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Awareness of the dangers of toxic components in antifouling coatings has raised interest in the potential for nontoxic alternatives. Marine organisms from bacteria to invertebrates and plants use chemicals to communicate and defend themselves. This book explores natural based antifoulants, their ecological functions, methods of characterisation and possible uses in antifouling. The text takes on the challenge of identifying such compounds, designing sustainable production and incorporating them into antifouling coatings.Increasing awareness of the deleterious effects of toxic components in antifouling coatings has raised interest in the potential for nontoxic alternatives. This book examines how marine organisms from bacteria to invertebrates and plants use chemicals to communicate and defend themselves. Chemicals that prevent colonisation of living surfaces are particularly pertinent to antifouling technology and may inspire new solutions. The challenge is to identify such compounds, identify the means for sustainable production and incorporate them into coatings to give long-term antifouling efficacy.

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Book category Books in English Technology, engineering, agriculture Biochemical engineering Biotechnology

• Full title: Antifouling Compounds
• Author: Nobuhiro Fusetani, Anthony S. Clare
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 226
• EAN: 9783642067587
• ISBN: 3642067581
• ID: 01651971
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Weight: 369 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 155 × 13 mm
• Published: 2010

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