Redefining fouling control technology

摘要

In a two part feature evaluating anti-fouling coatings Diego Meseguer Yebra and Pere Catala, fouling control managers in Denmark and Spain respectively for Hempel A/S, compare Silylated Acrylate and fouling release coatings. Part I self-polishing, biocide-based technologies. Part two will be published in January.After the abandonment of the tin-based technology by the major coating suppliers in 2001, the fouling control market is ready for a new paradigm shift. Economic and environmental drivers are pushing for higher energy efficiency in marine transportation, which is highly dependent on the performance of fouling control products.