COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING BIOFOULING AND BARNACLE GROWTH ON SUBSTRATES UNDER WATER

摘要

The invention provides a marine antifouling composition comprising: (a) 1 to 50% by weight of a cylic volatile methylsiloxane selected from the group consisting of hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, decamethylcyclopenta-siloxane and dodeca-methylcyclohexasiloxane; (b) 1 to 20% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene monostearate, steareth-40, octylphenoxy polyethoxyethanol, steareth-20, and a C₁₁-C₁₅ secondary alcohol ethoxylate; and (c) the balance water.