amphitrite, mettent en évidence l’effet narcotique d’une solution du benzoate de sodium en eau de mer artificielle sur nouplii, cyprides et adultes. Cet effet se produisait plus rapidement au fur et a mesure que la concentration de benzoate de sodium se augmentait. Des essais pratiques ont confirmé que ce compose était efficace en empêchant le dépõt des bernaches sur les peintures formulées avec benzoate a sodium en tant qu’agent antifouling au sein du soluble. Ces résultats démontrait la bioactivité potentielle de benzoate de sodium contre des organismes capables d’engendrer les salissures.

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Vetere, V., Pérez, M., García, M. et al. A non-toxic antifouling compound for marine paints. Surface Coatings International 82, 586–589 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02692671

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