SELF-POLISHING MARINE ANTIFOULING PAINT COMPOSITION COMPRISING FIBRES AND METAL-CONTAINING CO-POLYMERS

摘要

The present invention provides a self-polishing marine antifouling paint composition comprising: i) at least one binder co-polymer comprising at least one side chain bearing at least one terminal group of formula (I), wherein X is (a), (b), (c), (d); p is 1 or, if X is -P(=O), p is 2; M is a metal whose valency is 2 or more; n is an integer of 1 or more with the proviso that n + 1 always equals the metal valency; L is an organic acid residue, or L is -OH, or combinations thereof; and fibres. The composition shows improvement of the properties with respect to integrity of the paint film after long term use and in particular when exposed to alternate dry and wet.