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Evaluation of Anti-biofouling Progresses in Marine Application

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Biofouling is detrimental and has been a major concern in the marine industry for several decades. This phenomenon is the accumulation, colonization and attack of organisms—which are both micro and macro, to assemblies, parts and/or structures that are submerged in freshwater and other marine environments. Even despite all the exceptional indispensable and indisputable characteristics of alloys such as steel, biofouling continues to be a major source of failures of these alloys, thereby limiting their use in service. This study presents a review of the existing means of protection against biofouling which are basically the use of paints and electrolytic deposition of anti-biofouling agents such as some nano-composite coatings. The different types of systems from the first-generational coatings such as tributyltin self-polishing copolymer paints to the novel nano-composite coatings were discussed. Ultimately, the use of nano-materials and composites consisting some anti-biofouling natural products has identified to be a promising way of combating biofouling issues in the maritime.

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    O. P. Abioye, C. A. Loto & O. S. I. Fayomi

  2. Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, P.M.B. X680, Pretoria, South Africa

    C. A. Loto & O. S. I. Fayomi

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Abioye, O.P., Loto, C.A. & Fayomi, O.S.I. Evaluation of Anti-biofouling Progresses in Marine Application. J Bio Tribo Corros 5, 22 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40735-018-0213-5

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