Anti-bifouling system
AssigneeTaiwan Power Company
InventorsSan-Der Chyou, Wen-Chi Chiang, Ran Huang, Jiann-Kuo Wu
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Abstract
An anti-biofouling system adapted to be used for an underwater structure immersed in seawater is disclosed. The anti-biofouling system includes a conductive layer, comprising carbon fiber, graphite powder and binder, formed on a surface of the underwater structure for serving as an anode, a cathode, and a power supply for providing a current, thereby performing an electrolytic reaction for the anti-biofouling system such that a fouling organism is prohibited from attaching on the surface of the underwater structure.
Claims20
An anti-biofouling system adapted to be used for an underwater structure immersed in seawater, comprising:
- a conductive layer, comprising carbon fiber, graphite powder and binder, formed on a surface of said underwater structure for serving as an anode;
- a cathode;
- and
- a power supply for providing a current, thereby performing an electrolytic reaction for said anti-biofouling system such that a fouling organism is prohibited from attaching on said surface of said underwater structure.
A method for prohibiting a fouling organism from attaching on a surface of an underwater structure immersed in seawater, comprising steps of:
- (a) providing an anti-biofouling system;
- and
- (b) performing an electrolytic reaction by said anti-biofouling system, wherein said anti-biofouling system comprises:
- a conductive layer, comprising carbon fiber, graphite powder and binder, formed on said surface of said underwater structure for serving as an anode;
- a cathode;
- and
- a power supply for providing a current.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.