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- Title
Challenges for the Development of New Non-Toxic Antifouling Solutions.
- Authors
Maréchal, Jean-Philippe; Hellio, Claire
- Abstract
Marine biofouling is of major economic concern to all marine industries. The shipping trade is particularly alert to the development of new antifouling (AF) strategies, especially green AF paint as international regulations regarding the environmental impact of the compounds actually incorporated into the formulations are becoming more and more strict. It is also recognised that vessels play an extensive role in invasive species propagation as ballast waters transport potentially threatening larvae. It is then crucial to develop new AF solutions combining advances in marine chemistry and topography, in addition to a knowledge of marine biofoulers, with respect to the marine environment. This review presents the recent research progress made in the field of new non-toxic AF solutions (new microtexturing of surfaces, foul-release coatings, and with a special emphasis on marine natural antifoulants) as well as the perspectives for future research directions.
- Subjects
SHIP hull fouling; MARITIME shipping &; the environment; BIOACTIVE compounds; LARVAE; CHEMICAL oceanography; MARINE resources; MARINE biology; SURFACE coatings; MARINE natural products
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2009, Vol 10, Issue 11, p4623
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms10114623