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Date: Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Protective/Marine
57 item(s) for Protective/Marine
3 Sep 10
New method to limit marine fouling

Medetomidine, a veterinary medicine, has been shown to prevent barnacle larvae from attaching to the ship hull, researchers of the University of Gothenburg report.

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19 Aug 10
Corrosion behaviour analysed

A new study presents the characterisation of a multi-layer sol-gel hybrid inorganic-organic coating system with a structure composed of an intermediate cerium inhibited layer deposited between twoun-doped layers on aluminium alloy.

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27 Jul 10
Different anticorrosive paints evaluated

In a new study, the performance of different replacements for chromates was analysed. The anticorrosive properties of seven phosphate-based pigments, a calcium-exchange silica and a ferrite wereassessed by electrochemical techniques.

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20 Jul 10
Corrosion protection explained

Anybody who is involved in metal surfaces and/or coatings engineering - suppliers, users, experts and students can get a better understanding of the mutual interactions of corrosion protectioncoatings.

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22 Jun 10
Silanes protect the roof of the Swiss Gotthard Tunnel

Impregnation helps against corrosion, so silane-active ingredients provide protection.

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Intumescent topcoat offers protection against fire
 
3 Jun 10
Effects on cathodic delamination investigated

Cathodic delamination is one of the major modes of failure for organic coatings immersed in seawater and refers to the weakening or loss of adhesion between the coating and the substrate. In a newwork, the effects of various parameters on this failure mode have been investigated.

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19 May 10
Potential antifouling substance can cause paler fish

The sedative medetomidine has proved effective at inhibiting fouling and is now being trialled by the EU as an ingredient for the antifouling paints of the future.

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27 Apr 10
Nano-additives drive environmental coatings forward

Small amounts of a nanoparticle additive can significantly improve the performance of waterborne coatings and so broaden the field of application for environmental coatings thus remarkably contributeto the world wide reduction of VOCs.

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12 Apr 10
Topcoat with polyaspartic binders for corrosion protection formulated

To ensure BayArenas durability, the steel support structure, weighing around 3,000 metric tons, has been provided with a special anti-corrosion coating based on polyaspartic raw materials.

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